PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 481

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That no person shall push, paddle
or convey on the waters of the Patuxent River or its tributar-
ies, or marshes of said river, or its tributaries, any person or
persons for the purpose of shooting any ortolan, rail or reed bird,
duck or goose, without first obtaining a license from the clerk of
the Court of the County in which he resides, for which he shall
pay the sum of two dollars and fifty cents, two dollars of which
sum shall be paid to the Board of County School Commissioners
for the use of the schools of the County and fifty cents to be
retained by the Clerk of the Court as his fee for issuing such
license, such license to expire at the end of one year from the
date of its issue. Every person obtaining such license shall be
given a figure, which figure shall be painted on the outside of
the boat or skiff used for the purpose of pushing or paddling in
figures of not less than one and one-half inches high, and of such
character and color that the same may be easily read. No per-
son not a bona fide resident of the State of Maryland shall be
entitled to have a license to push or paddle issued him by the
Clerk of the Court. Any person who violates the provisions
of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof in the Circuit Court or before any jus-
tice of the peace of the State of Maryland 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 offence, and the
costs of the proceedings; one-half of the said fine to go to the
informer, if any, and the other half, or the whole, as the case
may be, to the Board of County School Commissioners wherein
said offence was tried, for the benefit of the public schools
thereof; and upon the failure to pay such fine and costs the
offender shall be committed by the Court or justice of the peace
who imposed the fine to the County jail in the County wherein
said offence was tried for a period of not less than ten days nor
more than two months.

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 Patux-
ent River, its tributaries or its marshes between the fifteenth day
of March and the thirty-first day of October following, both days
inclusive, in each and every year, or any ortolan, rail or reed
bird between the first day of December and the thirty-first day
of August, 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