ART. 2. ] FENCES—FISH, CRABS AND TERRAPINS. 131
P L L., (1860, ) art 2, sec. 96.
140. If the party owning that part of the fence required to
be made or repaired by the decision of the freeholders, shall fail
to make or repair the same within thirty days after the service of
said award, it shall be lawful for the party whose portion of the
fence is in good order to repair or make said fence at an expense
mot exceeding that fixed by the award.
Ibid. sec. 96.
141. As soon as the fence or fences shall be so made or re-
paired, and so certified by the freeholders aforesaid, or any one
of them, such person shall be entitled to recover from the party
neglecting or refusing as aforesaid the amount expended, in the
same manner as other debts.
Ibid. sec. 97.
142. If any person shall fail to make or keep in repair his
part of said division fence or fences, and shall maim, kill, or
otherwise injure any description of stock found on his enclosures,
he shall upon conviction pay to the owner thereof the full value
of such stock, with costs of suit.
FISH, CRABS AND TERRAPINS.
P L. L., (1860. ) art. 2, sec. 98.
143. It shall not be lawful for any person to use in the rivers
or waters of Anne Arundel county, any seines or nets, the
meshes of which shall be less than one inch and a quarter square,
except such seines or nets as do not exceed ten fathoms in length.
Ibid. sec. 99.
144. If any person shall use or haul in the rivers or waters of
said county any seine or net exceeding ten fathoms in length,
the meshes of which shall be less than one inch and a quarter
square, he shall forfeit and pay for each offence the sum of
twenty dollars, to be recovered in the name of the State, before
any justice of the peace, as other small debts; one-half to the use
of the informer and the other half to the use of the State.
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