ART. 12. ] HARFORD COUNTY.

now recovered; but if the party trespassed upon
shall kill, maim, or otherwise wilfully injure the
stock trespassing, he shall forfeit his right to
recover; but in case of prosecution for such kill-
ing or maiming, he shall be entitled to prove the
amount of damage done by such, stock, in mitigation
of damages for the killing or maiming.

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46. Bach freeholder acting under the provisions
of this act, shall be entitled to two dollars per day
for each day he shall be so employed, one-half of
which shall be paid by each party interested.

In force from March 7, 1864.

Ibid s 9.
Per diem of
freeholders.

FISH AND FOWL IN ROMNEY GREEK.
1867, c. 41 enacts the following:

47. The fishing season in the waters of Romney
creek, in Harford county, shall begin on the fifteenth
day of March and end on the first day of October
succeeding, in each and every year, and fishing in
every mode and manner is hereby prohibited in said
creek, for the time intervening between the first day
of October and the fifteenth of March succeeding, in
each and every year.

1867, C. 41, s. 1.
Fishing season
in Romney
creek.

48. It shall not be lawful for any person or per-
sons to whip or beat the waters of Romney creek
with polls, sticks or any other thing for the purpose
of driving fish into seines, fish-baskets or any other
contrivances for catching fish; nor for the purpose,
or which will have the effect of driving or frighten-

Ibid s 2.
Whipping, &c,
water to drive
fish into seines,
&c.

ing wild ducks or water fowl of any description
from their feeding or roosting grounds in said creek,
or to erect any fish-pot, or to fish with any drag-net,
fish-basket or any other snare, during the time inter-
vening between the first day of October and the
fifteenth day of March succeeding, in each and every
year.

Ducks and
water fowl.

49. If any person shall violate any of the pro-
visions of this act, ho shall, for every such offence

Ibid s. 3.
Penalty for non-
compliance.