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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That on informa-
tion made under oath of any violations of the
provisions of this act to any Justice of the
Peace for Saint Mary's county, such Justice of
the Peace shall forthwith issue his warrant

Arrest.

to the Sheriff, or any Constable of said county,
requiring said officer to proceed forthwith to
arrest the party or parties alleged to have
been engaged in the violation of this act, and
bring him or them before said Justice at once
for trial, and upon conviction, they shall be
fined and punished as required by section two
of this act.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Jus-
tice of the Peace shall either give the case an
immediate hearing, or at the instance of the
party or parties charged, shall appoint some
early day within the next five days thereafter

Trial.

to hear the case, the party or parties charged
with violation of this law giving such good
and sufficient security as said Justice shall re-
quire for his or their appearance; and any per-
son or persons feeling himself or themselves
aggrieved by any conviction or judgment of
said Justice, shall have the right to appeal to
the Circuit Court for Saint Mary's county,
which shall hear and determine the same as
other cases on appeal.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall not
be lawful for any person or persons not a cit-
izen or citizens of St. Mary's county to take or
catch oysters with tongs or any other instru-
ment in any of the tributaries of the Potomac
river adjacent to the shores of St. Mary's county;
and every applicant for a license under this
act, to use any canoe or other boat in catching

Affidavit.

oysters with rakes or tongs, shall be required
to make oath before the Clerk of the Court
authorized to issue the same, or before some
Justice of the Peace of Saint Mary's county,
upon whose certificate of the taking of such
oath or affirmation, the said Clerk of the Court
shall issue such license; such oath or affirma-
tion shall state that the applicant for the li-