LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1807.

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CHAPTER 114.

AN ACT to prevent the anchoring of Vessels in the Fisheries in Basque-
hanna River, and at the head of the Chesapeake Bay.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, that the
owners of fisheries situated in the river Susquehanna, and at
the head of the Chesapeake Bay, labour under great ineonve-
niencies, and suffer many losses, from vessels anchoring in
their fisheries, and sailing through their seines during the fish-
ing season ; therefore,

Preamble.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That if any vessel, unless compelled so to do by stress of
weather, or other unavoidable Accidents, shall be anchored in
any fishery on the river Susquehanna, or at the head of the
Chesapeake Bay, at any time between the first day of April
and the twentieth day of May, in any year, and remain thus
anchored for the space of half an hout when the weather will
admit of the departure of such vessel, after being ordered to
depart therefrom by the owner or owners of such fishery, the
skipper, or other person or persons commanding such vessel,

shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars for every such
offence, and a further sum of five dollars for every hour such
vessel shall remain thus anchored as aforesaid.

Penalty for
anchoring
vessels in
any fishery,

&c.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if any vessel shall be wit-
tingly, and wantonly or maliciously, sailed through a sein ex-
tended in any of the said fisheries, the skipper, or other person
commanding such vessel, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
twenty dollars for every such offence.

Or wanton-
ly sailing
through a
sein.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all fines and forfeitures
incurred under this act shall be recovered as small debts are
recoverable, before a justice of the peace for the county wherein
the offence may be committed, in the name and for the use of
the state of Maryland.

CHAPTER 115.

AN ACT relative to writs of Capias ad Satisfaciendum,

Fines, how
to be re-
covered.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
from and after the first day of January next, any sheriff, coro-
ner or constable, directed to serve & writ of capias ad satisfa-
ciendum, shall be bound to accept of the payment of the
amount of such execution in the same manner that he is bound
to receive such payment when authorized to execute a writ of
fieri facias, and that a payment made to any sheriff, coroner or
constable, directed to serve any such writ of capias ad satisfa-
ciendum, shall be of the same force, validity and effect, to all
intents and purposes, as a like payment made to any sheriff
directed to execute a writ of fieri facias *, and the plaintiff or

Sheriff, &c.
in serving
writ of
capias ad
sattsfacieit-
dum, bound
to accept
payment in
the same
manner ag
when au-
thorized to
execute a
writ of fieri
facias, &c..