ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 655
Sec. 25. And be it enacted, That in all cases
arising under this Article, the Justice of the
Peace or Judge, before whom any person or per-
sons may be brought, shall proceed to docket a
case or cases in the name of the State against the
person or persons so charged, and the boat or ves-
sel employed or used, and shall proceed immedi-
ately to try the same, unless the party or parties
so charged shall state upon oath, that further time is
necessary to enable him or them to prepare for
his or their defence, and to procure attendance of
witnesses, in which case the said Justice or Judge
shall appoint a certain day for the trial of the
same, and shall cause the said party or parties to
enter into recognizance with sureties, approved by
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Case to be
tried imme-
diately.
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said Justice or Judge, in a sum not less than five
hundred dollars, for his or their appearance on
said day; said surety or sureties to be resident or
residents of the county in which the case is tried,
and shall swear or affirm that he or they are
worth double the amount of the recognizance re-
quired, and in default thereof, may commit the
said party or parties to jail; and if, upon said
trial, it shall appear to the satisfaction of said
Justice or Judge, that any violation of this Ar-
ticle has been committed by the party or parties,
and that said boat or vessel has been used or em-
ployed in said violation of this Article or any of
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Recognizance.
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its provisions, the said Justice or Judge shall, ren-
der a judgment of condemnation against the said
boat or vessel, her tackle and furniture on hoard
at the time of her seizure, or fine the said party
or parties at his discretion, as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
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Judgment.
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Sec. 26. And be it enacted, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons licensed under
any of the provisions of this Article, to take or
catch Oysters on Sunday; or at night, that is to
gay, between sunset and sunrise, and any person or
persons so offending, shall, upon conviction there-
of, be fined a sum not less than fifty, nor more
than two hundred dollars, in the discretion of the
Justice or Judge trying the same.
Sec. 27. And be it enacted, That all moneys
arising from the sale of licenses or from fines,
penalties, and forfeitures, imposed under this Ar-
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Sunday to be
observed.
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