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	a license to use the same, shall grant a license under
	the seal of his court to such applicant, specifying the
	name and residence of the applicants, the number of
	the sink box, the waters embraced in said license,
	the width of water forbidden, and the penalty for
	its violation.
	SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That every applicant,
	before obtaining said license, shall pay to the clerk of the Circuit Court for Queen Anne s county the sum
	of ten dollars for each and every year dating from
	November first in each year, and it shall be the duty
	of each and every person obtaining a license to ex-
	hibit the same whenever called upon by any officer	Pay to clerk.
	of the State, or any person holding a license of the
	same kind, who is hereby created an officer to enforce
	the provisions of this act ; and every sink box used
	and employed in gunning after wild water-fowl
	shall be licensed as required by this act and be sub-
	ject to all the provisions of the several sections
	thereof.
	SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That every applicant for
	a license for the use of a sink box shall be required
	to make oath before the clerk of the Circuit Court
	of Queen Anne's county, that he is a bona fide resi-
	dent of said county for the twelve months next pre-
	ceding his application for said license ; that he will
	not permit, in any way, said sink box to be used or	Make oath.
	employed by any non-resident of the county, and
	that he will obey and comply with all the provisions
	of this act ; and every person to whom such license
	may be granted shall be required to paint the num-
	ber of his sink box on some prominent part thereof,
	in legible numbers, to correspond with the number
	of the license.
	SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the clerk of the
	Circuit Court of Queen Anne's county shall be enti-
	tled to charge fifty cents for the issuing of the said
	license, and he shall keep a register of the names	Charge for
	and residences of the persons to whom he shall issue	issuing.
	license, and the number of the sink box, described
	by number, in said license, and a correct account of
	the money received for each license, which sum or
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