1054 DORCHESTER COUNTY. [ART. 10.

1878, ch. 359.

246. All owners ana masters of boats licensed under the two
preceding sections are constituted officers of the county, and
clothed with authority to arrest any and all violators of said sec-
tions, and to take such violators before any judge or justice of
the peace, to be dealt with according to law; and for the purpose
of making such arrests, are clothed with the power to summon a
posse comitatus to their aid.

Ibid.

247. Upon information given upon oath to any justice of the
peace of either of said counties, of any violation of section 244,
the said justice of the peace shall issue his warrant for the arrest
of the offender, and the seizure of the boat and furniture on
board, which warrant shall be directed to the sheriff or any con-
stable of the county, or any officer created such by the preceding
section, or to any officer of the State fishery force.

Ibid.

248. All money arising from fines and forfeitures imposed by
section 250 shall be paid to the sheriff or any constable of the
county, and by him paid, one-half to the informer and person
making the arrest, and the other half, monthly, to the county
commissioners; and the county commissioners are authorized to
use such money, together with the sums received for said licenses,
which sums the clerk is directed to pay over monthly to the
county commissioners, after deducting therefrom his usual fees
for issuing license, in providing proper police officers for the
proper enforcement of section 244; and in case of a surplus re-
maining over at the end of each fiscal year of the county, it shall
be placed to the credit of the school fund of said county.

Ibid.

249. The county commissioners of Dorchester and Talbot
counties shall, before the first day of August in each year, furnish
the clerk of each of their respective counties two hundred blank
certificates of license, to be filled up by said clerks with the
description of the boat and crew and number of the boat, and
name of the person obtaining the license; and all boats so licensed