the first day of October succeeding, in each and
every year, and fishing in every mode and man-
ner is hereby prohibited in said creek, for the time
intervening between the first day of October and
the fifteenth of March succeeding, in each and
every year.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted. That it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons to whip or beat
the waters of Romney creek, in Harford county,
with poles, sticks or any other thing for the pur-
pose of driving fish into seins, fishbaskets or any
other contrivances for catching fish; nor for the
purpose, or which will have the effect of driving
or frightening wild ducks or water fowl of any
description from their feeding or roosting grounds
in said creek, or to erect any fishpot, or to fish
with any drag net, fishbasket or any other snare,
during the time intervening between the first day
of October and the fifteenth day of March suc-
ceeding, in each and every year.

Certain prac-
tices declared
unlawful.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person
shall violate any of the provisions of this Act, he
shall, for every such offence upon conviction before
a Justice of the Peace of Harford county, be fined
a sum not less than ten dollars nor more than
thirty dollars, one half of said fine to be given to
the informer and the other half to be paid over to
the School Commissioners of said county for School
purposes.

Penalty for
non compli-
ance.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That in the event of
the failure or refusal of any person so convicted to
pay such fine, the Justice of the Peace imposing
the fine, shall commit him to the Jail of Harford
county for not less than thirty, nor more than six-
ty days.

To be impri-
soned.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect and be in force from the day of its pas-
sage.

In force.