610 FISH AND FISHERIES. [ART. 39

or persons so violating the law, and shall order the seizure of all boats,
nets, seines or tackle used in such violation, and after a preliminary
hearing, if he shall deem the offense sufficiently proven, he shall hold
the offender or offenders to bail for his appearance before the Grand
Jury of the County at its next ensuing term, and upon indictment and
conviction the offender shall be sentenced to the House of Correction
for a term not less than three months nor more than one year, or be
fined in the discretion of the Court not less than $50, nor more than
$100, and the boats, seines, nets and other tackle shall be forfeited or
shall be released upon payment of not less than fifty dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars and costs and expenses for each and every
violation of Sections 29-35 and 114A, and the money arising from said
fines and forfeitures shall be paid one-half to the informer and one-
half to the proper County authorities wherein the case is tried to be
divided equally among the schools and roads in said County.

1904, art. 39, sec. 35. 1888, art. 39, sec. 35. 1888, ch. 332, sec. 7.
1914, ch. 462, sec. 34.

34. And upon any conviction the sale of any net or nets, device or
devices forfeited property hereinbefore mentioned shall be made by the
Sheriff of the County where the offense is committed after at least ten
days' notice by hand bills and the said Sheriff shall be allowed the
same fees as are allowed in cases of sales of personal property, under
execution in the County where the offense is committed.

1908, ch. 293. 1910, ch. 208 (p. 139). 1914, ch. 462, sec. 35.

35. It shall be the duty of the Commander of the State Fishery
Force of the State of Maryland to command the Deputies under his
charge to see that the provisions of Sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 of this
Article are not violated, and to arrest all persons violating any of the
provisions of said Section and to take the offender or offenders to the
nearest or most accessible Justice of the Peace of the County in which
the offense is committed for a preliminary hearing and upon being
held said offender or offenders shall in default of bail be held for the
action of the next Grand Jury of the County where the offense is com-
mitted, and shall also seize said net or nets or device or devices, boats
or boats and tackle, if any, and deliver same to said Justice of the
Peace, and the deputy or deputies making the arrest shall upon convic-
tion of the person or persons so arrested be entitled to the informers'
fee provided for in Section 33 of this Article.

Potomac.

1912, ch. 4.

59A. It shall be lawful for any citizen of the State of Maryland
or of the State of Virginia to take fish, oysters or crabs from the Poto-
mac River after complying with the requirements of the laws of the
State of which he is a citizen for the taking of fish, oysters or crabs