1754 ST. MARY'S COUNTY. [ART. 19.

thereof, to be sold at public auction for cash by the sheriff or
constable seizing the same, after ten days' notice given publicly
of the time, place, manner and terms of sale, set up at the court-
house door of said county; the proceeds of said sale, after pay-
ing the costs of proceedings had, shall go one-fourth to the
sheriff or constable, one-fourth to the informer, and the remain-
ing half to the county commissioners, for public road purposes.

1878, ch. 471.

86. Any party against whom a justice of the peace shall
render judgment under the provisions of the preceding section,
may, at any time within ten days from the rendition thereof,
appeal from such judgment to the circuit court for St. Mary's
county or Calvert county; but no execution or sale shall be
stayed unless the party appealing shall give bond to the State of
Maryland, in double the amount of the fine imposed or valne of
the property condemned, with surety to be approved by said
justice, and with condition to prosecute such appeal with effect,
and to pay the parties entitled to the same the value of the
property condemned or amount of fine imposed, and all costs in
case such judgment shall be affirmed; and in all cases of appeal,
each party shall be entitled to trial by jury.

1886, ch. 800.

87. It shall not be lawful for any person to employ any canoe,
boat or vessel in catching or taking oysters with scoop, scrape,
drag or dredge, or any similar instrument, within the waters of
the tributaries of the Potomac river bordering upon the shores of
St. Mary's county in this State, from the eastern side of Breton's-
bay, known as Higgins', to the most northeastern point of Blakis-
tone's island ; thence in a northern and eastern direction with the
shore of said island to the ridge of Sheep's Head bar; thence in
a southwestern direction to the buoy on Coade's flats; thence in
a northwestern direction to the southernmost point of St. Cath-
erine's, now known as Shanks' island; nor shall any person take
or catch oysters for sale within said waters otherwise than with
tongs, as restricted and regulated by the provisions of the general
oyster law in force in this State.