ART. 19.] FISH. 1743

FISH.

1872, ch. 404.

44. It shall not be lawful for any persons, except bona fide
citizens of St. Mary's county, to haul a seine in any of the tribu-
taries of the Potomac river, lying and being in said county; nor
shall it be lawful for any persons, except bona fide citizens of
St. Mary's and Charles counties, to haul a seine in the Wicomico
river or its tributaries.

Ibid.

45. It shall not be lawful for any person to haul a seine of
more than eighty fathoms in length, within a mile of the Mary-
land shore, in that portion of the Potomac river between Cobb's
point in Charles county and point Lookout in St. Mary's county,
except from the fifteenth day of March to the fifteenth day of
May, inclusive.

Ibid.

46. Any person violating the provisions of either of the two
preceding sections, shall pay a fine of not less than five nor more
than fifty dollars, in the discretion of the justice of the peace
before whom the party may be taken, and shall forfeit absolutely
the boat and vessel in his possession, together with the seine,
tackle, and all things on board the said vessel or boat, at the time
the offence was committed.

Ibid.

47. Upon information given upon oath to any justice of the
peace, of a violation of any of the provisions of sections 44 or 45,
he shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the offender, and for
the seizure of the vessel, boat, seine and tackle, and all things on
board subject to forfeiture, which shall be directed to the sheriff
or any constable of the county, to be dealt with according to law;
and it shall be the duty of the sheriff or any constable, with or
without warrant, to arrest any person violating the provisions of
said sections, and to seize any such vessel, boat, or other fishing
outfit so found, having been or being used in violating any of the
provisions of said sections, and to bring such offender before a
justice of the peace most accessible and convenient, to be dealt
with as provided in section 46.