ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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clerks thereof, and the sheriff of said city, and the jurors sum-

moned by him from the inhabitants of said city, and any justice

of the peace of said city and all parties interested in the exercise

of said powers, shall respectively have the same powers and rights

which are conferred under said article twenty-three upon the

circuit court of the counties and the clerks thereof, and the

Rights.

sheriffs of said counties, and the jurors summoned by them from

the inhabitants of said counties, and the justices of the peace of

said counties, and the parties interested in the exercise of the

powers under said article twenty-three; and the inquisition shall

be returned by the sheriff to the clerk of the court which may be

named in the warrant of the justice of the peace; and said courts

may confirm said inquisition at any time after the return of said

inquisition to the clerk of said court if no sufficient cause to the

contrary be shown; but fifteen days after such return shall be

allowed in which to file objections to the confirmation of any such

inquisition.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved March 19, 1890.

CHAPTER 140.

AN ACT to better protect wild fowl in the waters of Little Chop-

tank river. -

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That it shall be unlawful for any other than bona fide citizens or

residents of Parson's creek, Church creek and Neck districts in

Unlawful.

Dorchester county to shoot wild fowl from sink boats, sneak

boats, boats carrying a light at night, or from blinds or otherwise

in the Little Choptank river.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That upon the information of any

citizen or resident of the aforementioned districts before any jus-

tice of the peace that he knows of any person or persons who

have violated the provisions of this act, the justice of the peace

before whom the complaint is made shall docket a case in the

Proceed-

name of the State of Maryland against such person or persons so

ings.

charged on oath as offending, and issue a warrant to some one of

the constables or the sheriff of said county, for the arrest of the

party or parties, with the boat, guns and other fixtures used in

such violation of this act, to be brought before such justice, or

some other justice for trial; and upon conviction shall forfeit and

pay the sum of twenty dollars and costs, and also the boat, guns

and other fixtures used in such violation; the boat, guns and

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