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shall any person whip, thrash or beat the waters of the Patuxent
River with poles or any other instruments for the purpose of
driving fish into any seine or net; any person violating this sec-
tion shall pay a fine of twenty dollars.

RIVERS IN TALBOT, DORCHESTER AND CAROLINE COUNTIES.

24. No person shall take or catch fish in the waters of Talbot,
Dorchester or Caroline counties, except the citizens of said coun-
ties, and except such residents of this State as may obtain the
permission of the owner or occupier of land bordering on any
of the said waters; Provided, that any person so obtaining per-
mission shall not employ in his service any other than a bona
fide resident of this State.

25. Any person violating the preceding section shall pay a fine
of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, and forfeit the
boat or vessel in his possession, together with the seine, tackle,
and all things on board at the time the offence may be com-
mitted.

WYE RIVER, AND THE RIVERS IN QUEEN ANNE'S AND KENT

COUNTIES.

26. If any person shall haul a seine in Wye River, or any of
the rivers of Queen Anne's or Kent counties, without the permis-
sion of the owner or occupant of the shore where such seine may
be hauled, such owner or occupant may seize by way of distress
the seine, boat, tackle and every thing on board the boat, and
may have the damages sustained by him by reason of such haul-
ing of a seine ascertained by a justice of the peace, or by three
citizens to be summoned and sworn by a justice of the peace, and
when the damages are so ascertained, the owner or occupant of
such shore may have the seine, boat and articles so distrained
appraised and sold to pay such damages.

27. All fines and penalties imposed by the preceding sections
of this article, if they do not exceed one hundred dollars, may
be recovered by action of debt in the name of the State before a
justice of the peace, and if over one hundred dollars, by indict-
ment in the Circuit Court for the county where the offence is
committed.