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ARTICLE XIV.
FISH AND FISHERIES.

HEAD OF THE BAY.

1 Non-residents of State not to set gill-nets in Chesapeake bay 2 Hauling of seines, when and where prohib- ited 3 Penalty for violation. 4 Punishment, appeal 5 Where stakes for seines forbidden 6 Penalty

7 Vessels not to anchor in naileries. 8 Penalty 9 Captain and vessel liable 10 Wantonly sailing vessel through seines, damages 11 How floats to be anchored, penalty for hauling from float through fishery 12 Penalty for placing obstructions in fishery

POTOMAC.

13 Fishing season in Potomac 14 Penalty for fishing out of season 15 Fishing in haul of shore fishery 1C Arrest, posse may be summoned 17 Penalty for obstructions to fisheries 18 Same 19 Owners may permit vessels to lie opposite shores 20 License, who entitled to license 21 How fishing license to be obtained 22 What license to State, cost, oath 21 Penalty for fishing without license 21 Number of license on bow of boat 25 Justice of the peace to issue warrant for

arrest and seizure, arrest without war- rant authorized 26 Sale of condemned property 27 Proceeds from sale of licenses, etc, placed to credit of the oyster fund, duty of the commanding officer of the State Fishery Force 28 Fishing from arks or lighters prohibited, penalty 29 Provisions in case Virginia shall adopt sim- ilar laws 30 Larceny to carry away sand, etc, on fishing shores of Potomac below Fort Washing- ton, how punished

WATERS OF THE POTOMAC.

31 Fish protected between the mouth of New creek and Wolverton dam.

32 Penalty 33 Justices to account for fines

PATUXENT.

34 None but residents to fish with seines, etc,, proviso 35. Seines not to be emptied on beach 86 Penalty 37 Prohibitions 38 Fine 39 Stake nets and beating waters prohibited

40 Vessels, floats, etc, not to be anchored in haul of fishing shore 41 Penalty 42 Captain and vessel liable 43 Fine for wantonly sailing through seines 44. Fine for placing obstructions in haul of fishery

FINES AMD FORFEITURES.

45 Recovery of fines and penalties. 46 When name of offender unknown, bow ar- rested 47 Forfeiture, how enforced 48 Same

49 Same 50 Proceeds of fines, etc, bow disposed of. 51 Same 52 Jurisdiction on waters defined 53 Commitment

PATAPSCO RIVER.

54 Fish to be captured by book and line only above tide-water 55 Owners of dams to keep fish-ladders thereon

56 Penalty for failure 57 Penalty for violating first section 58 Appeal, bond

PRESERVATION OF FISH.

59 Penalty for taking brook-trout out of sea- son, to whom not to apply 60 Penally for taking brook-trout with seines, etc 61 Penalty for placing lime, etc, in waters

62 Penalty for fishing in private ponds pre- pared for cultivating fish 63 How persons engaged in fish culture may sell and transport trout 64 Violation may be prosecuted by citizen of county