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1929, ch. 471, sec. 9.

9. Disposition of Fines and Proceeds of Property Sold. All fines im-
posed under this Article, and the proceeds of sale of any property for-
feited as aforesaid, after paying the expense of seizure, condemnation and
sale, shall be paid to the justice or clerk of the court to be remitted to
the Comptroller for credit to the Conservation Fund. Except that in
all cases where such prosecutions are begun or instituted by another person
than the Conservation Commissioner, his Deputy Commanders, Inspec-
tors, the Game Warden or any of his Deputies or Wardens, except fee
Deputy Game Wardens, and shall result in the collection of a fine or fines,
then one-half of such fine or fines, after the proper court costs, or costs of
the magistrate in convicting the offender shall have been paid, shall be
paid to the informer and the other one-half paid as provided for above.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 10.

10. Jurisdiction of Justices or Court. All justices of the peace of this
State in and for the city or county wherein the offense shall be committed
shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all prosecutions for the
purpose of enforcing fines and penalties collectible under the provisions of
this Article. If any offense under this Article is committed in a river
dividing two counties, then the justice or court of either county shall have
jurisdiction, and if it is committed in the waters of Chesapeake Bay, then
the justice or court of any county bordering on the Bay shall have juris-
diction. Provided that the nearest or most accessible Justice of the Peace
or Court shall hear and determine said offense, as set forth in Sections 4
and 5.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 11.

11. Appeal from Judgments of Justices of Peace. Any party against
whom any justice of the peace may render a judgment under the provi-
sions of any of the sections of this Article, at any time within ten days
from the rendition of such judgment, may appeal therefrom to the Cir-
cuit Court for the county wherein the same may have been rendered;
but no execution shall be stayed unless the party appealing shall within
ten days after judgment, give bond furnished by some surety company for
an amount equal to the fine imposed and the value of the property seized,
or give bond, with sufficient surety, to be approved by the justice, to the
State of Maryland, for the amount of the fine imposed, and value of prop-
erty seized, with conditions to prosecute such appeal with effect to the Cir-
cuit Court at its next session thereafter, and to pay the fine imposed, and
all costs attending such proceedings, in case judgment shall be affirmed.

1929, ch. 471, sec. 12.

12. Obstruction to Passage of Fish. It shall be unlawful to place any
net or other obstruction at the mouth of any creek, cove or inlet so as to
impound any fish and prevent them from having free passage to and from
such waters; or to obstruct any stream above where the tide ebbs and flows