A. W, BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 89

CHAPTER 71.
AN ACT to add to the forty-first Article of the Code of Public General Laws, in relation to fish and fisheries, the following additional sections relating to the waters of the Potomac river, ly- ing between the mouth of New creek and Wea- verton dam.	Passed Feb, 11, 1864.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the following sections be and they are hereby added to the forty-first Article of the Code of Public General Laws, relating to fish and fisheries, and be arranged under the head of "Waters of the Potomac river," lying between the mouth of New creek and Weaverton dam :	Additional sections.
36. It shall not be lawful for any person or per- sons to whip or beat the water in that, part of the Potomac river lying between the mouth of New creek and Weaverton dam, with poles, sticks or other things, for the purpose of driving the fish into nets, seines, fish-baskets, or other seines, or to erect, any fish-pot, or to fish with any drag-net, fish-basket or other snare, or in any other man- ner, except with the gig, trot-lines, dip-net or the angling rod.	Relating to fish.
37. Any person or persons offending against the provisions of the last preceding section, shall for- feit and pay for each offence the sum of thirty dol- lars, to be recovered in the nupae of the County Commissioners of the county in which the offence takes place, before a Justice of the Peace, one-half to the informer, the other half to the school fund of the county, and in such action the informer shall be a competent witness.	Penalty.
38. Eyery Justice of the Peace shall annually account with the County Commissioners of his county, at their meeting to make the county levy, for all fines received under this act, under the penalty of fifty dollars for each fine by him im- posed or received.	Justices of the Peace to account.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be in force from the day of its passage. 12	In force.