1444 ARTICLE 39.

Rivers in Talbot, Dorchester and Caroline Counties.

An. Code, sec. 60. 1904, sec. 60. 1888, sec. 61. 1843, ch. 142, sec. 1. 1852, ch. 240.

68. No person shall take or catch fish in the waters of Talbot, Dor-
chester or Caroline counties, except the citizens of said counties, and ex-
cept such residents of this State as may obtain the permission of the
owner or occupier of land bordering on any of the said waters; provided,
that any person so obtaining permission shall not employ in his service any
other than a bona fide resident of this State.

An. Code, sec. 61. 1904, sec: 61. 1888, sec. 62. 1843, ch. 142, sec. 2.

69. Any person violating the preceding section shall pay a fine of not
less than five nor more than fifty dollars, and forfeit the boat or vessel in
his possession, together with the seine, tackle and all things on board at
the time the offense may be committed.

Wye River, and the Rivers in Queen Anne's and Kent Counties.

An. Code, sec. 62. 1904, sec. 62. 1888, sec. 63. 1834, ch. 311. 1835, ch. 337.

70. If any person shall haul a seine in Wye river, or any of the rivers
of Queen Anne's or Kent counties, without the permission of the owner or
occupant" of the shore where such seine may be hauled, such owner or oc-
cupant may seize by way of distress the seine, boat, tackle and every thing
on board the boat, and may have the damages sustained by him by reason
of such hauling of a seine ascertained by a justice of the peace or by three
citizens to be summoned and sworn by a justice of the peace; and when
the damages are so ascertained the owner or occupant of such shore may
have the seine, boat and articles so distrained appraised and sold to pay
such damages.

Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures.

An. Code, sec, 63. 1904, sec. 63. 1888, sec. 64. 1777, ch. 6. 1810, ch. 36. 1820, ch. 199, sec. 4.

1841, ch. 326, sec. 5.

71. All fines and penalties imposed by the preceding sections of this
article, if they do not exceed one hundred dollars, may be recovered by
action of debt in the name of the State before a justice of the peace,
and if over one hundred dollars, by indictment in the circuit court for the
county where the offense is committed.

An. Code, sec. 64. 1904, sec. 64. 1888, sec. 65. 1820, ch. 199, sec. 4. 1841, ch. 326, sec. 5.

72. If the name of the offender be unknown, he may be arrested on
a warrant describing him as the person committing the offense, without
stating his name in the warrant.

An. Code, sec. 65. 1904, sec. 65. 1888, sec. 66. 1843, ch. 275, sec. 4. 1854, ch. 172, sec. 4.

1854, ch. 310, sec. 2.

73. All forfeitures of property incurred under this article, unless
otherwise specially provided, may be enforced in this way: The sheriff
or constable shall, on complaint made to him, seize the property alleged to