ART. 20.] TALBOT COUNTY. 873

204. The said commissioners shall establish some suitable place
for their meetings, and give notice thereof, and shall have stated
sessions for the transaction of business, once, or oftener, in each
month.

205. They may make all such ordinances, by-laws and regula-
tions for the good government, improvement and benefit of said
town, as they shall deem proper, and to restrain disorders and
disturbances, and prevent and abate all nuisances, and to carry
into effect the powers hereby granted to them; Provided, said
ordinances are not contrary to law; and may establish and
enforce such penalties, fines and forfeitures for offences, as they
may deem proper, not exceeding fifty dollars in any one case.

WILD Fowr,.

206. If any person shall use any sink boat, sneak boat or float
in any of the rivers, creeks or waters of Talbot, while shooting
at or killing wild ducks or other wild fowl, he shall be subject
to a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each
offence; and the boat, craft or float, the gun and ammunition,
and all other property found in the possession of such person at
the time of seizure, together with the boat, craft or float em-
ployed to carry such person to any of said waters, shall be con-
demned and sold.

207. Any sheriff, constable or commissioned militia officer of
Talbot county, who shall be satisfied, either upon his own view,
or from information received from any other person, on oath,
that any person is shooting at or killing wild fowl contrary to
the provisions of the preceding section, may arrest the offender,
and take into his possession the boat or craft and all appurte-
nances belonging thereto and found thereon, and shall carry the
person so arrested before a justice of the peace of said county.

208. The said justice shall docket a case in the name of the
State, against each person in the custody of the officer, and shall
inquire fully into the alleged offence, and the finding sink boats,
sneak boats or floats on board of the vessel or craft, or in pos-
session or use of the person charged, shall be deemed prima facie
evidence of guilt.

209. If the justice, after full investigation, shall think the
charge groundless, he shall dismiss the same, at the cost of the