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be so forfeited and give notice to the owner thereof, if the owner can be
found, to appear before a justice of the peace of the county where the
seizure is made, on a certain day within five days from the time of seiz-
ure to show cause why the property so seized should not be condemned,
and if the owner of the property so seized evades the service of said notice
then the sheriff or constable may set up notices at three of the most public
places in the neighborhood of the seizure, warning the owner of such
property to appear before a justice of the peace to be therein named on a
certain day not less than ten days from the time of seizure to show cause
why the said property should not be condemned.

An. Code, sec. 66. 1904, sec. 66. 1888, sec. 67. 1841, ch. 143. 1843, ch. 142, sec. 2.
1845, ch. 148, sec. 4. 1854, ch. 172, sec. 2.

74. If upon the hearing in any case of seizure as aforesaid the justice
is satisfied that the owner or person having charge of the property so
seized is guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article which im-
pose a forfeiture of such property for such violation, then such justice
shall adjudge the same to be condemned and sold by the sheriff or con-
stable seizing the same (or if he be dead or removed away by some other
officer) on ten days' public notice, and the justice may proceed ex parte
to hear and determine any question of forfeiture if the owner fails to
appear after the notice herein required to be given.

An. Code, sec. 67. 1904, sec. 67. 1888, sec. 68. 1820, ch. 199, sec. 4. 1841, ch. 326, sec. 5.

75. If the sheriff or constable making a seizure of property under
this article does not know the name of the owner or person having charge
thereof he may describe him in the notice he is required to give, as the
owner of the property, without naming him, and the justice if he does not
know the name of the owner may condemn the property as the property
of a person guilty of violating the law without naming Such person.

An. Code, sec. 68. 1904, sec. 68. 1888, sec. 69. 1779, ch 6. 1845, ch. 148, sec. 1.

76. The proceeds of the sale of any property forfeited as aforesaid
shall, after paying the expenses of the seizure, condemnation and sale, be
divided, one-half to the sheriff or constable making the seizure and the
other half to the informer.

An. Code, sec. 69. 1904, sec. 69. 1888, sec. 70. 1800, ch. 21. 1810, ch. 36. 1819, ch. 175.
1826, ch. 96. 1841, ch. 13, sec. 3. 1852, ch. 125, sec. 1.

77. All fines imposed under this article shall go one-half to the in-
former and the other half to the county where the fine is imposed.

An. Code, sec. 70. 1904, sec. 70. 1888, sec. 71. 1820, ch. 199, sec. 4. 1842, ch. 67.

78. If any offense under this article is committed in a river dividing
two counties, then the justice or court of either county shall have jurisdic-
tion, or if it is committed in the waters of the Chesapeake bay, then the
justices or courts of any counties bordering on that part of the bay shall
have jurisdiction.