1086 DRIFT LOGS. [ART. 34
1888, art 34, sec. 14. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 3
14. If the said logs are not removed after such publication,
the owner of any shore may sell such logs to the highest bid-
der by giving notice of his intention so to do by an additional
advertisement for three successive weeks, as aforesaid, men-
tioning the time and place of sale.
Ibid, sec 15. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 4.
15. Any owner of a shore so selling shall be responsible for
the excess of such sale over the sum of twenty-five cents for each
log sold and the cost of the aforesaid advertisements and sale.
Ibid sec. 16. 1870, ch 229, sec 5.
16. Nothing contained in the four preceding sections shall
be construed to deny to the owner of any shore a right to an
additional compensation for special damages, such as the
destruction of fences, the lodging of logs upon cultivated fields,
or other similar injuries.
Ibid. sec. 17. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 6.
17. Any person removing logs from a shore without comply-
ing with the provisions of the five preceding sections shall be
fined not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars,
one-half of which shall be paid to the informer; provided,
such removal shall be effected before said logs have been
advertised according to section 13.
Ibid. sec. 18. 1870, ch. 229, sec. 7.
18. Any person so removing said logs after they have been
advertised for sale as aforesaid shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty
nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the
jail of the county in which said misdemeanor may be com-
mitted for a term not less than three nor more than twelve
months, or be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of
the court before which such misdemeanor may be tried.
Ibid. sec. 19. 1872, ch. 258, sec. 1.
19. Any owner or claimant of logs cast by wind and tide
upon the land or shore of the Chesapeake bay or its tributaries,
or any person or persons for him or them who shall wilfully
mark, stamp, imprint or indent any log or logs lying and being
upon any of the land or shore contiguous to and lying upon
the bay or its tributaries, shall forfeit and pay, upon conviction
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