130 BALTIMORE COUNTY. [ART. 3.

the possession or use of the person or persons charged, shall be
considered as prima facie evidence of guilt.

202. If, after a full investigation, the said justice shall think
the charge groundless, he shall immediately disn-nas the same,
at the cost of the county; but if he shall be of the opinion that
any wild ducks or other wild fowl have been shot at or killed,
contrary to section 198 of this article, he shall impose fines of
not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars on each
person engaged directly or indirectly therein, for each offence;

and he may commit him or them to the county jail, in the event
of their not paying the fines thus imposed, if the officer making
the arrest and seizure desire it; and, if committed, the officer
who desired the commitment shall pay the jail fees, at the rate
of twenty-five cents per day; and in case of a failure to pay the
said fees for the space of three consecutive days, the party
whose jail fees have thus remained unpaid shall be discharged
from confinement.

203. The justice shall also adjudge and condemn as forfeited
to the said officer, and to the person or persons who may have
aided him in making the arrest and seizure, the boat or craft in
the possession of the officers, together with her papers, furniture,
tackle, and apparel, and all things on board of her at the time
of her seizure, and all or any property in the possession of the
said officer, found, seized* and taken as aforesaid; and the said
officer, with the persons who aided him in making the arrest
and seizure, shall sell the same to the highest bidder, after ten
days' notice.

204. If any person so convicted shall think himself or them-
selves aggrieved by such conviction, he shall be at liberty to
appeal from the judgment of the justice of the peace, at any time
within ten days from the rendition thereof, to the Circuit Court
of said county; the judge of which is hereby directed, upon the
petition of the applicant, in a summary way and without any
unnecessary delay, to hear the allegations and proofs in the
case, and to affirm or reverse the judgment of the justice of the
peace, as to him may seem right; and in case of affirmance, to
adjudge to the State the costs incurred in defending the said
appeal, and it shall be in the election of the said appellant to
have a decision in a summary way by the judge of said court,
or a trial by jury before the said Circuit Court.