978 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

and in addition to such fine or fines all boats used by said of-
fenders and the guns and paraphernalia found in or on suck
boats or in possession of such persons so convicted, or used in
such violation of the provisions of this Section, shall be ad-
judged confiscated and ordered to be sold and conveyed by the
officer making the arrest or sheriff of the City or County where-
in the conviction shall be had. After deducting the cost of the
arrests and trials of the persons so convicted, and of the cus-
tody, sale and conveyance of the said boats, guns and parapher-
nalia, one-half of the fine and proceeds of sale of the confiscated
property shall go to the deputy game warden, constable or other
person who shall procure the conviction of any persons for vio-
lating the provisions of this Section, and the remaining half
shall be paid over to the State Treasurer to the account of the
State Game Protection Fund, to be used by the State Game
Warden as may be provided by law.

If any such power boat or boats impelled by sail or engines
of any description be found in or near the waters where wild
fowl are then and there using or bedding, having on board guns
or other paraphernalia commonly employed in the killing of
wild fowl, or if any shots shall be fired from any such boat at or
in the vicinity of wild fowl whlre bedded in the waters afore-
said, or if any such boat propelled by engine or sail shall be
proven to have moved in the direction of such wild fowl so
bedded, for the purpose of causing such wild fowl to fly from
the place or waters in which they shall have been then and
there bedded, such fact or facts, or any of them, shall be ac-
cepted as prima facie evidence of an intentional violation of the
provisions of this Section on the part of each person on board of
such boat, and of the ownership of such boat and of the guns and
paraphernalia thereon by the persons so convicted; provided:
First, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit
the proper use of duly licensed and authorized sneak boats
for shooting wild fowl, or duly licensed and authorized
push boats, or to prevent the towing of craft by power
boats to and from the shooting grounds or to prevent
shooting over or gathering wounded or dead wild fowl,
in good faith, from boats propelled only by oars, and not equip-
ped with either sails or engines, when so used within a reason-
able distance from the shore; and provided, second, that any
person or persons other than those convicted of violating the
provisions of this Section who may own in part or whole any
boat, gun or paraphernalia adjudged to be confiscated or or-