ODEN BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 725

CHAPTER 408.
AN ACT for the protection of Fish in the waters of the Rivers, Creeks and Coves lying in Anne Arundel County.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, except bona fide residents of the State of Maryland, to set nets or haul seines in any of the rivers, creeks or coves lying in Anne Arun- del county.	Must be residents.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, except bona fide residents of the State of Maryland, to take or catch terrapins or crabs in any of the rivers, creeks or coves lying in said county.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That any person violat- ing the provisions of either of the preceding Sec- tions of this Act, shall pay a fine of not less than five, nor more than fifty dollars, and forfeit the boat or boats and vessel in his possession, together with the seine or seines, tackle and all things on board at the time the offence may have been com- mitted.	Penalty.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff or any Constable, on complaint made to him, to arrest any person or persons so violating the foregoing Sections of this Act, and to seize the boat or boats and vessels, together with the seine, tackle and all things on board, alleged to be forfeited, and give notice to the owner or owners thereof, if the same can be found to appear before a Justice of the Peace of Anne Aruudel county on a certain day, within five days from the	Sheriff to arrest.
time of the seizure, to show cause why the prop- erty so seized should not be condemned, and if the owner or owners of the property so seized evade the service of the notice, or cannot be found, then the Sheriff or Constable may give notice by publi- cation in some newspaper published in Anne Arun-	Condemned.
del county or may set up notices at three of the most public places in the neighborhood of the sei- zure, warning the owner or owners of such prop- erty to appear before a Justice of the Peace of said county to be therein named, on a certain day, not	Publish notice