JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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of the boat shall be held to answer the charge; and

provided further, that nothing in this section shall

be construed to apply to cases now pending, for the

violation of the Oyster Laws.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

In force.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1876.

CHAPTER 381.

AN ACT to provide for the farther protection of

the oyster interest in Queen Anne's county.

SECTION 1. Se it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the following lines, to wit: from

Boundary line

the south point of Wye Island to the south-east point

of Bennett's Point, thence to the south point of

Parson's Island, be and the same are hereby estab-

lished as a boundary for the protection of the oyster

grounds in that branch of Wye River, known as

"Back Wye," and the oyster grounds lying on the

land or Queen Anne's side of that part of said

boundary extending from the south-east point of

Bennett's Point to the south point of Parson's Island.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be law-

ful for any non-resident of Queen Anne's county to

Not lawful.

catch by the means of tongs, or by any other means,

or in any manner to molest oysters, the protection

of which is contemplated by this act, to wit : oysters

within or on trie land or Queen Anne's side of the.

boundary herein above specified.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the dividing waters

of Wye River, and the waters of St. Michael's River

Opened in

lying west of the boundary line described in section

common.

one, of this act, and the waters around Herring

Island, are hereby opened to the citizens of Queen

Anne's and Talbot counties in common, for the pur-