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BALTIMORE COUNTY.

FISH.

Penalty for
destroying
fish by
quicklime.

An ACT to preserve the breed of Fish in Baltimore County.— 1810, ch. 36.
< SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons what-
soever, after the passage of this act, to destroy the fish in any
branch or creek in Baltimore county, by putting quick-lirne
therein, under the penalty of twenty dollars for each and every
offence, to be sued for and recovered before a justice of the
peace, as sums of similar amount are sued for and recovered in
said county, one-half of which sum shall be applied to the use
of the county, and the other half shall be received by the
person or persons who shall give information thereof.

On persons
suffering
slaves to be
guilty of
same
offence, &c.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any master, mistress or
overseer, wilfully suffering any servant or servants, slave or
slaves, under his, her or their care or management, to put
quick-lime in any stream of water in the aforesaid county,
shall forfeit the sum of twenty dollars, to be recovered and
applied as aforesaid, and if any servant or servants, slave or
slaves, shall put quick-lime in any stream of water in said
county, without the privity and knowledge of their master,
mistress or overseer, and be convicted thereof before any jus-
tice of the peace, such servant or servants, slave or slaves,
shall be whipped, not exceeding thirty-nine lashes, at the dis-
cretion of such justice of the peace.

GAOL.
BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY.

1797, ch. 73, directs a new Gaol to be built.

A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act for building a new Gaol in
Baltimore County.— 1798, ch 87.
SEC. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Make provision for its completion.

Sheriff, &c.
not to keep
m tavern,
&c.

SEC. 6. And whereas, the sale of spirituous liquors within
the gaol by those employed in the keeping thereof has been
attended with the most pernicious effects ; therefore, Be if
enacted, That no sheriff or gaoler, or any person or persons
by him or them employed, shall keep a tavern for the sale of
spirituous liquors within the said new gaol, or within one-
eighth of a mile of the said new gaol, or the limits thereof; and
if the sheriff of Baltimore county, or his gaol-keeper, or any
other person or persons employed to keep or attend on said new
gaol, shall, either by him or themselves, or by their agent or
agents, dispose of, sell or retail, or be concerned with others in
the disposal, sale or retailing, of any spirituous liquors, of what-
soever kind it may be, to any person or persons coming to said
gaol on a visit, or to any prisoner or prisoners confined in said
gaol, the said sheriff, keeper or person, so offending, shall forfeit