JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 665

SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That it shall be unlawful	Not to de-
for any person to interfere with, or in any manner	stroy eggs.
destroy, the diamond-back terrapin eggs.
SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That none but bona fide citi-	Who shall
zens of the counties of this State bordering upon	catch
the waters of the same shall take or catch diamond-
back terrapins from said waters.
SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That any person or persons
violating the provisions of this act, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of the
same, before a justice of the peace in the county in
which the offence shall have been committed, he, she	Penalty for
or they shall be fined a sum not less than five nor	violation
more than ten dollars for each diamond-back terra-
pin so taken or caught, or for destroying any dia-
mond-back terrapin eggs, one-half of said fine to go
to the informer and the balance to be paid over by
the said justice of the peace to the County Commis-
sioners of said county, to be by them disbursed for
the benefit of said county ; said fine to be collected
as other fines and forfeitures are now collected.
SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That the possession of any
diamond-back terrapin by any person or persons within the time prescribed by this act, prohibiting	Possession evidence of
the taking and catching of the same, shall be deemed	violation
prima facia evidence that said person or persons nave violated the provisions of this act.
SEC. 7. Be it enacted, That the constables of the
several counties of this State shall, upon the informa-
tion of any one, arrest all persons violating the pro- visions of this act, and carry them before the nearest	Constables to arrest
justice of the peace of the county wherein such offence
shall have been committed, to be dealt with in ac-
cordance with the provisions of section five of this act.
SEC. 8. Be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 5, 1878.