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through the method known as still hunting. It shall be unlaw-
ful for any person at any time to shoot at or kill, or wound or
capture, or attempt to kill or wound or capture either an Elk or
Deer while same is taking refuge in or swimming through the
waters of any stream, pond or lake. It shall be unlawful for
any person to make use of a dog or dogs in hunting Elk or Deer
and every person or persons who takes a dog or dogs into the
woods or who has possession or control of a dog or dogs in the
woods and uses same for chasing, taking or killing an Elk or
Deer as the case may be, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It
shall be unlawful for any person or persons to kill more than
one buck deer during open season, said open season applying

only to Allegany County and to any game preserve in
Washington County inclosed by a fence not less than seven feet
high. Any person or persons hunting Elk or Deer are required
to have the proper hunting license. It shall be unlawful to
shoot, trap, pursue or kill, or gun or hunt for any Fawn or Fe-
male deer at any time within, the limits of this State.

Any person convicted before any Justice of the Peace of this
State for any violation of this Act shall be fined Three Hundred
Dollars ($300) for each and every offense, and shall stand com-
mitted to the County Jail or the Baltimore City Jail until such
fine and costs are paid. One-half of the fine shall be paid to the
informer causing the arrest and conviction, and the remaining
one-half shall be paid to the State Comptroller of this State or
the State Game Department to be credited to the State Game
Protection Fund to be used as provided by law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Laws, both local
and general, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are
hereby repealed.

Approved April 9, 1924.

CHAPTER 115.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 14,
15, 16 and 18 of Article 58A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title "Loans—Petty, " relating to the amount
owed, the payment of loans prior to maturity, the sale or
assignment of or order for the payment of wages, salary,
commissions or other compensation for services, and provid-
ing penalties for the violation thereof.