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except the bay shore of Kent county up to Howel's Point, at
the mouth of Sassafras river, and also on the Susquehanna
river (and except on the west side of the Chesapeake bay from
Pool's Island north to one-half mile north of Spesutia Island,
on the west side of the bay, not to exceed eight hundred yards
from the shore) and any person who shall engage in fishing for
sale, with the use of said pound nets, stake nets or similar con-
trivance now used or hereafter invented, in violation of this
section, shall be subject to the same fines and penalties as are
prescribed in Section 105 of this Article; and provided further,
that all persons using haul seines and similar contrivances, ex-
cept pound nets and stake nets, which are hereby prohibited,
shall pay the same license and be subject to the same provisions
of all sections under the sub-title "Chesapeake Bay, " of this
article, except gill nets, which are exempted.

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

Approved April 6, 1908.

ARTICLE XLI.

GOVERNOR.

CHAPTER 12.

AN ACT to appropriate a sum of money to be placed at the
disposal of the Chief Executive of the State of Maryland,
for the support, maintenance and operation of the Executive
Mansion.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the sum of five thousand (|5, 000) dollars be and
the same is hereby annually appropriated and placed at the
disposal of the Chief Executive of the State of, Maryland, to be
used by him as he may deem wise and expedient in the support,
maintenance and operation of the executive mansion.

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

This bill became a law on February 20, 1908, by reason of the
expiration of the six days provided for in Section 16 of Article
2 of the Constitution.

CHAPTER 407.

AN ACT to extend and continue in force the terms of the Act
of 1896, Chapter 264, entitled "An Act to provide for the