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	of the circuit courts of the counties bordering on
	the Potomac Eiver, the requisite number of such
	blank licences as are required by the provisions of
	this act, and said clerks shall, on the first Mondays	Deliver blank
	of March and December in each year, return to the	licenses.
	Comptroller a list and account of such licenses is-
	sued by them ; and no license to catch oysters with
	rakes or tongs shall be issued to any boat or vessel
	which is licensed to take oysters with scoop, dredge,
	drag or any similar implement.
	SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That it shall be un-	Unlawful.
	lawful for any person to catch oysters on Sunday or
	at night with scoop, dredge, drag or similar imple-
	ment, or by tongs ; any person violating this section
	shall be fined a sum of not less than fifty dollars	Fine for vio-
	nor more than one hundred dollars, the fine and	lation.
	costs of prosecution to be a lien on the boat, vessel
	and equipments used in violating the provisions
	of this section, and the case shall be tried and dis-
	posed of, and the fine and costs collected and paid
	over as provided in section six of this act.
	SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
	duty of the officers of the State Fishery force, the	Arrest for
	sheriffs, constables and licensed tongsmen of the	violating
	counties bordering on the Potomac River, to arrest
	any person found violating the provisions of this
	act, and to seize all boats, vessels and equipments engaged or used in such violation, and to bring the	Seize boats,
	offenders before a judge of the circuit court or a	vessels, &c.
	justice of the peace, most convenient or accessible,
	to be dealt with as by this act provided, and to hold
	such boats, vessels and equipments to be disposed of
	to secure the payment of such fines and costs of
	prosecution adjudged as hereinbefore provided by
	preceding sections of this act.
	SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That upon information
	given on oath to any judge or justice of the peace of
	any violation of any of the provisions of this act,
	he shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the offend-	Issue war-
	er and the seizure of the boat, vessel and equip-	rants for ar-
	ments, which warrant shall be directed to the sher-	rest.
	iff, constable or any licensed tongsman of the coun-
	ty wherein such warrant is issued, or to any officer