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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

and convey, as aforesaid, for which he shall pay the sum of

two dollars, to be applied to the public road fund of the

district of the respective counties wherein he shall reside ;

Penalty.

and any person so pushing, paddling or conveying persons

so to shoot or trap, without having first obtained such

license, shall upon conviction before a justice of the peace

be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than thirty dol-

lars, and upon failure to pay said fine and costs, shall have

his boat and fixtures confiscated and sold by judgment of

the justice before whom he is tried, and the money so arising

from such sale shall be returned to the county commissioners

of the respective counties after having deducted therefrom

the cost of such proceedings of condemnation and sale, to

be applied to the road fund as aforesaid.

Effective

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4th, 1892.

AN ACT authorizing and directing the County Commis-

sioners of Carroll County to refund to the Westminster

Water Company taxes improperly paid by said company.

WHEREAS, the county commissioners of Carroll County

Preamble.

have for the years 1884, 1885, 1886 and 1887 improperly

assessed the Westminster Water Company upon its personal

property, upon which said property and assessment it has

paid for the aforesaid years to the collector of taxes for

the seventh election district of Carroll County the sum

of one hundred dollars ($100.00) erroneously paid as county

taxes ; and,

WHEREAS, said county commissioners have assessed in

Preamble.

the hands of the owners thereof three thousand seven hun-

dred and fifty dollars, ($3,750.00) being part of the pre-

ferred stock of said Westminster Water Company, and have,

for the years 1887, 1888, 188t» and 1890 collected county

taxes thereon ; and,

WHEREAS, the said Westminster Water Company did

Preamble.

upon the fourth day of April, 1891, upon the warrants of

the treasurer, pay into the treasury of the State, for the

years 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1890, as State

taxes, the sum of one hundred and three dollars and ten

cents ($103.10) ; therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the County Commissioners of Carroll County