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An Act to protect the Growth of Oysters in Worcester County. 1852 [45] (1852)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmd0209 and id is 1 raw text is: E. LOUIS LOWE,'ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. .1852. Comptroller, if in his discretioni thelhterest of the State !AHp.; 57. requires,is hereby empowered to direct a suit to be insti- tuted upon the bord of such defaulting officer, and in . no case shall he fail to institute suit on the bond of every collector of the taxes who shall hereafter be in default or arrear for more than one year. SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller, Authorlsed to be and he is hereby outhorised to employ a cleric, whose employ a compensation shnll be one thousand dollars per annum. clerk. SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller, Office-whero shall keep his office in the treasury building in the city to be kept. of Annapolis, until other suitable accommodations in said city are by law provided for the purpose. SEc. 10. And be it enacted, That this act shall In force. take eillect from its passage. CHAPTER 57. AN*y I T to protect the Growth of Oysters in Worces- Passed March ter County. 2, 1852. SECTIoN 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Fine imposed. of Maryland, That, no person or persons, under any pretext whatever, shall rake or take away any shells from any of the rocks or flats whereon oysters grow, within the limits of Worcester county, and any person or persons convicled of violating this act, befome a single justice of tire peace for said counly, shall forfeit their boat or vessel, and pay a fine of not less than one dol- lar, nor more than twenty dollars, with cost for such ol'once. SEc. 2. And be it enacted, That justices of the Justices re- peace for ,aid county, are hereby requiied, on informa -quiied to issue tion of such violation of this act, to issue a writ or ci- wrt. tation, directing the same to any constable or sheriff of said county, to sumnimon and take in custody all such persons, arind lhve them before sorme justice of the peace, to answer the charges, and to be dealt with as the first section of this act directs. SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That lhe boats or vessels Boats con- thus condemned, shall be sold by the (onstable ordeinned to be sheriff at public sale, they giving not less than fivesold. days notice of the same ; one half of the fine and sales of such boat or vessel to he divided between the ,onqtrible and informer, nrd Jhe'other half to he paid The quality of these images represent the quality of the microfiche that was digitized.

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