908 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 634]

during the months of June, July, August, September, October
and November, and then only with rod and line, this section not
to apply, however, to the Potomac River.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall be unlawful to
fish with seines or stir nets or set nets or nets of any kind
within the said waters at any time, excepting dip nets for carp
and minnow nets for obtaining bait. And that, further, it shall
be unlawful to place any fish baskets within said waters.

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall be unlawful for
non-residents of the State of Maryland to fish in the waters of
said counties without first obtaining a license from the Clerk
of the Circuit Court for either Frederick or Carroll County;
said non-resident shall pay for said license the sum of five dol-
lars, fifty cents of which shall go to the Clerk of the Circuit
Court issuing the same, and the balance shall be paid to the-
State Treasurer, to be credited to the State Game Protection
Fund, to be used by the State Game Warden, as provided by
law. Licensees shall exhibit said licenses when required to do
so by deputy game wardens or constables, and upon failure to
do so shall be subject to the same penalty as for violation of
this section.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be unlawful to
have in possession within said counties any brook trout or black
bass under six inches in length, measuring from the tip of the
mouth to the tip of the tail.

SEC. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of sec-
tions 1, 2 or 4 of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined' not less than
twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars. Any person failing to
procure a license as required by section 3, or failing to exhibit
the same when requested so to do by any deputy warden or con-
stable, shall likewise be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of ten dollars. In the
event of the non-payment of any of the fines imposed by this
act the person so convicted shall be committed to the county
jail until such fine is paid, but in no case shall such imprison-
ment be for more than thirty days. One-half of any fines col-
lected under this act shall go to the informer and the otter shall
go to the State Treasurer, to be credited to the State Game Pro-
tection Fund and disbursed according to law.

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts which are inconsistent with this law are hereby repealed.