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Persons en-
gaged in vio-
lating shall
flee.
Docket case.
Judgment of
condemnat'n
or fine.
Disposition
of fines.
Shells not to
be removed.
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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
attending such proceedings in case such judgment
shall be confirmed.
SEC. 11. And be it enacted. That if any person or
persons on board a, any canoe, boat, or vessel en-
gaged in violating any of the provisions of this arti-
cle 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 the Circuit Court
for Worcester county, and it shall be the duty of the
said Justice 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 vessel has been used or employed in
violating any of the provisions of this article, the said
Justice of the Peace or Judge shall either render a.
judgment of condemnation against the said canoe,
boat or vessel, her tackle and furniture on board at
the time of, or fine the said canoe, boat, or vessel
not less than twenty-five dollars, one-half of said fine
to be paid to the informer, and the residue to the
Treasurer of the School Board of Worcester county,
for the use of the school fund of said county.
SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the several Justices of
the Peace and Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worces-
ter county, be and they are hereby authorized and re-
quired to pay to the Treasurer of the School Board.
of said county, every three months, all the money or
moneys they may have in hand at such times, arising from fines, penalties or forfeitures, imposed under
this Act.
i SEC. 13. And be it enacted. That no person shall,
under any pretext whatever, remove or take away
any shells from any of the rocks or fiats whereon
oysters grow, within the limits of Worcester county,
and any person violating tills section shall be liable
to a fine of twenty-five dollars, to be recovered as other
tines, or by judgment of any of the Justices of the Peace of said county, one half to be paid to the in-
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