EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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113. Fishing in the waters of Romney Creek in Harford

Prohibiting
fishing in

County, in any mode or manner whatsoever, is prohibited in

certain wa-
ters at cer-

the time intervening between the first day of October and the

tain times.

first day of the next succeeding April, in each and every year ;

and it shall not be lawful for any person at any time between

said dates in each and every year to erect any fish pot, or to

fish with any drag net, fish basket, or with hook and line, or

with any other snare or device whatsoever, in the waters of

the said creek ; provided, however, that nothing herein con-

tained shall prevent owners or renters of farms and lands bor-

dering upon the waters of said creek and the owners and rent-

ers of farms adjoining said lands, which formerly bordered on

said creek, but from which the shore rights thereof have here-

tofore been sold, from catching fish in the waters opposite their

said lands for the use of their own families and employees, but

they shall not make any unnecessary noise that will interfere

with any person or persons having the right to shoot ducks or

other wild fowl from the shores of said creek.

114. Each and every person violating any of the provisions

Violators sub-

of Section 113 shall be subject to arrest by any person author-

ject to ar-
rest.

ized by law to make the same, or upon a warrant issued by any

justice of the peace of said county, and, upon conviction, shall

be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hun-

dred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of

said Section 113, or for each and every day upon or during

which said person shall or may repeat or continue such vio-

lation of the said provisions of said Section 113; one-half of

said fine or fines to be paid, as and when collected, to the per-

son making the original arrest or procuring the issue of said

warrant, as the case may be.

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

the date of its passage.

Approved April 7, 1904.

CHAPTER 409.

AN ACT to amend the charter of the Hagerstown and West

End Railway Company, a corporation duly incorporated un-

der the provisions of Article 23 of the Code of Public General

Laws of Maryland, and to grant certain additional powers to

said railway company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Amending

land, That in addition to the powers and rights conferred upon

charter of
railway.

the Hagerstown and West End Railway Company, under the

General Laws of this State, authorizing the formation of rail-

road companies, the said Hagerstown and West End Railway