JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 713

CHAPTER 449.
AN ACT to protect fish and water fowl in the
waters of the Elk river, in Cecil county, north-
ward of a line therein specified.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted ly the General Assembly
of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any	What is un-
person to lash or beat the waters of the Elk river	lawful.
within the bounds of Cecil county, with rods, poles,
sticks, or in any other manner, or to make noises on
the decks of any boat or boats, or on any part of
said boat, by the use of clogs or wooden shoes, or
any other instrument, or by any other means, or in
any other manner, for the purpose of driving fish
into any seine, fish basket, or other contrivance for
catching fish, or for the purpose or which will have
the effect of driving or frightening wild water fowl
of any description from their feeding or roosting
grounds in the waters aforesaid, northward of a line
drawn across said river from Court House point on
the east side to Oldfield's point on the west side of
said river.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person vio-
lating any of the provisions of the preceding section shall, on conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less	Fine for vio- lation.
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That on information
being given on oath to a justice of the peace of said
county that a violation of the first section has been
or is being committed by any person, he shall forth-	Arrest for
with issue his warrant for the arrest of the offender	violation.
or offenders, which warrant shall be directed to the
sheriff or some constable of said county, and such
officer may summon the posse comitatus to aid him
in making any arrest under this act.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon the arrest
of the offender or offenders, he or they shall be taken
before some justice of the peace of said county adja-
cent to the waters in which the offence was or is be-
ing committed, and if upon a hearing he shall be
deemed guilty, shall pay a fine of not less than ten
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