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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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circuit court or a justice of the peace of this State,
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to be dealt with according to the provisions of this
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act.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That any person or per-
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sons who shall resist any officer authorized under this
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act to make arrest, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
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demeanor, and upon indictment and conviction there-
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of in any court having jurisdiction, shall be impris-
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Penalty for
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oned in the House of Correction for not less than
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resistance.
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three months nor more than three years, in the dis-
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cretion of the court; the parties tried and acquitted
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under this act shall have the cost of such trial paid
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by the Comptroller of the State out of the funds
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created by this act.
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SEC. 9. And le it enacted, That it shall be the duty
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of the sheriff, constable, or officers of the State Fish-
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ery Force, to arrest any person or persons, and to
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Who to ar-
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seize any canoe, boat or vessel found violating any
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rest.
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of the provisions of this act, and bring the offender
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or offenders before a judge of the court having crim-
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inal jurisdiction, or a justice of the peace most con-
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venient or accessible, to be dealt with as herein pro-
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vided.
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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the judge or
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justice of the peace before whom any person or per-
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Give immedi-
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sons may be brought, charged under oath with vio-
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ate hearing.
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lating any of the provisions of this act, the said judge
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or justice of the peace shall either give the case an
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immediate hearing, or at the instance of the party
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or parties charged with a violation of this act, shall
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appoint some early day within the next ten days
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thereafter to hear the case, the party or parties
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charged giving such good and sufficient bail as said
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judge or justice shall require for his or their attend-
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ance, and on conviction of the offender or offenders
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the said judge or justice of the peace shall impose a
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fine upon the offender or offenders of not less than
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fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or
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imprisonment in the House of Correction for not
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less than three months nor more than three years,
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and the boat or vessel used in such violation, together
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with all the apparel and tackle on board at the time
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of said violation, shall be held until said fine and
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