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SECTION 3. And be it enacted, That the owner of
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such boat shall make oath before the Comptroller or
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Make oath.
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his clerk, or before the Clerk of the Circuit Court
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of the county in which he shall reside, or if he re-
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sides in the City of Baltimore, before the Clerk of
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the Court of Common Pleas in said city; that he is
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the bona fide owner of such boat to be described in
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the license; that he has been a resident of the State
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for the time beforementioned; that there is no lien
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on said boat held by a non-resident; that the said
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boat is not held with an intention to violate the pro-
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visions of this article, such applicant shall produce
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before the Comptroller or the said clerk at the time
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of such application, Custom-House enrollment or
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license of such boat, and if such boat is under Cus-
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tom-House tonnage, the owner shall swear as to her
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Make oath.
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tonnage, the master of such boat shall make oath
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before the Comptroller or clerk aforesaid, that he
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has been a resident of the State of Maryland for
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twelve months next preceding the time of taking
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such oath, and in all cases where such oath shall be
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administered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, or
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the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas as afore-
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said, such clerk so administering such oath shall
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certify the same fully in accordance with the provi-
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sions of this article under seal to the Comptroller,
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and shall deliver such certificate to the owner or
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master so applying, for which certificate the said
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Fee.
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clerk shall be entitled to receive a fee of fifty cents
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in each case.
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SECTION 5. And be it enacted, That any person who
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Guilty of a
misdemeanor.
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shall violate any of the provisions of the preceding
sections, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
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and on conviction thereof, in any court in this State
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having criminal jurisdiction, shall be sentenced to
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the jail of the county where the case is 'tried, for a
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term not exceeding six months, or fine not exceed-
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ing two hundred dollars, or both in the discretion
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Proviso.
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of the court; provided, however, that nothing in
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this or the preceding sections shall be construed to
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apply to the sailors or crew on a vessel licensed as
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Proviso.
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aforesaid; provided further, that if the captain or
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commander of the boat shall not be on board at the
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time of violating the law, the person having charge
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