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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

meanor, and, by conviction thereof in the Circuit Court or

before any justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in

and for any of the counties bordering on said river, shall be

fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for

each offense, and the costs of the proceedings ; one-half of the

said fine to go to the informer, if any, and the other half or the

whole, as the case may be, to the Board of County School

Commissioners wherein said offense was tried, for the benefit

Failure to pay

of the public schools thereof ; and upon the failure to pay such

fine and costs.

fine and costs, the offender shall be committed by the court or

justice of the peace who imposed said fine to the county jail

in the county wherein said offense was tried for a period of not

less than ten days nor more than two months.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for

Closed seasons
— shooting

any person, whether resident or non-resident of the State of

fowl and
birds.

Maryland, to shoot or trap any wild goose or wild duck on the

Patuxent river, its tributaries or its marshes between the fif-

teenth day of April and the first day of August following, both

days inclusive, in each and every year; or any ortolan, rail or

reedbird between the first clay of January and the tenth day of

September, both days inclusive, in each and every year, or

to have in his possession in any of the counties bordering on

said river any of the above-named birds or wild fowl during

the closed season for the same respectively provided by this

section; and any person convicted in the Circuit Court or be-

fore any justice of the peace of the State of Maryland in and

for any of the counties bordering on said river of a violation

of this section shall pay a fine of five dollars for each and every

wild goose, wild duck, ortolan, rail or reedbird killed by him

or found in his possession, one-half of said fine to be paid to

the informer, if any, and the remainder or the whole, as the

case may be, to the Board of County School Commissioners

of the county in which the trial is had, for the use of the public

schools thereof, after deducting all cost incident to such trial

and conviction; and on the failure to pay such fine, such of-

Fine or im-

fender shall be committed by the court or justice of the

prisonment.

peace who imposed said fine to the county jail of the county

in which such conviction was had for ten days

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That no person unless a bona

fide resident of the State of Maryland, shall shoot or trap

Written per-

upon the waters of the Patuxent river or any of its tribu-

mission of
land neces-

taries, or any of the marshes of said river or tributaries, any

sary.

wild goose, wild duck, snipe, ortolan, reedbird or other birds

or wild fowl without the written permission of the owner of the