ART. 18.] FISH AND TERRAPINS. 169$

shall such residents take or catch terrapins between the first day
of April and the first day of November; any person violating-
this or the preceding section shall pay a fine of not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars, and forfeit the boat and vessel in his.
possession, together with the seine, tackle, and all things on board
at the time of the offence.

1886, ch. 138. 1888, ch. 151.

» 168. It shall not be lawful for any person to take, capture or
destroy fish in the waters of Chester river, or its tributaries, in the
counties of Kent or Queen Anne's, and Eastern bay and its tribu-
taries, within the Jurisdictional limits of Queen Anne's county, by
seines, drag-nets, set-nets, fish-baskets, fish-pots, weirs, pound-nets,
fykes, or any other means or contrivance whatsoever, which is.
now known or used in capturing or destroying fish, or which
may hereafter be invented for that purpose, from the twentieth
day of May to the first day of August, except with hook and line;
provided, however, that seines or nets may be used for the taking
of taylors and mackerel fish; provided, the meshes of such nets or
seines are, in the bar, not less than one and seven-eighth inches,
or, in the mesh, not less than three and three-quarter inches; and
provided, however, that eels may be taken or captured at any
time during the year, and by any contrivance whatsoever, suitable
for the purpose.

1888, ch. 151.

169. It shall not be lawful for any person who uses stakes or
poles in setting nets of whatever class or description, in the waters-
mentioned in the preceding section, to leave such stakes or poles
in the waters where they were used, but shall remove, or cause to
be removed, such stakes or poles from the waters where they were
used, on or before the twentieth day of May in each year; nor
shall they again be put down in said waters prior to the first day
of August following.

Ibid.

170. It shall not be lawful for any person, in said waters, to.
empty his seines upon the beach or shore at any time whilst en-
gaged in fishing, so as to leave the smaller fish to perish, but all per-
sons shall empty the same in water of sufficient depth to enable the