ART.23.] WICOMICO COUNTY. 1083

possession of any of the within named birds or game, dead or
alive, within any of the specified times by any person in said
county shall be deemed unlawful and be punished by a fine of
ten dollars for each and every such bird or animal so killed
or in possession of any person for each and every such bird or
animal so killed or in possession of any person.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1908.

STENOGRAPHER FOR FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT—See
Chapter 437, page 747.

CHAPTER 349.

AN ACT to repeal sections 51 and 52 of article 23 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Wicomico County,"
sub-title "Foxes," and to re-enact the same with amendments
and additions:

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That sections 51 and 52 of article 23 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, title "Wicomico County," sub-title
"Foxes," be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments and additions, to read as follows:

SEC. 51. And be it enacted, That any person or persons who
shall shoot a fox that is being pursued by a dog or dogs in
the limits of Wicomico county shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof before a justice of the peace shall
be fined not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars for
each fox so killed, and stand committed until the fine and costs
are paid, one-half of such fine to be paid to the informer, the
other half to the Board of County School Commissioners of
said county for the use of the public schools of said county.

SEC. 52. And be it enacted, That any person who shall dig
out, or in any manner take from any den a female fox or her
young whelps, or kill or in any manner cause the death of such
female fox or her young whelps during the period of time in
which she is sucking them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and on conviction before a justice of the peace, shall be fined
not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for
every female fox or whelp so dug or taken out of any den or
killed or caused to be killed, and shall stand committed until
such fine and costs are paid. One-half of such fine to be paid