422 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 276

guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section may
be tried and punished in either State by the magistrates or
courts having legal cognizance of such offenses.

(n) (Penalties.) Any person found guilty of violating any
of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be punished in the manner herein de-
scribed, to wit:

1. Any person found guilty of violating Sub-section (a)
shall be subject to a fine of five hundred dollars ($500), and
in addition to such fine, any vessel with its equipment and
cargo, and any gear or appliance used in such violation shall
be forfeited to the State or Commonwealth wherein the con-
viction occurred, and shall be disposed of in any manner
ordered by said State or Commonwealth.

2. Any person found guilty of violating any of the pro-
visions of Sub-sections (b) and (c) shall be subject to the
penalties of the State or Commonwealth of which he is a
citizen for taking or catching fish, oysters, or crabs without
a license.

3. Any person found guilty of violating Sub-section (d) of
this section shall be confined to the penitentiary for not less
than one year nor more than three years, or fined not less
than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or both imprisoned and fined, at the dis-
cretion of the court or jury trying the case. In any prosecu-
tion against the master or commander of a boat or any of his
crew, or any person on board thereof, proof that such a boat
was equipped with scoop, scrape, dredge, winch, winder, crank,
or spool shall be prima facie evidence of the violation of Sub-
section (d) of this section. Any boat or vessel, her tackle,
apparel, anchor, cables, rigging, appurtenances, and equip-
ment used in such violation shall, together with the cargo of
such boat, be condemned and forfeited to the State or Com-
monwealth in which the case shall be tried.

4. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of
Sub-section (e) of this section shall be subjected to the pen-
alties of the State or Commonwealth of which he is a resi-
dent for taking or catching oysters out of season.

5. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of
Sub-section (f) of this section, if a packer or vendor of oysters,
shall be fined one hundred dollars ($100), or confined in jail
not less than thirty days nor more than six months, either or
both, or if a tonger, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars