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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

boat or canoe, so licensed, on hire or shares, who has

not been a bona fide resident-citizen of the county

for the twelve months next preceding such employ-

ment or permission to use, and that he will inform

against and prosecute all persons who shall violate

Penalty for

this or any other provision of this act. The penalty

violation.

for violating any of the provisions of this section

shall be not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty

dollars, to be recovered before a justice of the peace

of the county, and said fine and the costs of prose-

cution shall be a lien upon the boat and equipments

of the offending party, which, unless paid within

ten days after judgment, shall be sold under orders

and notice prescribed by the justice of the peace for

the payment of such fine and costs, one-half of such

fine to be paid to the county school commissioners,

and the other half to the informer.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That every licensed

Paint num-

tonger, under the provisions of this act, shall paint

ber of boat.

the number of his boat or canoe on the outside

thereof, near the gunwale, on each side of the bow,

in black figures of not less than four inches in length,

and of proportionate width, in a white ground, and

no number other than that in the license shall be

exposed to view on said canoe or boat; and any per-

son failing to comply with this provision, before

using said boat or canoe for the purpose aforesaid,

shall be subject to a fine of not less than five dol-

lars, and not more than ten dollars, to be recovered

and paid over as provided in section eleven of this

act.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That if any person

shall use any boat or canoe not licensed, as provided

by this act, in catching oysters with rakes or tongs,

for sale, he shall be snoject to a fine of not less than

Fine and lien

ten dollars and not more than fifty dollars, to be a

on boat.

lien on the boat or canoe of the offender, to be recov-

ered and paid over as provided in section eleven of

this act ; and if said fine be not paid he shall be im-

prisoned in the county jail for not less than two nor

more than six months.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the Comptroller

shall cause to be printed and delivered to the clerks