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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

act, without a license to so use and employ said box

having first been obtained as provided in this act.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon informa-

tion being given under oath to any justice of the

peace of Cecil or Kent counties of any violation of

any of the provisions of this act, the said' justice of

Arrest offen-

the peace shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the

ders

offender or offenders, and the seizure of all sink

boxes and vesrels, decoys, tackle or other furniture

belonging thereto, which warrant shall be directed

to the sheriff or any constable of Cecil or Kent

counties, or to one or more of those holding licenses

and constituted as officers to carry out the provi-

sions of this act, and any one resisting an officer or

other person authorized to make arrests or seizures

under this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and

upon indictment and conviction in the Circuit Court

Fine or im-

of Cecil or Kent county shall pay a fine of not less

prisonment

than fifty dollars and not more than one hundred

dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not

less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, or

be both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of

the court.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That when fines are

imposed for violations of this act, and the offender

or offenders refuse to pay the same, the sheriff or

constable may proceed at public sale, after giving

three weeks notice of the time and place of such

sale by advertisement in one newspaper in said

Sell at public
sale.

county, to dispose of the sink box or other craft, to-
gether with the decoys, tackle and furniture belong-

ing thereto to the highest bidder for cash, and the

proceeds of such sale, after deducting all legal ex-

penses, shall be appropriated to the payment of said
fine, and the residue, if any, shall be paid to the

original owner.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That any party or par-

ties against whom any justice of the peace may ren-

der a judgment under this act, may, at any time

Right of ap-

within ten days thereafter, appeal from such judg-

peal

ment to the circuit court for Cecil or Kent county,

but no execution or sale shall be stayed unless the

party appealing shall give bond, with two sufficient