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such associate counsel, shall have been filed in writing, argued
by counsel, and fully considered by the court.

SEC. 17. And be it enacted, That this entire Act shall be
deemed an exercise of the police powers of the State for the
protection of public health, peace, morals and safety, and all
its provisions shall be liberally construed for the attainment
of that purpose, and if any provision of this Act shall be held
to be void or unconstitutional, it is hereby provided that all
other portions of the same, which are not expressly held to
be void or unconstitutional, shall continue in full force and
effect.

SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That all laws or parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby re-
pealed.

SEC. 19. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved June 28th, 1917.

CHAPTER 14.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 4 of
Article 39 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Fish
and Fisheries," and to add a new section to said Article to
be known as Section 8 2A, to follow Section 82 thereof.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 4 of Article 39 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland, title "Fish and Fisheries," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

4. No person shall fish with purse or buck nets within
the State of Maryland south of the line drawn as aforesaid
without first obtaining a license so to do from the Comptroller
of the Treasury, and then only from June 15th to November
1st of each year, and the applicant shall pay the sum of
twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each and every purse or buck