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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Chapter 287.

A BILL entitled " An Act to provide for the preser-

vation of Fish in the Gunpowder river, in the

counties of Baltimore and Harford."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for

any person or persons to fish with seines in the

waters of the Gunpowder river from the twentieth

day of May to the twentieth day of August, and

Unlawful to

from the first day of November to the first day of

February in each and every succeeding year; and

any person or persons so fishing in said waters

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction

of having violated this law shall pay a fine of not

less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred

dollars for each and every offence.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any sheriff or

constable who shall be satisfied, either upon his own

view or from information received from any other

Who may

person on oath, that any person or persons have

arrest.

violated the provisions of this law, shall be and he

is hereby authorized and empowered to arrest and

take into custody such person or persons so offending.

SEC. 3. 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-

Concurrent
jurisdiction.

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 to im-

pose the fines hereby provided in the respective

counties in which the offence may be committed;

and the person of persons so offending may be con-

veyed to either Baltimore or Harford county for

trial and condemnation before a justice of the peace

or the Circuit Court of either county; and all fines

so collected shall be divided as follows, to wit : One-

Fines to be

half to the informer, and the other half to the com-

divided.

missioners of said county, for the benefit of the

school fund of said county.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That any party or

parties against whom any justice of the peace may

render a judgment under this act may, at any time

within ten days from the rendition of such judg-