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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ticle, shall be divided as herein provided for, the
division of the proceeds of the property condemned
and sold under the provisions of this Article.

Penalty for
resisting of-
ficer, &c.

18. That any person resisting an officer in mak-
ing any arrest or seizure, or resisting any one
authorized by this Article to make such arrest
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof, shall pay a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dol-
lars, or be imprisoned in the county jail, not less
than one month, nor more than one year.

Restrictions
in taking oys-
ters.

19. That no person shall catch or take ovsters
within any creek, river, strait, bay or sound,
within the limits of any county of this State, with
tongs, rakes or any instrument whatever, unless
the person so catching or taking the same, shall
be at the time thereof a bona fide resident of the
county in which such creek, river, strait, bay or
sound lies, and in case a creek or river shall be a
division line between two or more counties, then
no person shall catch or take oysters therefrom as
aforesaid, unless the person so catching or taking
the same shall be at the time thereof a bona fide
resident of one of the counties so divided, nor
shall any person take or catch oysters as aforesaid,
in any of the waters of this State, not forming a
divisional line as aforesaid, in water not less than
fifteen feet deep, unless the person so taking or
catching the same, shall be at the time thereof a
resident of the county bordering on such water.

Violation of
preceding sec-
tion.

20. That any person violating any of the pro-
visions of the preceding section, shall be proceeded
against in the same manner by the seizure of pro-
perty and arrest of persons, as herein provided in
case of violation of other sections of this Article,
and shall be liable to the same forfeiture and pen-
alties.

Appeals.

21. That any person against whom a Justice of
the Peace may render a judgment under this Ar-
ticle, either to pay a penalty or of condemnation
of property, may appeal from such judgment in
the same manner as if the judgment were for a
common debt, but no execution or sale shall be
stayed unless the party appealing shall give bond
to the State of Maryland in double the value of
the property condemned, or of the fine imposed,