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or any Constable of the county or other officer authorized
to make arrests. It shall be the duty of any officer authorized
to make arrests, upon receipt of said warrant, to arrest any
person violating any of said sections, seize any such seines,
nets, boat or other fishing outfit found being used in such
violation and bring such offender before the justice of the
peace most accessible or convenient, qualified to try same, to
be dealt with according to law.

WARRANT FOR UNKNOWN OFFENDER.

Sec. 6. If the name of the offender be unknown, he may
be arrested on a warrant describing him as the person com-
mitting the offense, without stating his name in the warrant.

PROCEDURE UPON SEIZURE.

SEC. 7. If upon a hearing in any case of arrest and seizure,
the justice of the peace is satisfied that the owner or person
having charge of the property so seized is guilty of violating
any of the provisions of this Article, which imposes the for-
feiture of such property for such violations, then said justice
shall adjudge same to be condemned and sold by the Sheriff
as provided for in Section S. In ease the owner is not known,
said justice may proceed ex parte to hear and determine any
question of forfeiture. In any case in which an appeal is taken,
provided for in Section 11, the property shall be released upon
the filing of the bond as provided for in Section 11, and upon
final determination of the case shall be released or condemned,
depending upon whether the party is acquitted or found guilty.

CONDEMNATION AND SALE.

SEC. 8. All property condemned under Section 7 of this
Article shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash, after being
advertised once a week for three successive weeks in one of the
daily papers of Baltimore City in case the condemnation is in
said City, or in one of the weekly newspapers of the county
where the sale is to be held, describing the property to be sold
and the time and place of sale.

DISPOSITION OF FINES AND PROCEEDS or PROPERTY SOLD.

Sec. 9. All fines imposed under this Article, and the pro-
ceeds of sale of any property forfeited as aforesaid, after pay-

ing the expense of seizure, condemnation and sale, shall be paid