1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND

duty of any constable in St. Mary's county, when re-

CHAP. 260.

quired so to do by warrant issued from any justice of

the peace in said county, to proceed forthwith to arrest

and bring to trial and punishment, arty person or per-

sons offending against the provisions of the origin-

al act to which tins is a supplement, in the same man-

ner as the sheriff of the said county is by said original

act required to do; and for this purpose the said con-

stable is hereby clothed, whenever he shall be acting

under the. authority of a warrant from a justice of the

peace as aforesaid, with all and as full powers, in eve-

ry respect for the purposes of said act, as are by said

original act given to, and vested in the sheriff of the

said county.

Catching for time

SEC, 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after

forbid

the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for any

person or persons whatsoever, to take, catch or carry

away oysters from any cove or oyster bed, in St. Je-

rome's or Point Look Out creek, in St. Mary's coun-

ty, for purposes of being converted into lime, under

the penalty often dollars for every such offence, to be

received and collected as other small debts are recover-

ed, and when such fine shall he so recovered, one half

of said fine shall go to the informer, and the remainder

towards defraying the expenses of the county; Provid-

ed, always, that nothing herein contained, shall be so

construed as to prevent any person or persons in said

county, from catching and using for purposes of ma-

On bars permitted

nure, oysters from any bars or places where there are

large accumulations of small oysters and shells: but

they shall have full power and authority to resort to all

such bars or large accumulations of oysters, in any

creek or river in said county, taking therefrom oysters

for the purposes aforesaid.

Staking out for

SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That it shall and may

planting oysters

be lawful at any time after the passage of this act, for

any citizen of said county, to survey, take up, and

stake out for his use or benefit, in any of the bays, ri-

vers, creeks or coves in the county aforesaid, not ex-

ceeding one acre in extent, for the purpose of deposit-

ing, bedding or sowing oysters; Provided, they conform

to the provisions of the second section of the act of