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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Without
warrant.

with or without warrant, to arrest any person, or
persons violating the provisions of this Article,
and to seize any such seine, net, boat, or other
fishing outfit, in cases where forfeiture of the same
is provided, and found being used in violating any
of said provisions, and to bring such offender or
offenders before a Justice of the Peace most access-
able or convenient, to be dealt with as herein pro-
vided.

Sub-Sec. 7. All vessels or other property con-
demned under the provisions of this Article, shall

Sold by
Sheriff.

be sold by the Sheriff, or other officer, making the
seizure, on ten day's notice, and the proceeds of
sale, after deducting the expenses thereof, shall be
paid over to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the
county, to be disposed of as herein provided.

Sub-Sec. 8. All money arising from the sale of
licenses, or from fines, penalties, and forfeitures im-
posed under this Article, shall by the Comptroller

Fines paid
into Treasury.

be paid into the treasury, and placed to the credit
of the Oyster Fund, and the State's portions of
such fines and forfeitures shall be paid by the
sheriff or other officer collecting the same, to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county where
the same may accrue, and such clerk shall account
for the same to the Comptroller of the Treasury
in his annual return; and the commanding officer

Duty of
Oyster Police
force.

of the "State Oyster Police Force" is hereby
charged with the enforcement of the provisions of
this Article; and it shall be his duty to enforce
the same, as provided in sections twenty-one,
twenty-two and twenty-three of the Act of Assem-
bly of eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, chapter
four hundred and six, in regard to Oysters; and
the Commissioners of the State Oyster Police Force
are hereby constituted also Commissioners of Fish-
eries in the Potomac River,

Sub-Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful hereafter for

Not to fish in
Potomac river

any person or persons to fish in the Potomac River
from what are known as arks or lighters, or from
any kind of vessel or float, by whatever name
called, in or upon which such persons may live or
may exclusively occupy , but all such fishing shall
be with and from regular seine or gilling boats.
Any violation of this section shall subject the