EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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217. It shall be unlawful for persons to shoot at or shoot

Unlawful to

any water fowl in Kent County flying about their feeding

shoot from
boat, etc.

grounds or elsewhere over the waters of Kent County, from

vessels, boat, float, canoe or craft of any kind.

217A. The time for shooting wild fowl in the waters of

Extension of

Kent County is hereby extended to the twenty-fifth day of

time.

April in each year.

217B. It shall be unlawful to shoot at or to shoot wild fowl

in or over the waters of Kent County, except from the shore

Can shoot only
from shore.

and natural islands, except in such cases where it may be

necessary to chase and shoot any such wild fowl which have

been previously shot and crippled from shore or island, and it

shall also be unlawful for anyone to hunt, shoot or shoot at

any wild fowl, muskrats, otters or any other water animal by

the use of any light of any character in any one of the waters

of Kent County ; and anyone violating this section and Section

217A shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-

viction thereof shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more

than fifty dollars, and, upon failure to pay said fine, shall be

Penalties.

imprisoned in the county jail for thirty days for each offense,

one-half of said fine to be paid to the informer.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 25, 1904.

CHAPTER 143.

AN ACT to repeal Section 80 of Article 5 of the Code of

Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Appeals and

Errors," sub-title "Appeals from the Commissioner of the

Land Office," and re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Section 80 of Article 5 of the Code of Public Gen-

Commissioner

eral Laws of Maryland, title "Appeals and Errors," sub-title

of the Land
Office.

"Appeals from the Commissioner of the Land Office," be and

the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to read as

follows :

80. All appeals allowed from the judgments or orders of

the Commissioner of the Land Office shall be taken within

All appeals

two months from the date of the judgment or order appealed

from same
to be made

from, the party appealing filing at the time of such appeal

within a cer-
tain time.

the ground or reason therefor, and thereupon it shall be the