ROBERT WRIGHT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. NOVEMBER.

1807.

CHAP. CX1V.

An ACT to prevent the anchoring of vessels in the fisheries in Sus-
quehanna river, and at the head of the Chesapeake bay.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, that the owners of fisheries situated in
the river Susquehanna, and at the head of the Chesapeake bay, labour under great incon-
veniencies, and suffer many losses, from vessels anchoring in their fisheries, and sailing through
their seans during the fishing season; therefore,

Passed 20th of
January, 1808.

Preamble.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That if any vessel, unless compelled so
to do by stress of weather, or other unavoidable accidents, shall be anchored in any fishery on the
river Susquehanna, or at the head of the Chesapeake bay, at any time between the first day of April
and the twentieth day of May, in any year, and remain thus anchored for the space of half an hour
when the weather will admit of the departure of such vessel, after being ordered to depart there-
from by the owner or owners of such fishery, the skipper, or other person or persons commanding
such vessel, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars for every such offence, and a further sum
of five dollars for every hour such vessel shall remain thus anchored as aforesaid.

Penalty for an-
choring in any
fishery, &c.

III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any vessel shall be wittingly, and wantonly or maliciously,
sailed through a sean extended in any of the said fisheries, the skipper, or other person commanding
such vessel, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars for every such offence.

Or sailing thro'
any scan, &c.

IV. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all fines and forfeitures incurred under this act shall be recover-
ed as small debts are recoverable, before a justice of the peace for the county wherein the offence
may be committed, in the name and for the use of the state of Maryland.

CHAP. CXV.

Fines, how to
be recovered,
&c.

An ACT relative to writs of capias ad satisfaciendum.

BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from and after the first day of January
next, any sheriff, coroner or constable, directed to serve a writ of capias ad satisfaciendum, shall
be bound to accept of the payment of the amount of such execution in the same manner that he is
bound to receive such payment when authorised to execute a writ of fieri facias, and that a payment
made to any sheriff, coroner or constable, directed to serve any such writ of capias ad satisfaciendum^
shall be of the same force, validity and effect, to all intents and purposes, as a like payment made to
any sheriff directed to execute a writ of fieri facias \ and the plaintiff or plaintiffs at whose suit such
capias ad satisfaciendum issued, shall have and exercise the same remedy for the recovery of such mo-
ney from the said sheriff, coroner or constable, and their securities respectively, that such plaintiff
or plaintiffs now have and may use for the recovery of money received by the said sheriff, coroner
or constable, respectively, on writs of fieri facias.

CHAP. CXVI.

Passed 20th of
January, 1808.

Sheriff. &c.
hound to accept
payment, &c.

A Supplement to the act, entitled, An act to amend and explain the
thirty -third section of an ad, entitled, An ad for the more effec-
tual paving the streets of Baltimore-town, in Baltimore county.

Passed 20th of
January, 1808.

BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That nothing contained in the aforesaid acts
of assembly, or either of them, shall be construed to extend to, or in any manner affect, any
person or persons who shall not at any one time use or employ a wagon or wagons, wain or wains,
cart or carts, within the limits of the city of Baltimore, more than two months in any one year.

CHAP. CXVII.

Not to affect
certain persons,
&c.

An ACT authorising John Mitchell, late sheriff and collector of
Caroline county, to complete his collection.

Passed 20th of
January, 1808.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, by the petition of John Mitchell, late
sheriff and collector of Caroline county, that from various causes therein set forth, he has
not been able to complete his collection within the time limitted by law, and that there is still due
to him, as sheriff and collector of said county, considerable sums of money, and praying a law may
pass to enable him to collect the same; therefore,

Preamble,