ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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Anne Arundel county, at any point above Bulling's

cove on the one side, and Poplar Spring on the other

side of said river, or in any of the creeks or coves of

said river, above said points, any weir or weirs, net

Not lawful to
place net.

or nets, or any other contrivances for catching fish,

between the first day of February and the first day of

April. Nothing in this section to apply to the hauling
of seines. Any person or persons offending against

the provisions of this section shall, upon a conviction

before a justice of the peace of said county, be fined

Penalty.

not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred

dollars, one third to go to the informer, one-third to

the constable making the arrest, and one-third to the

treasurer of the county school commissioners for school

purposes.

Approved April 8, 1884.

Chapter 404.

AN ACT to appropriate a sum of money for the

benefit of St. Vincent's Infant Asylum of the city

of Baltimore.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the comptroller of the treasury

be and he is hereby authorized and directed to draw

his warrant upon the treasurer of the state, in favor

of the Sister President of St. Vincent's Infant Asylum

of the city of Baltimore, for the sum of two thousand

'dollars, during the year one thousand eight hundred

Draw warrant.

and eighty-five, and the sum of two thousand dollars

during the year one thousand eight hundred and

eighty-six, which several sums are hereby appropriated

for the benefit of the said corporation to compensate

it for services to be by it rendered to the state during

the said two years in caring for the helpless persons

under its charge.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this act

Effective.

shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1884.

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