tuted officers of this State for the purpose of ar-
resting and talking before any Judge of any Cir-
cuit Court or Justice of the Peace, who shall have
jurisdiction therein, any person or persons who
may be engaged in violating any of the provisions
of this Article and of seizing any canoe, boat or
vessel engaged therein; and all such owners and
masters are hereby vested with power to summon
the posse comitatus to aid in making such arrest
and seizure as fully as are Constables and Sheriffs
of the several counties and city of Baltimore.

Sec. 12. And be it enacted, That upon informa-
tion given upon oath to any Justice of the Peace
having jurisdiction of any violation of any of the
provisions of this Article, the said Justice of the
Peace shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the
offender or offenders, and the seizure of the canoe,
boat or vessel together with the tackle, apparel and
other property on board, which warrant shall be
directed to the Sheriff or any Constable of the
county, or to the owner or master of any canoe,
boat or vessel licensed under this Article.

Justices of
the Peace to
issue warrant.

Sec. 13. And be it enacted. That if any per-
son or persons on board any canoe, boat or vessel,
engaged in violating any of the provisions of this
Article shall fly to avoid arrest, the officer endeav-
oring to make such arrest shall seize such canoe,
boat or vessel, and the same proceedings shall
thereupon be had as directed in all cases of seizure
under other Sections of this Article.

Authority to
seize boat or
vessel.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted. That any person
resisting an officer or other person authorized to
make arrest and seizure under this Article, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment
and conviction thereof in any Court of competent
jurisdiction, shall pay a fine of not less than fifty,
nor more than five hundred dollars, or be impris-
oned in the county Jail whore the offence may
be tried, not less than one month nor more than
one year.

Penalty fur
resisting.

Sec. 15. And be it enacted. That it shall be un-
lawful for any owners, masters, employee or other
person to use or employ any boat or vessel licensed
under the second section of this Article, to take
or catch Oysters with swoops, scrapes, drag or

Unlawful to
dredge in cer-
tain waters.