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Proceedings of the Senate, 1900
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1388 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Apr. 2





AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
After. the words "Diamond Back Terrapin," add "or
salt water terrapin."
FURTHER AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
Strike out all after the words "a bill” and insert as
follows, "Entitled an Act to repeal sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7, of Article 92, title ‘Diamond Back Terrapin, and
re-enact the same with amendments."
‘Section 1. Be it enacted, That sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
and 7, of Article 92, of the Code of Public General Laws,
be and the same hereby are repealed and re-enacted so as
to read as follows: -

"in It shall be unlawful for any person to take or catch,
or have in possession in this State any terrapin between
the first day of April and the first day of November, in
each and every year, the term terrapin to apply to those
known as ‘Diamond Back, Skillpot and Sliders.' This sec-
tion shall not apply to Worcester, Dorchester, Calvert,
Charles and St. Mary's counties.
"2. It shall be unlawful for any person to take or catch
in this state any terrapin of a less size than five inches
in length on the bottom shell. This section not to apply
to Worcester county."

"3. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere
with or in any way destroy terrapin eggs."
"4. None but bona fide residents of this State shall
take or catch terrapins."
"5. Any person violating any of the preceding sections
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof before a Justice of the Peace of this State
shall be fined a sum not less than five nor more than ten
dollars for each terrapin so taken or held in possession
or for destroying such eggs, and the terrapin so held in
possession shall be confiscated and returned by the officer
making the arrest to the public natural waters for ter-
rapin; one-half of all such fines to go to the informer
and the balance to the Game Warden. The possession by
any person of terrapin between the ist day of April and
the 1st day of November, shall be conclusive evidence of
violation of this Article.

The Constable, Game Warden and officers of the State





 

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