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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ident of said county or corporation, to shoot or
kill any wild water-fowl in or on any river,

License.

stream, creek, or any of the tributaries of the
Potomac river within the limits of Charles
county without having first obtained a license
from the clerk of the circuit court for said
county permitting the person named therein to
shoot or kill said wild water-fowl for a period of
twelve months from the date of the issuing of
such license; and the person named therein shall
pay to the said clerk for said license the sum of
twenty-five dollars, which amount shall be
turned over to the board of school commissioners
by the said clerk for the use of the public
schools of said county, and fifty cents to the
clerk for his fee for issuing the said license.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That any
person violating the provisions of section five of

Penalty.

this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and, on conviction thereof before any justice of
the peace in said county, shall pay a fine of
twenty dollars for each and every offence, one-
half of the said fine to be paid to the informer,
and the remainder as hereinafter directed ; and on
failure to pay said fine shall be committed to the
house of correction or the county jail for ten
days, in the discretion of the justice of the peace
trying the case.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the pos-

Evidence.

session by any person within said county of any
partridges, quail, woodcock or rabbit, or wild
water-fowl, without having complied with the
necessary requirements of this act to enable him
to take or kill the same, shall be considered prima
facie evidence of the violations of the provisions
of this act.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That all fines

Fines— to
whom paid.

collected by any justice of the peace in said coun-
ty for a violation of any of the provisions of this
act shall be paid by said justice of the peace to
the board of school commissioners f or the benefit
of the public schools of said county.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That it shall

Duty of
sheriff, etc.

be the duty of the sheriff of said county, and the
constables of the several districts thereof, to ar-
rest any person or persons violating any of the
provisions of this act, and to take him or them