FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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SEC. 195. If the sheriff, constable or citizen making such
seizure of property does not know the name of the owner or
owners of said property, or having charge thereof, he may
describe him in the notice to be given as the owner of the
property, without naming him, and the justice of the peace, if
he does not know the name of the owner, may condemn the
property as the property of a person violating the law, without
naming him.

Where owner
is unknown.

SEC. 196. One-half of all tines collected by any justice of
the peace in said county for the violation of this act, and one-
half of all net proceeds of the sale of any gun, boat or other
property forfeited under the provisions of this act, shall be
paid to the school commissioners of Charles county for the use
of the public schools, and the other half shall be paid to the
person making the arrest or seizure, unless such arrest or seiz-
ure shall be made by a sheriff or constable by authority of a
warrant, in which case the said half of such fines or forfeiture
shall be equally divided between the informer and the officer
making the arrest or seizure.

Disposition of
fines.

SEC. 197. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 3d, 1894.

Effective.

CHAPTER 226.

AN ACT to repeal Section 26, Chapter 189, of the Acts of
1892, title "Worcester County," sub-title "Pocomoke City,"
and re-enact the same with amendments.

SEGTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section 26, chapter 189, of the Acts of 1892,
title "Worcester County," sub-title "Pocomoke City," be
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

Repeal.

SEC.26. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of defray-
ing the costs and expenses incurred in laying out new streets
and widening and improving old ones, and protecting the
property within corporate limits from the destruction by fire
in the purchase of a tire engine and hose, and the erection of a
lockup and engine house, the Mayor and Council are em-
powered to borrow money not exceeding ten thousand dol-
lars, this to be inclusive of bonds already issued on the faith

May Issue
Bonds.