1018 FISH AND FISHERIES. [ART. 39

of the two preceding sections shall be seized and held as security upon
complaint against such offending party.

1904, art. 39, sec. 21. 1888, art. 39, sec. 21. 1884, ch. 503.

21. It shall not be lawful for any persons, except bona fide resi-
dents of St. Mary's, Anne Arundel, Charles, Calvert and Prince
George's counties, to haul in the waters of the Patuxent river, between
Sheriden's Point and Point Patience, and seine of greater length than
sixty fathoms at any time between the first day of June and the first
day of October following.

Ibid. sec. 22. 1888, art. 39, sec. 22. 1878, ch. 363.

22. Any person violating the provisions of the preceding section
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before a justice of the peace for Calvert county, or before the circuit
court for Calvert county, shall be fined a sum not less than twenty
dollars nor more than fifty dollars; one-half thereof to be paid to the
informer and the other half thereof to the county commissioners of
said county.

Ibid. sec. 23. 1888, art. 39, sec. 23. 1860, art. 41, sec. 23. 1828, ch. 128.
1874, ch. 313. 1884, ch, 303.

23. No person shall stake down any seine or net entirely across
the Patuxent river for the purpose of taking shad or herring; nor
shall any person whip, thresh or beat the waters of the Patuxent river
with poles or any other instrument, for the purpose of driving any
fish within any seine or net; nor shall any person, except bond fide
residents of Prince George's, Charles, St. Mary's, Anne Arundel and
Calvert counties, in fishing in the said river, between the fifth day of
March and the fifteenth day of May, use any seine or net with meshes
of less than one and one-half of an inch square; or during the rest of
the year with any seine or net with meshes of a less size than two
inches square; and no person shall empty any seine except in water
twelve inches deep; and any person violating this section shall be
subject to the fine and forfeiture provided in section 20.

Ibid. sec. 24. 1888, art. 39, sec. 24. 1874, ch. 80, sec. 23 A.

24. No vessel, float, raft or boat of any description, unless com-
pelled to do so by stress of weather or other unavoidable accident, shall
be anchored or stayed in the berth or haul of any regularly hauled
fishing shore in the Patuxent river and remain thus anchored for the
sp'ace of half an hour when the weather will permit the departure of
such vessel, raft, float or boat after being warned to depart therefrom
by the owner or occupant of said fishery.

Ibid. sec. 25. 1888, art. 39, sec. 25. 1874, ch. 80, sec. 23 B.

25. Any person violating the preceding section shall pay to owner
of said fishery a fine of twenty dollars for each offense, and every hour