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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

been a resident of the state of which he is a citizen

for twelve months immediately preceding; any one

violating thia section shall be subject to a fine of five

hundred dollars; any vessel in which oysters are taken

contrary to this section shall be forfeited and sold ;

one-half of the proceeds to go to the state, when con-

victed, and the other half to the informer.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be law-

ful for any citizen of Maryland or Virginia to take or

catch oysters with a scoop, scrape, dredge, or any such

When scoop,
dredge, &c.,

instrument, in the waters of the Potornac, between

is unlawful.

the first day of April and the first day of November

of each year; it shall not be lawful for any citizen of

either state to take oysters with tongs from the waters

of the Potomac river between April the fifteenth and

September the first of each year; it shall not be law-

ful for any person to have in possession any oysters in

the waters of the Potomac river between the fifteenth

day of April and the first day of September of each

Penalty for

year; every person found guilty of violating any of

violation.

the provisions of this section shall be fined not less

than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than five

hundred dollars for each offence; and the vessel by

which oysters are illegally taken, or which receives

oysters so illegally taken, or which has oysters on

board (within the limits of said river) within the time

specified, shall be held as security for the payment of

the fine hereinbefore mentioned, and be subject also

to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than

one hundred and fifty dollars; and in the event of

such fines not being paid within a period of twenty days,

then such vessel to be forfeited and sold; the surplus,

Finies — how
disposed of.

after payment of fines and costs, to be paid to the

owner or owners of the boat; one-half of fines to go

to the informer and the other half to the state.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful

for citizens of the States of Maryland and Yir-

When lawful.

ginia to take oysters in the Potomac after complying

with the requirements of the law of the state of

which he is a citizen for the taking of oysters from

the waters of such state; and any citizen of either

state who takes oysters in the Potomac without having

complied with the requirements of the law of his state

as to the taking of oysters in its own waters, shall be

considered guilty of violating the laws of the state