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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Non-residents

Sec. 20. And be it enacted, That any boat or
vessel, owned either wholly or in part by any non-
resident of this State, which may be used or em-
ployed by any resident or non-resident of this
State in taking or catching oysters, in any of the
waters of this State, with scoop, scrape, drag or
dredge, shall be liable to seizure and forfeiture,
and upon conviction thereof by any Justice of the
Peace, or in any Circuit Court of any county, or
the Court of Common Pleas of the city of Balti-
more, shall be condemned to be sold in the same
manner and upon the same terms, and the pro-
ceeds of such sale or sales shall be disposed of as
hereinbefore provided in section seventeen of this
Article.

May arrest
without war-
rant.

Sec. 21. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of any Sheriff, Constable or other officer,
created under this Article, with or without war-
rant, to arrest any person or persons, and to seize
and take into custody any canoe, boat or vessel,
whenever and wherever such person or persons,
canoe, boat or vessel, shall be found violating or
being used in violating any of the provisions of
this Article, and bring the offender or offenders
before the Justice of the Peace or Judge of a Cir-
cuit Court most convenient or accessible to be dealt
with as herein provided.

Officer to
rruise daily.

Sec. 22. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the officer in 'charge of the Oyster Police
of the State, hereinafter provided for, to cause the
vessel under his command to cruise daily (unless
the condition of said vessel or the inclemency of
the weather prevent) in any of the waters of this
State, to overhaul and examine the licenses of all
boats or vessels engaged in taking or catching
oysters in the State, and to arrest all persons who
may be found violating, or who may have been
guilty of any violation of any of the provisions of
this Article, and to seize all boats or vessels,
with their tackle and furniture, which may
be found on board such boats or vessels so
engaged, used or employed in violating said pro-
visions, and thr said officer so commissioned shall
have power to summon to his aicl such number of
persons as may, in his judgment, be necessary and
proper for the safe execution of his commission.