WILD FOWL—BIRDS AND GAME. 3051

An. Code, sec. 10. 1904, sec. 10. 1888, sec. 10. 1860, ch. 109, sec. 9.

10. If any person so convicted shall think himself aggrieved by such
conviction, he shall be at liberty to appeal from the judgment of the jus-
tice of the peace, within ten days from the rendition thereof, to the circuit
court for the county wherein the offense is alleged to have been committed;
provided, he give bond to the State with two sufficient securities, to be
approved by the said justice, in a penal sum of double the amount in value
of the boat or craft and property so seized and the fines imposed, to be
estimated by the said justice, conditioned to prosecute his appeal to the
circuit court; and it shall be the duty of the justice taking the appeal bond
immediately to deliver the same to the officer who made the arrest; and
in case of forfeiture of the bond the said officer may prosecute the same
for his use and the use of those engaged with him in making the arrest
and seizure.

An. Code, sec. 11. 1904, sec. 11. 1888, sec. 11. 1860, ch. 109, sec. 10.

11. If resistance be made to the officer engaged in making such arrest
or seizure, such resistance shall be deemed a misdemeanor, presentable by
the grand jury of the county, and punishable in the circuit court therefor
by fine and imprisonment as other misdemeanors are punished.

An. Code, sec. 12. 1904, sec. 12. 1888, sec. 12. 1860, ch. 109, sec. 11.

12. After the payment of the costs of the prosecution of the offenders,
the balance arising from the fine and the sale of the boat and other prop-
erty hereinbefore mentioned shall be divided and apportioned in the fol-
lowing manner: one-half to the officer and those who assisted him in mak-
ing the arrest and seizure, and the balance to be paid over to the county
commissioners for the benefit of the school fund of the county. The pre-
ceding sections shall not apply to Baltimore, Harford or Cecil counties,
as to which special provision is made in the local laws thereof.

An. Code, sec. 13. 1910, ch. 251, sec. 1 (p. 333). 1912, ch. 713. 1914, ch. 579.
1916, ch. 542, sec. 1.

13. It shall be unlawful to purposely or unnecessarily disturb in the
waters of this State, or to pursue, kill or shoot at any wild fowl in or
from any boat of any description within the limits of the State of Mary-
land, or to pursue, shoot or gather any wounded or dead ducks, geese,
swan or brant in any boat propelled by or equipped with sail or engines
of any kind within the said limits.

And it shall be unlawful for the owner or owners of any boat propelled
by or equipped with sail or engines of any kind, or of any share or inter-
est in such boat, to use or permit the use of such boat for any of the acts
above prohibited, or to loan or hire such boat at any time between the
15th day of October of any year and the 1st day of April in the then next
ensuing year, to any person or persons without making due inquiry into
the purpose of those applying for the use of such boat and becoming satis-
fied that those applying for the use of such boat intend to use the same