CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. 1117

An. Code, sec. 433. 1904, sec. 381. 1888, sec. 244. 1888, ch. 362. 1900, ch. 577. 1906, ch. 426.

480. It shall not be lawful for any person to dig, dredge, take and
carry away any sand, gravel or other material from the bed of any of the
navigable rivers, creeks or branches of this State, under a penalty of a
fine not exceeding three hundred ($300) dollars, and confiscation of the
boat, vessel, dredge and implements used in digging, dredging and carry-
ing away such sand, gravel, or other material, and imprisonment in the'
county jail for a period not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the
court; one-half of said fine and one-half of the proceeds of the sale of such
confiscated boat, vessel, dredge and implements, to be paid by the sheriff to
the informer, and the other half to the commissioners of public schools for
the counties; provided, however, that it shall be lawful for any riparian
owner of lands bordering on said rivers, creeks or branches, or for any
person or corporation with whom such owner shall have a contract in writ-
ing for the purpose, or for the agents, servants or employees of such person
or corporation to dig, dredge, take and carry away sand, gravel, or other
material from the bed of said river opposite said lands from highwater
mark on the shore bordering on said lands to the outer line of the channel
nearest said shore, subject to the laws of the United States relating to
navigation; and provided further, that none of the provisions of this sec-
tion shall be deemed to interfere in any manner with the provisions of any
law of the State relating to the taking and catching of fish and oysters.

Common law changed by this section. Question of application of acts of 1900,
ch. 577, and 1906, ch. 426, not passed upon where certain conveyances locate a
farm on Piscataway Creek, an arm of Potomac, but plat locates it opposite Fort
Hunt, Va., so that it might possibly be regarded as bordering on Potomac; also
because proposed licensor did not own farm but merely had a life estate in it.
Potomac Company v. Smoot, 108 Md. 63.

Robbery.

An. Code, sec. 434. 1904, sec. 382. 1888, sec. 245. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 6.

481. Every person convicted of the crime of robbery, or as accessory
thereto before the fact, shall restore the thing robbed or taken to the owner,
or shall pay to him the full value thereof, and be sentenced to the peni-
tentiary for not less than three nor more than ten years.
As to indictments for robbery, see sec. 559.

Rogues and Vagabonds.

An. Code, sec. 435. 1904, sec. 383. 1888, sec. 246. 1809, ch. 138, sec. 7. 1878, ch. 467.

482. If any person shall be apprehended having upon him any pick:
lock, key, crow, jack, bit, or other implement, at places and under circum-
stances from which an intent may be presumed feloniously to break and
enter into any dwelling-house, warehouse, storehouse, stable or outhouse, or
shall have upon him any pistol, hanger, cutlass, bludgeon, or other offensive
weapon, also at places and under circumstances from which may be pre-
sumed an intent feloniously to assault any person, or shall be found in or
upon any dwelling-house, warehouse, storehouse, stable or outhouse, or in
any enclosed yard or garden or area belonging to any house, with an intent
to steal any goods or chattels, every such person shall be deemed a rogue and