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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Summon

clothed with authority to arrest any and all vio-

posse commi-

lators of this article ; and to take such violators be-

tatus.

fore any judge or justice of the peace, to be dealt

with as hereinafter provided; and for the purpose

of making such arrests, are hereby clothed with the

power to summon a posse commitatus to their aid.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That upon information

given upon oath to any justice of the peace of said

Arrest offen-

counties of any violation of this act, the said justice

ders.

of the peace shall issue his warrant for the arrest of

the offender or offenders, and the seizure of the boat

and furniture on board, which warrant shall be di-

rected to the sheriff or any constable of the county,

or any officer created by this act, or to any officer of

the State fishery force.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted. That all money arising

Fine — how

from fines and forfeitures imposed by this act, shall

disposed of.

be paid to the sheriff or any constable of the county,

and by him paid one-half to the informer and per-

son making the arrest, and the other half monthly

to the County Commissioners of the county ; and

the said County Commissioners are hereby author-

ized to use such money, together with the sums re-

ceived for license under this act, which sums the

clerk is hereby directed to pay over monthly to the

said County Commissioners, after deducting there-

from his usual fees for issuing license, in providing

proper police officers for the proper enforcement of

the provisions of this act ; and in case of a surplus,

remaining over at the end of each fiscal year of the

county, it shall be placed to the credit of the school

fund of said county.

SEC. 7. And le it enacted. That the said County

Commissioners of each county shall, before the first

day of August in each year, furnish the clerk of each

Furnish

of their respective counties two hundred blank cer-

blank ceitifi-

tificates of license, to be filled up by said clerks with

cates.

the description of the boat and crew and number of

the boat, and name of the person obtaining the

license ; and all boats licensed under this act shall

have the number of said license painted on each side

Length of

of the bow of such boat, in black figures, to be on a

figures.

white ground of a size not less than five inches in