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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

west branch of Chaptico bay, be and the same is

hereby taken from said fourth election district of

said county and added to and included in the limits

of the fifth election district of said county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That at the time of

the next sitting of the officers of registration, as pro-

vided by law, it shall be the duty of the officer of

Duty of regis-

registration of the said fourth election district to

tration officer

strike from the list of registered voters of the said

district the names of all voters residing in the por-

tion of the said district which is hereby included in

the said fifth district, and to furnish a list of the said

names to the officer of registration of the said fifth

district, and it shall be the duty of the officer of

Add names.

registration of the said fifth district to add the said
names to the list of registered votes of the said fifth

district.

In force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 5, 1878.

CHAPTER 424.

AN ACT to protect diamond-back terrapins in the

waters of the State of Maryland, and to regulate

the catching of the same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That hereafter it shall be unlawful

When un-

for any person to take or catch diamond-back terra-

lawful.

pins from the waters of this State between the first

day of April and the first day of November in each

year.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That it shall be unlawful

for any person or persons to take or catch from the

Size to take

waters of this State any diamond-back terrapin of a

less size than five inches in length, upon the bottom

shell, at any time.