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CHAP. 426
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SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 3, 1906.
CHAPTER 426.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section
381 of Article 27, of the Code of Public General Laws,
title " Crimes and Punishments," sub-title "Rivers."
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
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Repeal and
re-enact.
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land, That Section 381 of Article 27 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title " Crimes and Punishments," sub-title
" Rivers," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
so as to read as follows :
Section 381. It shall not be lawful for any person to
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Unlawful to
dig, dredge,
take away
sand from
the bed of
rivers, etc.
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dig, dredge, take and carry away any sand, gravel or other
material from the bed of any of the navigable rivers, creeks
or branches of this State, under a penalty of a fine not
exceeding three hundred ($300) dollars, and confiscation of
the boat, vessel, dredge and implements used in digging,
dredging and carrying away such sand, gravel, or other
material, and imprisonment in the county jail for a period
not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the court ;
one-half of said fine and one-half of the proceeds of the sale
of such confiscated boat, vessel, dredge and implements, to
be paid by the sheriff to the informer, and the other half to
the commissioners of public schools for the counties; pro-
vided, however, that it shall be lawful for any riparian owner
of lands bordering on said rivers, creeks or branches, or for
any person or corporation with whom such owner shall have
a contract in writing for the purpose, or for the agents,
servants or employees of such person or corporation to dig,
dredge, take and carry away sand, gravel, or other material
from the bed of said river opposite said lands from high-
water mark on the shore bordering on said lands to the
outer line of the channel nearest said shore, subject to the
laws of the United States relating to navigation; and pro-
vided further, that none of the provisions of this section
shall be deemed to interfere in any manner with the pro-
visions of any law of the State relating to the taking and
catching of fish and oysters.
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