EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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longer, and for which he shall pay to the said clerk the
sum of two dollars, one-fourth of which sum the said clerk
shall retain for his fee for issuing the said license, and
the other three-quarters he shall pay over to the County
Commissioners of Kent county for the use of said county ;
and every license to take, catch and capture fish in the
said waters issued by the said clerk shall state the
name and residence of the person to whom it is granted
and the time when it will expire, and shall not be
transferable and the said clerk is authorized to provide, fur-
nish and issue such licenses to bona fide residents of the
said county only; but the granting of such license shall not
be construed as authorizing or permitting the person to
whom it is granted to take, catch, capture or kill any fish in
said waters during the seasons in which the taking, catch-
ing, capturing or killing of fish is now or may hereafter be
prohibited by law, nor to permit the taking, catching, cap-
turing or killing of any fish smaller than the sizes now allowed
or that may hereafter be allowed to be taken in the said

CHAP. 527
License issued

waters by the laws of the State; provided, nevertheless,
that nothing herein contained shall permit the taking and
catching of fish in the waters of Chester river beyond the
headlines of any of its tributaries in Kent county by resi-
dents of Kent and Queen Anne's counties duly licensed to take
and catch fish in said counties.

Section 121 A. Before a license shall be issued to any

Proviso.

person desiring to take, catch or capture fish in the aforesaid
waters and applying for a license, the applicant for the
license shall make oath or affirmation, before the aforesaid
clerk of the said Circuit Court authorized to issue the same,
that he is at the time of making such oath, and has been for
twelve months preceding the taking of said oath, a bona fide
resident of Kent county, and that he will make known to the
proper authorities any violations of this law that may come
to his knowledge.

Section 122. Upon the information of any citizen of said
county that he knows or verily believes that any person has

Oath to be
taken.

violated any of the provisions of Sections 118-121 A, before
any justice of the peace of Kent county, the said justice of
the peace shall docket a case in the name of the State of
Maryland, against such person so charged by oath as offend-
ing, and issue a warrant at once to some one of the con-
stables or sheriff of said county for the arrest of the party

Case docketed
and warrant
issued.