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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for said county a license permitting the person named

in such license to shoot or trap wild game in said

county for one year from the day on which said license

is issued, and that the person named therein, or the

party procuring such license, shall pay to said clerk for

such license the sum of four dollars, and fifty cents to

the clerk for his fee for issuing said license, and any

non-resident convicted before a justice of the peace of

Fine for viola-

said county for gunning within the limits of said county

lion.

without a license so to do, shall be fined twenty dollars

for the first and for every subsequent offence; on fail-

ure to pay said fine the offender shall be confined in

the county jail for ten days, provided that owners may

extend privilege of killing said game upon his or her

own land to whomsoever he may.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be

lawful for any person to ship, or attempt to ship for

the purpose of selling elsewhere, at any season of the

year, any partridge, woodcock or rabbits that have

been shot or trapped in said county, into any other

county or state, without having first obtained from

the circuit clerk of said county, a license permitting

Must obtain li-

the person named therein to sell or ship the same be-

cense to ship:

yond the limits of said county for one year from the

Ac.

day on which said license is issued, and that the person

named therein, or the party procuring such license,

shall pay to said clerk for such license the sum of one

hundred dollars, and fifty cents to the clerk for his

fee for issuing such license; any person violating the

provisions of this section by selling or shipping game

for sale, shall be fined the sum of five dollars for every

partridge, woodcock or rabbit sold or shipped.

SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the possession

by any person within the county of any of the birds

or rabbits mentioned in the preceding sections of this

What consti-
tutes prima fa-

act, at any time in which the shooting or trapping of

cie evidence.

the same is prohibited by said preceding sections, or

the possession by any express or transportation com-

pany of any partridge, woodcock or rabbit at any time,

shall be prima facie evidence of violation of this act.

SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That any person or

persons found trespassing upon any private property

Fine for tres-

in this county, which shall have been posted or adver-

passing.

tised, shall be liable to be arrested by any constable

of the county, and shall be deemed guilty of a misde-

meanor, and on conviction thereof, before any justice