ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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of the value of said boat, conditioned for the pay ment

of all fines and costs adjudged against the boat, the

Boat may be re-

said boat may be released. The justice shall hear and

leased.

determine any charge against said boat, and if in his

judgment said boat has been employed in violating

this act, he shall so adjudge, and impose a fine as

aforesaid upon said boat, and all such costs as may

Justice is im-

have accrued in said trial, and upon the failure of the

pose fine.

owner or any person interested in said boat to pay

said fine and costs, within ten days after the same has

been imposed by said justice, then the justice shall

adjudge, in said case, the forfeiture of said boat, and

shall order the sheriff, deputy sheriff, or constable, to

Order sale of

boat.

sell said boat for cash at some public place in the

district where the justice resides, upon giving three

weeks' public notice of the time, place, manner and

terms of sale, in some newspaper published in said

county, and the fine imposed and costs, and all costs

of sale, including three per cent, commission to the

officer making the sale, shall be deducted from the

proceeds of sale, and the balance thereof shall be paid

to the clerk of the circuit court for said county, to bo

distributed to the owner, owners or lien creditors,

according to their legal rights thereto, one-fourth fines

under this act to go to the informer and officers

making the arrest, but not to apply to officers of state

fishery force.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That the board of

public works may, in their discretion, place and man

a suitable cannon, with ammunition, on Clay island,

Powers of the
board of public

or near the mouth of Tedious creek, with full power

works.

to use the same, for protecting the waters of Fishing

bay or the enforcement of the provisions of this act.

Approved April 8, 1884.