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An. Code, 1924, sec. 15. 1912, sec. 15. 1904; sec. 15. 1888, sec. 15. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 4.

15. Any owner of a shore so selling shall be responsible for the excess
of such sale over the sum of twenty-five cents for each log sold and the
cost of the aforesaid advertisements and sale.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 16. 1912, sec. 16. 1904, sec. 16. 1888, sec. 16. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 5.

16. Nothing contained in the four preceding sections shall be con-
strued to deny to the owner of any shore a right to an additional com-
pensation for special damages, such as the destruction of fences, the lodg-
ing of logs upon cultivated fields, or other similar injuries.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 17. 1912, sec. 17. 1904, sec. 17; 1888, sec. 17. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 6.

17. Any person removing logs from a shore without complying with
the provisions of the five preceding sections shall be fined not less than
fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, one-half of which shall be paid
to the informer; provided, such removal shall be effected before said logs
have been advertised according to section 13.
For abolition of informer's fees, see art. 38, sec. 3.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 18. 1912, sec. 18. 1904, sec. 18. 1888, sec. 18. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 7.

18. Any person so removing said logs after they have been- advertised
for sale as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be fined in a sum not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the jail of the county in which said misdemeanor may
be committed for a term not less than three nor more than twelve months,
or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court before which
such misdemeanor may be tried.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 19. 1912, sec. 19. 1904, sec. 19. 1888, sec. 19. 1872, ch. 258, sec. 1.

19. Any owner or claimant of logs cast by wind and tide upon the
land or shore of the Chesapeake, bay or its tributaries, or any person or
person's for him or them who shall wilfully mark, stamp, imprint or indent
any log or logs lying and being upon any of the land or shore contiguous
to and laying upon the bay or its tributaries, shall forfeit and pay, upon
conviction thereof, not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand
dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail of the county wherein he may
be convicted for a term not less than four months nor more than two years,
or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court; twenty-
five, per cent, of the fine to go to the informer and the remainder to. the
public school fund of the county wherein the offense was committed, after
the expenses of the trial have been paid.
For abolition of informer's fees, see art. 38, sec. 3.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 20. 1912; sec. 20. 1904, sec. 20. 1888, sec. 20. 1872, ch. 258, sec. 2.

20. Any judgment against any land owner or his tenants, for logs
drifted and cast by wind and tide upon the land or shore of the Chesapeake
bay or its tributaries shall be null and void and of no effect whatever,
unless the owner or claimants of logs shall have actually paid to the
land owner or his tenant not less than twenty-five cents for each and every
log claimed by him, the said owner.