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the said waters; provided, that any person so obtaining permission
shall not employ in his service any other than a bona fide resident
of this State.
P. G. L., (1860,) art. 41, sec. 25. 1843, ch. 142, sec. 2.
62. Any person violating the preceding section shall pay a
fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, and forfeit
the boat or vessel in his possession, together with the seine,
tackle, and all things on board at the time the offence may be
committed.
Wye River, and the Rivers In Queen Anne's and Kent
Counties.
P. G. L., (1860,) art 41, sec. 26. 1834, ch. 311. 1835, ch. 337.
63. If any person shall haul a seme in Wye river, or any of
the rivers of Queen Anne's or Kent counties, without the per-
mission of the owner or occupant of the shore where such seine
may be hauled, such owner or occupant may seize by way of
distress the seine, boat, tackle and every thing on board the boat,
and may have the damages sustained by him by reason of such
hauling of a seine ascertained by a justice of the peace, or by
three citizens to be summoned and sworn by a justice of the peace;
and when the damages are so ascertained, the owner or occupant
of such shore may have the seine, boat and articles so distrained,
appraised and sold to pay such damages.
Fines, Penalties and Forfeitures.
P. G. L., (1860,) art. 41, sec. 27. 1777, ch 6. 1810, ch. 86.
1820, ch. 199. sec. 4 1841, ch. 326, sec. 5.
64. All fines and penalties imposed by the preceding sections
of this article, if they do not exceed one hundred dollars, may be
recovered by action of debt in the name of the State before a
justice of the peace, and if over one hundred dollars, by indict-
ment in the circuit court for the county where the offence is
committed.
Ibid. sec. 28. 1820, ch. 199, sec. 4 1841, ch. 326, sec. 5
65. If the name of the offender be unknown, he may be
arrested on a warrant describing him as the person committing
the offence, without stating his name in the warrant.
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