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	costs are paid; provided, that if said fine shall not be
	paid within twenty days thereafter, it shall be the
	duty of the said judge or justice of the peace to de-
	cree forfeiture of the said boat or vessel, together	Decree for-
	with all the apparel and tackle on board, and he is	feiture.
	hereby authorized to order any sheriff or constable
	to sell said boat or vessel, together with all the ap-
	parel and tackle on board, to the highest bidder for
	cash, after giving at least twenty days' notice of the
	time and place of said sale, and the proceeds of said
	sale shall go to the payment of the tine and cost of
	such prosecution, and the balance, if any, shall be
	paid to the owner of said boat or vessel; provided
	the said owner shall have the right of an appeal to
	the circuit court.
	SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That any boat owned
	wholly or in part by any non-resident used in catch-
	ing oysters in this State with scoop, dredge or simi-
	lar instrument, shall be condemned by order of any
	Judge of the Circuit Court nearest the place of her
	capture, or if captured in Baltimore, by order of the
	Judge of the City Court, and shall be sold by the
	sheriff of the county where condemned, or if con-	To be sold to
	demned in Baltimore city, by the sheriff of said city,	highest bid-
	to the highest bidder for cash, after twenty days' no-	der.
	tice of the time and place of sale, such notice to be
	published at least three times in a newspaper having
	the largest circulation printed in Baltimore city or
	in the county where condemned ; one-fourth of the
	proceeds of such sale shall be paid to the party mak-
	ing the capture, except the officers of the Fishery
	Force, and the balance shall be paid into the treasury
	of the State, to be credited to the Oyster Fund.
	SEC. 12. And be it enacted, The fines accruing
	under this act shall be paid by the sheriff, constable
	or officers of the State Fishery Force collecting the	Fines to be
	same, within ten days, to the clerk of the county or	paid to clerk.
	city where such fine may accrue, and such clerk
	shall account for the same in his next quarterly term
	to the Comptroller of the Treasury, to be placed to
	the credit of the Oyster Fund.
	SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That it shall be un-
	lawful, without authority from the owner, for any