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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

county, with seine or nets, except from the shore in

the usual and customary manner.

Not lawful

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That it shall not be

to fish with

lawful for any person or persons to fish in said water,

fastened nets

Bird river excepted, with nets fastened to stakes, com-

monly known as pound or trap nets.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That upon information

given upon oath or affirmation to any justice of the

peace having jurisdiction of any violation of any of

Shall issue

the provisions of this act, he shall issue his warrant

warrant.

for the arrest of the offender or offenders and for

the seizure of the seines, nets, boats and other fishing

outfit, to be directed to the sheriff or any constable

of the county or other officer authorized to make

arrests, or any citizen, and it shall be the duty of

any sheriff, constable or -other officer authorized

to make arrests, or citizens, upon receipt of said

Arrest any

warrant, to arrest any person or persons violating

person

the provisions of this act, and to seize any such

seine, net, boat or other fishing outfit, and found

being used in violating any of said provisions, and
to bring such offender or offenders before a justice

of the peace most accessable or convenient, and upon

Penalty.

conviction thereof the said offender or offenders shall

be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than

two hundred dollars, one-half of such fine to be paid

to the use of the informer, and the other half to the

use of the public schools of the county in which said

offence was committed, and shall forfeit the seine or

net, boat and other outfit used in such fishing,

which shall be sold and the proceeds divided in the

same manner, and in case of non-payment of the

fine and costs imposed by said i'ustice the said of-

Confined in

fender or offenders shall be confined in the county

jail

jail for a period not exceeding forty days and not less
than twenty days, or until said fine and costs are

paid.

SEC. 4. And te it enacted, That any person or

Any person

persons who may feel himself or themselves aggrieved

feeling ag-
grieved.

by any judgment rendered by a justice of the peace
under the provision of this act shall have the right

May appeal.

to appeal to the Circuit Court of the county where

the act was committed, upon the condition and sub-

ject to the regulations now provided by the general