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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 204. And be it enacted, That any person re-

sisting an officer authorized to make arrests and

seizures under this act shall be deemed guilty of

a misdemeanor, and shall pay a fine of not less

Resisting
officer.

than fifty dollars and not more than one hundred

dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not

less than one month nor more than sixty days, or

both fined and imprisoned within the limits herein

prescribed.

SEC. 205. And be it enacted, That the justices of

the peace for Baltimore and Harford counties, and

the Circuit Courts of said counties, shall have con-

current jurisdiction in all cases that may arise

under the provisions of this act, and shall, all of

them, have full power, authority and jurisdiction

Concurrent

to impose fines, order the imprisonments and pass

jurisdiction.

the judgments of condemnation and sale hereb.y

provided in the respective counties in which the

offence maybe committed; and if the offence shall

be committed in the waters of the Gunpowder

river, or in the waters of the Chesapeake bay, as.

aforesaid, the person or persons so offending, and

the articles seized, may be conveyed to either Bal-

timore or Harford county for trial and condemna-

tion before a justice of the peace or the Circuit,

Court of either county.

SEC. 206. And be it enacted, That any party or

parties against whom any justice of the peace may

render a judgment under this act, either to pay a

fine or of condemnation of property, may at any

time, within ten days from the rendition of such

Right of ap-

judgment, appeal from such judgment to the Cir-

peal.

cuit Court of the county wherein the same may

have been rendered; but no order of imprison-

ment or sale shall be stayed unless the party

appealing shall give bond, with two sufficient

securities, to be approved of by the justice, to the

State of Maryland, in double the value of the
property condemned and of the fine imposed, as

Give bond.

the case may be, with condition to prosecute such

appeal with effect to the Circuit Court at its next

session thereafter, and to pay the value of the

property condemned and fine imposed, and all

costs attending such proceedings in case judgment

shall be confirmed.