1966

HARFORD COUNTY.

twenty-five dollars, for each and every offence, upon convic-
tion by indictment in the county court.

Repealing
clause.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That all such part or parts of
the original act, to which this is a supplement, so far as it or
they may relate to Harford county, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.

WILD FOWL.
AN ACT for the preservation of Wild Fowl in the waters of Swan Creek,
Spesutiae Narrows, Rumney Creek, Bush Iliver and Gunpowder River,
in Harford County.— 1832, ch. 161.

Shooting
at night
prohibited.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the first day of September next, it shall
not be lawful for any person to shoot at wild fowl, in the waters
of Swan creek, Spesutiae narrows, Rumney creek, Bush river
and Gunpowder river, with a gun of any description, in the
night time, except from land.

Shooting
with largo
gun pro-
hibited.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any
person either in the day or at night, to shoot at wild fowl in
any of the waters of the rivers, creeks and narrows aforesaid,
with any gun, from a skiff, float or other boat, which may not
be conveniently fired at arms length, without a rest, and any
person violating the provisions of this act, shall be taken before
some justice of the peace of said county, whose duty it shall be

Penalty.

to require of such offender to surrender such gun to him, the
said justice, to be sold ; the proceeds of which sale the said
justice shall pay over the one-half to the informer, the other
half to the commissioners of said county, and in case of neglect
or refusal of such offender to surrender such gun, it shall be
the duty of the said justice to sentence him to imprisonment in
the county jail, for thirty days, unless he sooner deliver up
said gun, according to the provisions of this act.

A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act for the preservation of Wild
Fowl in the waters of Swan Creek, Spesutiae Narrows, Rumney
Creek, Bush River and Gunpowder River, in Harford County, and for
other purposes.— 1833, ch. 220.

Preamble,

WHEREAS, by an act of assembly passed at December ses-
sion, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, chapter one hundred
and sixty-one, section two, a penalty was imposed upon offen-
ders under that act of a forfeiture of the gun ; And whereas,
experience has proved that a pecuniary fine would be more
conducive to the public interest; therefore,

Penalty.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That any person or persons violating the provisions of said
law, shall be compelled to pay a fine of not less than twenty
nor more than fifty dollars, to be recovered before a justice of
the peace of the county where the offence shall be committed,