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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Sec. 6. Be it enacted, That the Board of Direc-
tors shall have full power and authority to pre-
scribe the amount of stock to he issued, the amount
to be paid in, and in general to supervise the
affairs of the association and shall provide all

By laws.

necessary by-laws, rules and regulations incident
to the accomplishment of the objects herein enume-
rated, and may alter, amend and repeal the same
at any time.

Stockholders
liable.

Sec. 7. Each stockholder shall be liable for the
par value of the stock held by him, her, or it for
any debt contracted on produce placed in the pos-
session of said association.

In force.

Sec. 7. Be it enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage, and the General
Assembly reserves to itself the right to alter,

Amend.

amend or annul this Act at pleasure.
Approved April 7 , 1870.

CHAPTER 231.

AN ACT to protect fish and wild fowl in the
waters of Queen Anne, Kent, Caroline and Har-
ford counties.

Not to beat or
lash the water

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to lash or beat the waters within
the limits of Queen Anne, Kent, Caroline and
Harford counties, or which wash the shores of all
or any two, or either of these counties, with rods,
poles, sticks, or anything else, or to make noises
on the deck of any boat, or on any part of any
boat by the use of clogs or wooden shoes, or by any
other instrument or means, or in any other manner
for the purpose of driving fish into any seine, fish
basket, or any other contrivance for catching fish,
nor for the purpose or which will have the effect

Drive fish or
wild fowl.

of driving or frightening wild ducks or water
fowls of any description from their feeding or roost-
ing grounds in the water of said counties.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That any person vio~
lating any of the provisions of the preceding sec-