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PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS. 
Oysters in 
the shell 
disposed of 
To be 
measured. 
Repealed. 
Repealed 
and condi- 
tioned. 
Issue li- 
cense. 
Proviso. 
Sec. 14. And be it enacted , That all oysters in 
the shell disposed of in the waters of Worcester 
county shall be measured in a sealed measure of any 
capacity from half a bushel to two bushels that may 
be agreed upon between seller and buyer, and any 
person offending against the provisions of this sec- 
tion shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars 
for each and every offence, to be recovered before 
any justice of the peace of Worcester county, one- 
half to the informer and the other half to the Treas- 
urer of School Board of Worcester county, for the 
benefit of the school fund of said county. 
Sec. 15. And be it enacted , That it shall be the 
duty of the purchaser or seller to have said measure 
or measures duly inspected and sealed by the stand- 
ard keeper under a forfeit of twenty-five dollars for 
each and every offence, to be recovered before any 
justice of the peace of Worcester county, one-half 
to the informer and the other half to the Treasurer 
of School Board of Worcester county, for the benefit 
of the school fund of said county. 
Sec. 16. And be it enacted , That all acts or parts 
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same 
are hereby repealed. 
Laws of 1876, Chapter 277. 
Section 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly 
of Maryland, That chapter seventy- seven (77) of the 
acts passed January session, eighteen hundred and 
seventy-four (1874), for the protection of oysters in 
Sinepuxent Bay and its tributaries, is hereby re- 
pealed, but all violations of said act may be prose- 
cuted and punished as fully as if said act had not 
been repealed. 
Sec. 2. And be it enacted , That the clerk of the 
Circuit Court for Worcester county may issue to any 
citizen of said county a license to take or catch oys- 
ters with rakes or tongs from the waters of Sinepux- 
ent Bay and its tributaries until the first day of May 
next after the issuing of said license ; provided the 
applicant for said license shall satisfy said clerk, by 
his own oath or other sufficient proof, that he is a 
citizen of said county, and shall pay to said clerk the 
sum of one dollar, to be paid by said clerk to the 
County Commissioners of Worcester county, to be 
