THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

gun to the justice of the peace or magistrates' court,
who shall cause the same to he sold, and shall in addi-
tion to the forfeiture of the gun as herein provided for,
be fined by said justice of the peace, or magistrates'

CHAP. 292.

Forfeiture.

court, the sum of one hundred dollars for every such
violation, and on his failure to pay the said sum to the

Fine.

said justice of the peace or magistrates' court, or in
ruse of refusal by the offender to surrender his gun as
required, it shall be the duty of the justice of the peace
or magistrates' court, to commit said offender to the
public jail of the county where such conviction shall
take place, there to remain until he shall pay, or cause
to be paid to the sheriff or justice of the peace, or ma-
gistrates' court of such county, the said fine.

Case of refusal.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all fines recover-
ed under the provisions of this act and the proceeds of
the sale of any such forfeited guns shall be paid over by
the sheriff, justice of the peace, or magistrates' court,
who may receive the same, to the levy court or com-

Sale of forfeited
gun, &c.

missioners of the tax of said county, one half to be by
them paid over to the informer, and the other half, af-
ter deducting the expenses of prosecution and imprison-
ment, to be paid over to the commissioners, or other
persons authorised to receive the free school funds for
said county, to be applied by them as a part of said

Disposition of
proceeds.

fund; provided, that the imprisonment of any person so
convicted and refusing to pay or surrender his gun as
aforesaid, shall not be longer than ninety days.

Limit of period.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person so ac-
cused as aforesaid, shall consider himself aggrieved
by the judgment of the justice of the peace or magis-
trates' court, he. shall have the privilege of appeal from
the judgment of said justice of the peace or magis-
trates court, at the next term succeeding said judgment
on entering into recognisance to the State, with such
security as the justice of the peace or magistrates'
court, before whom the same may have been heard and
determined, may require for his appearance at said term,

Appeal provid-
ed.

and upon his appearance the said county court, unless
there be good cause for continuance, shall take up and
try the case at said term, and if the party so appearing
before the said court shall be convicted of a violation
of this act the said court shall in all respects affirm the

Proceedings di-
rected.