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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1874
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JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 249

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any person who

Violating

shall violate any of the provisions of the preceding

 

sections, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor

 

and liable to indictment, and on conviction thereof,

 

in any court in this State having criminal jurisdiction,

 

shall be sentenced to the jail of the county where

Penalty.

the case is tried or to the penitentiary, for a term

 

not exceeding two years, or fined not exceeding two

 

hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court.

 

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That upon information

 

given on oath to any judge or justice of the peace, of

Issue warrant
for arrest

any violation of any of the provisions of this article,

 

he shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the

 

offender or offenders, which warrant shall be directed

 

to the sheriff or any constable of the county wherein

 

the said warrant is issued, or to any Commander or

 

Deputy Commander of the State Fishery Force.

 

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That any person who

 

shall resist any officer, authorized under this act to

Resisting

make arrests, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-

 

meanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof

 

in any court having jurisdiction, shall be imprisoned

 

in the jail of the county where the case is tried, or

 

in the penitentiary not more than two years, or fined

 

not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars,

 

in the discretion of the court ; the parties tried and

Penalty

acquitted under this article shall have the cost of

 

such trial paid by the Comptroller of the State out

 

of the fund created by this article.

 

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty

 

of the sheriff, constable or officers of the State

Duty to arrest

Fishery Force, to arrest any person found violating

 

the provisions of this article, and bring the offender

 

before a judge of the court having criminal juris-

 

diction, or a justice of the peace most convenient or

 

accessible, to be dealt with as herein provided.

 

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the judge or justice

 

of the peace before whom any person may be brought,

Give security.

charged under oath with violating any of the pro-

 

visions of this article, shall cause the party to enter

 

into recognizance with two sureties, approved by said
judge or justice of the peace, in a sum not less than

 


 

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