ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the judges of the

circuit court, or one of them, and the judges of the

orphans court of said county, or one of them, may,

together, appoint some suitable person librarian of such

Appoint libra-
rian.

public law library, and pass such orders for the gov-

ernment and regulation of such library as they may

think proper.

Approved March 20, 1884.

Chapter 75.

AN ACT to protect partridges in Calvert county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That no person shall shoot, trap or in

any manner catch or kill any partridges between the

Partridges-
protection of.

eleventh day of January, said day inclusive, and the

first day of November each year, within the limits of

Calvert county.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any person violat-

ing the above section shall pay a fine of five dollars

Fine for vio-

for each and every offence, to be recovered before a

lating.

justice of the peace in and for said county, and to be

applied to the public school fund of said county.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 20, 1884.

Chapter 76.

AN ACT to regulate the taking of oysters in the

Potomac river.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That it shall not be lawful for any

person to take or catch oysters in any manner what-

When unlawful

ever in the waters of the Potomac .river unless he be

a citizen of Maryland or Virginia, and shall have