WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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waters, every such person shall be deemed guilty

of a misdemeanor, and on conviction of having

violated this section shall pay a fine of not less

than fifty dollars iior more than two hundred dol-

lars for each and every offence.

SEC. 201. And be it enacted, If any person shall,

in, on or over the waters aforesaid, erect or cause

to be erected any booby blind or artificial point

at a greater distance than one hundred yards from

Distance for

the natural shore from which the same may be

booby blind.

extended, every such person shall be deemed

guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction of

having violated this section shall pay a fine of not

less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred

dollars for each and every offence, and shall be

subject to the same penalty once in every week so

long as the same is allowed to remain.

SEC. 202. And be it enacted, That any person

upon whom any of the fines provided for by this

law shall be imposed, shall in every case, in de-

fault of payment of the same, be committed to

jail for not less than thirty days nor more than

six months, or until said fine and all costs be paid ;

and all and every sink boat, sneak boat, float,

May be com-

decoy, duck gun of any kind, ammunition and

mitted.

apparatus of every kind whatsoever for use in

shooting at or killing wild ducks or other water

fowl found to have been in the possession of such

person at the time of violating any of the provi-

sions of this law, or in his possession at the time

of his arrest, shall be forfeited, condemned and

sold as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 203. And be it enacted, That any sheriff, con-

stable or commissioned militia officer who shall

be satisfied either upon his own view or from in-

formation received from any other person, whether

on oath or not, that any person has violated any

of the provisions of this law, shall be and he is

Authorized

hereby authorized and empowered to arrest and

take into custody such person so offending, and

to seize and take into his custody any of and all

the articles hereinbefore enumerated found to have

been or to be in the possession of such person, as

the case may be.