WM. T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR

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Chester river and its tributaries lying within the

counties of Kent and Queen Anne," in this State,

be and the same is hereby repealed, amended and

re-enacted so as to read as follows :

SECTION 1. That it shall not be lawful for any

person or persons to take, capture or destroy fish

in the waters of Chester river or its tributaries in

How unlawful.

Kent and Queen Anne counties, by seines, drag

nets, set nets, fish baskets, fish pots, weirs, pound

nets, fykes, or any other means or contrivances

whatsoever which are now known or used in the

capturing or destroying fish, or which may here-
after be invented for that purpose, from the first

day of June to the first day of September, except

with hook and line; provided however that seines

or nets may be used for the taking of taylors and

mackerel fish, provided the meshes of such nets

or seines are in the bar not less than one and

Size of meshes.

seven-eighths inches, or in the mesh less than

three and three-quarter inches.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts

of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same

Inconsistent

are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take

acts repealed.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved May 3, 1882.

Chapter 334.

AN ACT to refund to Joseph O. McCauly, late

sheriff of Howard county, the sum of twenty-

five dollars, for money erroneously paid by him

into the Treasury.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the Comptroller be and he is

hereby authorized and directed to issue his war-

rant upon the treasurer to pay Joseph O. McCauly,

Directed to

late sheriff of Howard county, the sum of twenty-

Issue warrant.

five dollars, being the amount erroneously paid

by him into the Treasury for and on account of

fines and forfeitures in State cases in said county,

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