ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 376.

AN ACT to prohibit the taking or catching of fish with traps,

nets or haul seines, in waters known as " St. Catherine's sound."

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

That it shall not be lawful to set fish, traps or nets, or haul any

Unlawful.

seine in the waters of St. Catherine's sound, in the county of St.

Mary's.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any one violating the provisions

of the preceding section of this act, shall be subject to be arrested

by any officer authorized to make arrests in criminal cases in said

county with a warrant, or if apprehended by such officer in the

Violations

act of such violation then without warrant, and taken before a

justice of the peace for trial, and if convicted shall be fined not

more than fifty dollars, nor less than ten dollars, and shall forfeit

all the implements, nets, poles and seines used or engaged in the

violation of the said preceding section.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That after deduction of cost of arrest

and of trial, the remainder of the fine and forfeiture in any such

To pay
over.

case shall be paid over by the justice of the peace to the treasurer

of the school funds of the county.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any one convicted of violation

of the provisions of this act, shall have the right of appeal to the

circuit court of the county within ten days from the rendition of

Appeal.

judgment, on payment of the costs of his arrest and trial, and on

giving bond for double the amount of fine imposed, and value of

property forfeited.

SEC. 5. Any property forfeited under this act shall be sold at

public sale by the officer making the arrest, first having given ten

Sale.

days' notice in writing at three or more public places in the neigh-

borhood.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Effective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.