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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Posse comi-
tatus.

boat or vessel engaged therein; and all such
owners or masters are hereby vested with power
to summons the posse comitatus to aid in making
such arrest and seizure as fully as are Constables
and Sheriffs of the several counties and the City of
Baltimore.

Warrant to
arrest offend-
ers.

Sec. 13. And be it enacted, That upon informa-
tion given upon oath to any Justice of the Peace
having jurisdiction, of any violation of any of the
provisions of this Article, the said Justice of the
Peace shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the
offender or offenders, and the seizure of the canoe,
boat, or vessel, together with the tackle and fur-
niture on board, which warrant shall be directed
to the Sheriff or any Constable of the county
wherein the said warrant is issued, or to the
owner or master of any canoe, boat, or vessel
licensed under this Article.

Violation.

Sec. 14. And be it enacted, That if any person
or persons on board any canoe, boat or vessel, en-
gaged ia violating any of the provisions of this
Article, shall abandon the said canoe, boat, or
vessel and flee so as to escape arrest, the officer
endeavoring to make such arrest, shall seize such
canoe, boat or vessel, and give information of such
seizure to some Justice of the Peace, or Judge of
a Circuit Court most convenient or accessible from
the place where such offence shall have been com-

Justiee to
docket case.

mitted, and it shall be the duty of the said Jus-
tice of the Peace, or Judge, to docket a case in
the name of the State against the said canoe, boat or
vessel, and to proceed without delay with the trial
of the same, and if there is sufficient proof that
said canoe, boat or other vessel has been used
or employed in violating any of the provisions of
this Article, the said Justice of the Peace, or

Condemn,

Judge, shall either render a judgment of condem-
nation against the said canoe, boat or vessel, her
tackle and furniture on board at the time of seiz-
ure, or fine the said canoe, boat or vessel, if under
Custom House tonnage, not less than five nor
more than twenty dollars; and if over Custom
House tonnage, not less than fifty dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars; one-half of said
fine to be paid to the informer and the residue
into the Treasury of the State.