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land, in and for any of the counties bordering on said river,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars for each offense, and the costs of the proceedings, one-
half of the said fine to go to the informer, if any, and half or
the whole, as the case may be, to the Board of County School
Commissioners in the county wherein said offense was tried,
for the benefit of the public schools thereof, and upon the fail-
ure to pay such fine and costs, the offender shall be committed
by the court or justice of the peace who imposed said fine to
the county jail in the county wherein said offense was tried,
for a period of not less than ten days nor more than two
months; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall
prohibit the bona fide residences of the counties of Anne Arun-
del, Charles, Calvert, St. Mary's and Prince George's from
pushing one another on the waters of the Patuxent river and
its tributaries and the marshes of the said river and its tribu-
taries without securing a license therefor as hereinbefore pro-
vided.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any
person, whether resident or non-resident of the State of Mary-
land, to shoot or trap any wild goose or wild duck on the
Patuxent river, its tributaries or its marshes, between the fif-
teenth day of April and the first day of September following,
both days inclusive, in each and every year, or any ortolan,
rail or reed bird, between the first day of January and the first
day of September following, both days inclusive, in each and
every year, or to have in his possession in any of the counties
bordering on said river any of the above named birds or wild
fowl during the closed season for the same, respectively, pro-
vided by this section; and any person convicted in the circuit
court or before any justice of the peace of the State of Mary-
land, in and for any of the counties bordering on said river,
of a violation of this section shall pay a fine of five dollars for
each and every wild goose, wild duck, ortolan, rail or reed bird
killed by him or found in his possession, one-half of said fine to
be paid to the informer, if any, and the remainder or the whole,
as the case may be, to the Board of County School Commis-
sioners of the county in which the trial is had, for the use of the
public schools thereof, after deducting all cost incident to
such trial and conviction; and on the failure to pay such fine
such offender shall be committed by the court or justice of the
peace who imposed said fine to the county jail of the county
in which such conviction was had, for ten days.

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

Approved April 6, 1908.