ART. 14. ] FISH AND FISHERIES.

owner of such pond or ponds, or any one by his authority, from
catching or taking fish therefrom.

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63. Any person or company engaged in the increase of brook
trout by artificial process (known as fish culture) may take from his
or their pond or ponds in any way, and cause to be transported,
and may sell any brook trout and the spawn of brook trout at any
time, and common carriers may transport them, and dealers may
sell them on condition that the packages thereof so transported, are
accompanied by a certificate from a justice of the peace, certifying
that such trout are sent by the owner or owners, or agents of parties
so engaged in fish culture; and such person or company may take,
in any way and at any time, upon the premises of any person, under
permission of the owners thereof, brook trout to be kept and used
for artificial propagation only, and for no other purpose.

Id. s 6.
How persona
engaged in fish
culture may sell
and transport
trout.

64. Violation, of any of the provisions of this act contained,
may be prosecuted by any citizen of the county in which said viola-
tion shall take place, before any justice of the peace, or Circuit
Court for said county, the informer to be a competent witness; funds
paid as penalties shall be equally divided between the informer and
the public school commissioners of the county, for the benefit of the
public schools in the district where the offence is committed.

COMMISSIONERS OF FISHERIES.

Id s 6_
Violation may
be prosecuted
by citizen of
county

65. The governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, is hereby authorized to appoint two competent persons, who
shall continue in office for two years from the time of their appoint-
ment, and until their successors are appointed, who shall be known
as Commissioners of Fisheries of Maryland, and one of the com-
missioners shall come from the Eastern and one from the Western
Shore of the State.

1874, c 150, s 1
Appointment of
commissioners

66. It shall be the duty of said commissioners to immediately
proceed to inspect all the waters of this State, with a view of stock-
ing the same with such food fishes as in their judgment shall be most
advantageous, and with such object shall communicate with the
Commissioner General of Fisheries of the "United States, and with
the commissioners of fisheries appointed by the different States, and
report the result of their inspection to the governor of this State as
soon as practicable, and that they examine into the feasibility of
cutting a channel around the Great Falls of the Potomac to admit
the passage of fish from tide-water into the Tipper Potomac, and
that they also inquire into the expediency of constructing fish-ways
or fish-ladders to admit the passage of fish over dams or other ob-
structions in the Upper Potomac, or elsewhere in the State, and that
an estimate of cost be made, and a report thereof be made to the
next General Assembly of Maryland.

Id s. 2.
Duties.

67. It shall be the duty of the said commissioners of fisheries,
after making the inspection and obtaining the information required

Id s 3.

Same