748 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

House in Calvert County to Cedar Point Light House in St.
Mary's County, nearer than 500 yards in every direction from
any net or device above mentioned, or of a total length of any
net or device above mentioned of more than 175 yards length
including the leaders or hedges or wings thereof, or at a greater
distance than one-fourth the distance across the waters above
mentioned from low water mark on either side. And be it fur-
ther provided that whenever the word net or the word device is
mentioned in this Section it shall be held to include the leader
or leaders or hedge or hedges or wing or wings of said net or de-
vice. And any person or persons, corporation or corporations
violating any of the provisions of this Section shall, upon con-
viction thereof before a Justice of the Peace of any County of
this State most accessible be fined the sum of not less than one
hundred nor more than three hundred dollars, and shall also for-
feit said net or nets together with the boats and tackle used in
violation of this Section, providing that the party feeling ag-
grieved shall have the right of appeal as in other cases tried be-
fore Justices of the Peace, and provided further that in case of
appeal, the person appealing shall give to the State of Maryland
a good and sufficient bond, covering double the amount of fine
and forfeiture, so as to secure to the State the amount of the fine
and forfeiture, in case he does not prosecute his appeal with
effect, and be it further provided, that any person, persons, cor-
poration or corporations, violating any of the provisions of this
Section shall be subject to the provisions of Section 116, 117
and 119 of this Article so far as the same are applicable hereto.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 16th, 1914.

CHAPTER 463.

"AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Chapter 117
of the Public General Laws of the State of Maryland, ap-
proved the 8th day of April, 1912, entitled "An Act to add a
new Article to the Code of Public General Laws of 1904 of
the State of Maryland, to be known as Article 33-A, Eminent
Domain—Regulating the procedure for the acquisition of
property for public use by condemnation.