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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1872
Volume 190, Page 2654   View pdf image (33K)
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WM. PINKNEY WHYTE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 75

SEC. 3. And; be it enacted, That no person shall shoot
or kill, or shoot at any wild-fowl in, on, or over the
waters lying northward of the line described in sec-
tion one of this Act, in the night time with gun or
guns, of any size or description whatever, and any
person violating the provisions of this section, upon
conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars and not more than
five hundred dollars, for each and every violation
thereof.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That no person shall at
any time, either in the day or night time, shoot or
kill, or shoot at any wild-fowl in, on, or over the
waters lying northward of the line described in the
first section of this Act, from any vessel, boat, float,
canoe, sneak-boat, sink-boat or any other craft of any
kind or description whatever, within half a mile of
any shore in Harford or Cecil county, and any person
violating this section, shall, on conviction thereof,
be subject to a penalty for each offence of not less
than fifty dollars, and not more than one hundred
dollars.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That no person shall kill,
or shoot at wild water-fowl in, on, or over the waters of
the Chesapeake Bay from any boat, box, or vessel of
any kind or description whatever, with any big or-
swivel gun, or any kind of gun which cannot be conve-
niently discharged from the shoulder at arms-length,
and without a rest, and any person violating this sec-
tion, on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not
not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars for each offence.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That no person shall gun
for or after wild water-fowl, or shoot at or kill the
same, northward of the line named and described in !
the first section of this Act, but three days in each
week during the season for shooting wild-fowl as
fixed by the second section of this Act, and those
days shall be Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
and each of said days shall comprehend the time in-
tervening between one hour before sunrise A. M.,
and half an hour after sunset P. M., of each day and
no more, and is not to include any part or period of

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