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Sec. 34. And be it enacted , That the Commanding 
Officer and Deputy Commander of said force shall, 
before entering upon the discharge of their duties, 
take, before one of the Judges of the Circuit Court, 
the oath prescribed by the Constitution, and shall 
enter into bond to the State of Maryland in the sum 
of three thousand dollars, to be approved by said 
judges, for the faithful performance of their duties 
as prescribed in this act. 
Sec. 35. And be it enacted , That the salary of the 
commanding officer in charge of steamer shall be 
two thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and 
he shall have power to appoint one officer at twelve 
hundred dollars per annum, one engineer at twelve 
hundred dollars per annum, and one officer at nine 
hundred dollars per annum, three seamen at thirty 
dollars per month, two seamen at twenty-five dollars 
per month, one fireman at thirty-five dollars per 
month, one fireman at thirty dollars per month, 
one fireman at twenty-five dollars per month, one 
steward at twenty-five dollars per month, one cook 
at twenty-five dollars per month; and each Deputy 
Commander shall receive a salary of twelve hundred 
dollars per annum, and shall have power to appoint 
one officer at a salary of eight hundred dollars per 
annum, and three seamen at a salary of forty dollars 
per month, each to be selected from the district in 
which they are to serve. 
Sec. 36. And be it enacted , That the officers and 
crew of the steamer aforesaid shall each receive one 
ration per day of the quality and quantity such as 
is allowed by law to the officers and crew of theyRev- 
enue Marine of the United States, but no rations shall 
be allowed to officers or crews of the sailing vessels. 
Sec. 37. And be it enacted , That the officers and 
crew aforesaid shall be paid monthly by the Treas- 
urer, upon warrant of the Comptroller, and the cer- 
tificate of commanding officers that their duties have 
been performed as required by law ; and the Board 
of Commissioners of the State Fishery Force shall 
have power to appoint some suitable person to per- 
form the duty of clerk to said commissioners and 
allow such compensation to said clerk as in their 
judgment may be proper; provided the amount so 
paid does not exceed five hundred dollars per annum. 
Give bond. 
Salaries, 
Rations. 
Shall 
be paid 
