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and will not consent to a sale of her dower, the
court may, if it appears advantageous to the parties,
appoint five commissioners to assign and lay off the
dower of such widow; and any person or persons
holding land by descent, devise or purchase, subject
to a widow's dower therein, may apply to the court
sitting in chancery for the assignment of such dower,
and the court thereupon shall appoint five commis-
sioners to assign and lay off the same, subject in
either case to confirmation or rejection by the court.

Approved April 10,1880.

	CHAPTER 223.
	AN ACT to regulate fishing with seines or nets in
	that part of the waters of Synepuxent bay and its
	tributaries which extends north of an east and
	west line, passing through the southern extremity
	of South Point, in Worcester county.
	SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assem-
	bly of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful for any
	person or persons to place any set seine or seines, or
	any seines or nets in any manner rendered stationary,
	in that part of the waters of Synepuxent bay, north
	of South Point, Isle of Wight bay, Assawoman bay
	and Saint Martin's river, which is located equally at	Unlawful to
	all points on either side of a line drawn through the	set seines, &c
	centre of each of said waters, from the northern to
	the southern extremity thereof, and extending in
	width at all points of said line one-third part of the
	distance which separates the opposite shores of the
	waters aforesaid, at said points ; and all seines or nets
	used in violation of this act shall be forfeited and
	sold as hereinafter directed.
	SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be unlaw-	Unlawful to
	ful for any person or persons to haul or fish with any	haul with
	haul or set seine or seines, or to leave or to permit to	seine.