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trates or Courts of the State of which he is a citizen having criminal
jurisdiction.

The authorities of either State shall have the right to examine into the
right of any person taking fish, oysters or crabs in the Potomac River, or
having same in his possession; and any person taking fish, oysters or crabs
in the Potomac River or having same in his possession shall exhibit his
authority for so doing whenever required by the police or other legal au-
thority of either State. The legal authorities of either State shall have
the right to arrest any such offender, and, if necessary in order to arrest,
shall pursue such offender beyond the boundary line of either State upon
navigable waters, and arrest such offender whenever found upon such
waters.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 65. ' 1912, ch. 4.

69. Any person violating sections 58-64, where not otherwise provided,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars
nor more than three hundred dollars; and where forfeiture of boat,
vesse,l net or other equipment is provided for in sections 65-66 and 68-71
the said boat, vessel, net or other equipment shall be sold at public auction
by the sheriff of the county for cash after ten days' notice; in case of ap-
peal, the appellant shall remain in custody, and the boat, vessel, net or
other equipment shall be sold as above provided, unless recognizance be
entered into for double the amount of the fine and double the value of
said boat, vessel, net or other equipment, conditioned on the performance
of the final judgment of the Court. Upon such recognizance being given,
the party convicted and the aforesaid property shall be discharged.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 66. 1912, ch. 4.

70. If any oyster inspector or other officer empowered with the duties
of enforcing the provisions of sections 65-66 and 68-71, knowingly fail
to report violations of the same or to perform any of the duties herein
required of him, he shall, for every such offense, be liable to a fine of one
hundred dollars, to be applied to the oyster fund of his State.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 67. 1912, ch. 4.

71. Nothing in sections 65-66 and 68-71 shall be construed in any
way to impair, alter or abridge any rights which either State, or the citi-
zens thereof, may be entitled to, either by, through, under or against the
compact entered into between the States of Maryland and Virginia on
March 28th, 1785.

1929, ch. 480, sec. 67A.

72. The use of any sunken anchored gill net is absolutely prohibited
in the waters of the Potomac River at all times, and the use of all gill nets,
known as floating or drift nets and all stake gill nets is prohibited at all
times of the year except during the shad and herring season. Any person,
firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall on convic-
tion thereof before any justice of the peace of any county of this State,
most accessible, forfeit said net or nets, or device, together with all boats,
vessels and tackle used in the violation of this section and be fined a sum
of not less than three hundred dollars and not more than one thousand
dollars, or to be subject to both fine and forfeiture, in the discretion of
the justice of the peace trying the same.