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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 388.

AN ACT for the protection of young fish in the

waters of Elk River and North East River, and

their tributaries, within the limits of Cecil county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That no person or persons shall fish at

Prohibited

any time in the waters of the Elk River and North

East River, and their tributaries, lying and being

within the limits of Cecil county, with any hauling

seine of any description, the meshes of which are of

less measure that what is generally known as " inch

and a quarter mesh."

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person or per-

Violating

sons violating the provisions of this act, upon con-

viction thereof before any justice of the peace in

Cecil county, shall pay a fine of twenty dollars, and

forfeit such seine and the boats and materials used

in fishing the same, which shall be sold at public

auction for cash, one-half of said fine and the proceeds

of said sale shall go to the officer making the arrest,

and the other half to the public school fund of said

county.

Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 389.

AN ACT to further amend the charter of the Balti-

more and Drum Point Railroad Company, as incor-

porated and organized under the act of eighteen

hundred and sixty-eight, chapter three hundred

and sixty-four, entitled " an act to incorporate the

Baltimore and Drum Point Railroad Company."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Amended and

Maryland, That the twelfth section of the act passed

re-enacted.

at January session, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight