1832.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 135.

give them; — Therefore, to remedy the evils above com-
plained of,

Shooting restrict-

ed

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That no person shall hereafter, in any of the waters of the
Potomac River, or any of its tributary streams, shoot at
wild fowl during the night time, with a gun of any de-
scription, unless it be from the land, or a blind fixed on
some bar in said waters; nor shall any person, at any time,
either in the day, or in the night, shoot any description of
gun from skiffs, or other boats, which may not be conve-

Penalty for viola-
ing the restriction

niently discharged from the shoulder at arm's length with-
out a rest; and any person convicted of a violation of
this act, before any magistrate of any county adjoining the
waters or water courses in which the offence may be com-
mitted, shall forthwith surrender his gun to the magistrate,
"who shall cause the same to be sold, and the proceeds to
be paid, one half to the levy court of the county aforesaid,
and the other half to the informer, and in case of refusal
by the offender to surrender his gun as required, it shall
be the duty of the magistrate to commit said offender to
the public jail of the county, there to remain thirty days,
if the surrender is not sooner made.

CHAPTER 135.

Passed Mar.4, 1833

An act authorising the Commissioners of Harford County
to levy a sum of money for purposes therein mentioned.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assembly,
by petition of the trustees of the poor for Harford county,
that the said county stands indebted to Otho Scott, Esq.
for a balance due him for the poor house property, and
states that it will be necessary that a levy of one thousand
dollars shall be made on the county this present year, and
one thousand dollars more the next year, to meet the pay-
ments that will become due, and have prayed that a law
may pass, authorising the County Commissioners to levy
the same: — Therefore,

Levy $1000

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the Commissioners for Harford County be, and they
are hereby authorised and required to levy upon the asses-
sable property of their county the sum of one thousand
dollars in this present year, and one thousand dollars more
in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and hare the