THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

CHAPTER 162.

CHAP. 163.

A supplement to the act, entitled, an act for the preser-
vation of Wild Fowl in the waters of Swan creek,
Specutia narrows, Rumney creek, Bush river, and
Gunpowder river, and the waters of Anne Arundel
county.

Passed Mar. 15,
1838.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland. That no person shall hereafter, in any of
the waters of Harford, Baltimore and Anne Arundel
counties, shoot at wild fowl during the night time with
a gun of any description, unless it be from the land,
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 he conveniently dis-
charged from the shoulder at arms length, without a

Certain shoot-
ing prohibited.

rest, and every 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
committed, shall he fined in the sum of fifty dollars,
one half to the informer, the other half to the commis-
sioners of the county in which the offence may he com-
mitted, for the use of said county.

Penalty.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted That in the trial of every
action which may be brought to enforce the penalties of
this act, cither party may have the right to appeal to
the county court of the county in which the said action
may be commenced, under the limitations and subject
to the regulations as are now provided for taking ap-
peals from magistrates' judgments for debt.

CHAPTER 163.

Appeal provid-
ed.

A supplement to an act, entitled, an act to provide for
the public instruction of youth in primary schools
throughout this State, passed at December session
eighteen hundred and twenty-five, chapter one hun-
dred and sixty-two.

Passed Mar. 15,
1838.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, all white

Children from
$5 to 18 years
old, entitled.