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estimated by the justice, conditioned to prosecute with effect his
appeal to the Circuit Court.

214. The justice taking the appeal bond shall immediately
deliver the same to the officer who made the arrest, and in case
of the forfeiture thereof, the officer shall have full power to prose-
cute the same for his own use and the use of those engaged with
him in making the arrest and seizure.

215. If within ten days from the rendition of judgment no
appeal bond is accepted by the justice to arrest further proceed-
ings on said judgment, it shall be the duty of the officer making
the arrest and seizure, after having given ten days' notice by
public advertisement, to sell to the beat advantage for cash for
his benefit and the benefit of those who aided him in making the
arrest and seizure, the boat or vessel in his possession, together
with all the papers, furniture, tackle and apparel, and all other
property seized.

216. After payment of the costs accruing from the prosecution
of offenders under the 204th section of this article, the balance
arising from the fine and sales aforesaid shall be divided in the
following manner: one-fourth thereof to the officer making the
arrest and seizure, and the balance equally among those whom
he may have summoned and who have aided in the same.

217. If resistance be apprehended by the sheriff, or any other
officer engaged in making such seizure, he shall summon to his
aid the posse comitafcus, armed and equipped as the occasion may
require, and shall press into his service any steamboat not act-
ually engaged in conveying the public mail, or other vessel
whatever, at the risk and expense of the State, and proceed
therewith without delay to execute his duty; and if resistance
be made, such resistance shall be deemed a misdemeanor, pre-
sentable by the grand jury of the county and punishable in the
Circuit Court by fine and imprisonment, and the person or
persons charged with resisting shall be arrested and taken before
a justice of the peace of the county, and be treated by said justice
as other offenders against the laws of this State.

WITNESSES.

218. Each witness summoned to any court in said county shall
be entitled to receive for each day he shall attend the sum of