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tion thereof be fined in any sum not less than two
dollars, and not more than ten dollars for each of-	Penalty.
fence, with costs of prosecution; and all prosecu-
tions under this act, shall be in the name of the
State, before a justice of the peace of the election
district in which such violation may occur ; and all
fines when collected under this act, one-half thereof
shall be paid to the informer and the other to the
Treasurer of said counties, to be applied by him to
the support of the public schools, of said counties.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the possession by
any person within said counties of any of the birds	Evidence.
protected by this act, as shot, killed or otherwise de-
stroyed shall be prima facia evidence to make such
person liable for the fine for the violation of the pro-
visions of this act; and it shall be the duty of the
constable of said counties to arrest all persona they
may detect in, or who may be charged with the vio-
lation of any of the provisions of this act, and take
them before the nearest justice of the peace to be
dealt with as directed by this act.
SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect and be in operation from the date of its pas-	In force.
sage.
Approved April 11th, 1874.

CHAPTER 475.
AN ACT to incorporate the Drovers' and Mechan-
ics' Bank of Baltimore city.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Mason L. Weems, Thomas W. John-	Incorporated.
son, William D. Miller, Edwin Higgins, Lewis
Meyers, John Turnbull, Jr., Henry Williams, Wil-
liam P. Hamilton, Henry W. Webb, Dr. Charles H.
Jones, James Baylies, Luke H. Miller and J. J. H.
Sellman, be and they are hereby constituted a body
corporate, by the name and style of the Drovers' and