JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 345

CHAPTER 210.
AN ACT for the protection of partridges, pheasants,
rabbits, woodcock and rail bird, and to prevent
trespassing with dog or gun on private property
in Cecil and Harford counties.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful to shoot,	Not lawful.
trap, kill, or in any manner destroy or expose for
sale any partridges or rabbits in Cecil county be-
tween the twenty-sixth day of December and the
first day of November ; and in Harford county be-
tween the twenty-sixth day of December and the
fifteenth day of October, nor any woodcock between
the first day of January and the first day of July,
nor any rail bird or pheasants between the first day
of January and the tenth day of September in each
and every year, in either of said counties ; and the
possession of any of the birds or game mentioned in
this section during the prohibited periods, shall be
deemed prima facie evidence against such person of a violation of this act, except where it may appear	Deemed evi- dence.
that such birds or game are for breeding purposes.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person or
persons violating the provisions of the preceding sec- tion, on conviction thereof before any justice of the	Violating the provisions.
peace of said counties, shall pay a fine of five dollars	Penalty.
ior each partridge, rabbit, woodcock, rail bird or
pheasant shot or taken, or exposed for sale, and on
tailure to pay said fine, shall be lodged in the county
jail for a term of not less than ten nor more than
thirty days.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That any person
found trespassing with dog or gun upon any private
property in said counties, shall be liable to be arrest-	Liable to be
ed by any constable of said counties, and on con-	arrested.
viction thereof before any justice of the peace of said counties, shall pay a fine of five dollars, and on	Penalty.
failure to pay said fine, shall be confined in the jail
of said county for a term of not less than five nor
more than ten days.