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such seine such damages as shall be ascertained by two respectable and
disinterested men mutually chosen by the parties; or if the parties can-
not agree upon persons as aforesaid to ascertain the damages, then any
justice of the peace, on application of either of the parties, shall appoint
three disinterested persons with power to any two of the three to ascer-
tain such damages; and any justice of the peace of the county where
such ascertainment of damages may be made may enter judgment
thereon against the captain or person having charge of such vessel, float
or boat, if the sum does not exceed one hundred dollars, and issue execu-
tion thereon 'as on other judgments; and if the damages exceed one
hundred dollars, then the party injured may have an action on said
ascertainment of damages in the same manner as if it were an award;
and in all cases the damages so ascertained shall be a lien on such
vessel float or boat.

1904, art. 39, sec. 11. 1888, art. 39, sec. 11. 1860, art. 41, sec. 11. 1820, ch. 99.

sec. 3. 1880, ch. 354.

13. No float or other device for fishing shall be anchored or located
at any place so as to interfere with any shore fishery now used as such,
or which may be hereafter established; nor shall any seine be hauled
from such floats, or other device, over the ground usually hauled over
by any shore fishery; nor shall any float haul over the grounds usually
hauled over by another float, which has cleared its haul and been located
in the same position two or more fishing seasons, unless the said float
shall abandon for one spring the locality previously occupied; and any
person violating this section shall, for each offense, pay a fine of not
less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and
for every hour that such float or other device shall remain anchored or
located after notice shall be given by the owner or occupant of such
shore, float or fishery, requiring him to remove, he shall pay an addi-
tional fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1888, art. 39, sec. 12. 1860, art. 41, sec. 11.
1841, ch. 326, sec. 3.

14. If any person shall wilfully and maliciously put any stake, log,
stone or other obstruction in the usual haul of any floating battery, he
shall pay a fine of twenty dollars.

Patapsco.

Ibid. sec. 15. 1888, art. 39, sec. 15. 1874, ch. 79, sec. 2.

15. The owners of all dams on the Patapsco river are required to
make and keep or cause to be made and kept in repair proper fish-
ladders and have them placed on said dams, so as to afford to the fish
in said river free course up and down said river,

Ibid. sec. 16. 1888, art. 39, sec. 16. 1874, ch. 79, sec. 3.

16. If the owners of said dams fail to comply with the provisions
of the preceding section they shall be liable, upon conviction thereof