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	any fish in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, or
	its tributaries, bounding on or lying within Harford
	county, by means of pound or stake nets, or any nets
	whatsoever that shall be attached to the bottom of
	said waters, or tributaries, by stakes, anchors, or any
	weights whatever. Nothing herein contained shall
	prevent any owner of land bordering upon said wa- ters from catching fish for the use of their families	Prevent any owner.
	and employees and actually consumed by them, pro-
	vided such owners shall not place nets in any chan-
	nel of said waters, nor more than one-fourth of the
	distance across any stream, and provided further,
	that nothing in this act shall prevent the use of fyke
	nets in the Susquehanna river.
	SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That any person violating
	the provisions of this section shall forfeit the nets
	hereinbefore described, and the boats and materials	Penalty.
	used for fishing the same, and shall also for each of-
	fence pay a fine of not less than twenty dollars nor
	more than fifty dollars.
	SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
	effect from the date of its passage.
	Approved March 27, 1878.