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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

length, and any person refusing to comply with this

provision shall, on conviction before a justice of the

peace for said county, be fined not less than five and

not more than twenty dollars and costs, said fine to

be paid into the treasury of the public school fund

for said county.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That any person who

shall use any boat, canoe or other vessel without

having been licensed as hereintofore provided,-shall,
upon conviction thereof before a justice of the peace,

be fined not less than twenty-five or more than one

hundred dollars, or forfeit the boat, canoe or vessel

so offending, in the discretion of the justice trying

Right of ap-
peal.

[trying] the same ; provided, that an appeal to the
Circuit Court, with bond and approved security,
shall be granted at any time within twenty days

from the rendering of such decision by said justice

of the peace.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That all monies arising

from fines or forfeitures under this act, after the

deduction of all costs, shall be paid by the offender

Fines to be
paid to sheriff

directly to the sheriff, or a deputy sheriff of the
county, if present, if not, to the justice, and by them

paid into and credited to the public school fund of

said county, and the said offender shall stand com-

mitted until the fine and costs are paid, or appeal is

taken as hereinbefore provided ; and all justices of

the peace before whom fines are imposed under this

Report

act, shall report the amount of the same to the

amount.

treasurer of the school commissioners within thirty

days thereafter, under penalty of fine of double

the amount thereof, in case of neglect or refusal,

upon indictment and conviction thereof in the Cir-

cuit Court for said county.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That any master or

owner of a canoe, boat or vessel, or non-resident,

who shall take oysters with scoops, scrapers or light

Penalty for

dredge, or other instruments, in the waters of said

violation.

county, now reserved for tonging, shall be subject to

the same penalty prescribed in section eight and nine
of this act.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the clerk of the

Circuit Court for said county shall be allowed as a