XXXVI PUBLIC LOCAL i.AW^^. 



HtiiLle nCtlio county, to be dealt with ciceording to 

 law, and in such warrant it sliall not he necessary 

 to name any sucli (»ttender or ott'enders, or the 

 owuor of any such ])roperty, hut it shall he sutH- 

 cieiit to describe them or liini as persons, oi- a jier- 

 son guilty of violating rlic law withnut naming 

 sux'li ])'jrson nr persons. 



Sec. 5. And he it enciclcd. That it shall he law- 

 ful for any citizen ov citizens, and it shall be the 

 duty of the Sheriif or any Constable of the said 

 Aiip.-t Willi- c »un_ty of Charles to arrest with'or without war- 

 out, wiiiraut. y-^mi^ ;.j,y j)crson oi' i)crsons violating tlie fore- 

 going seetions of this Act, and to take tliem be- 

 toi'e some Justice of the Peace of tlie county for 

 trial under this Act, and to seize the boat or boats _ 

 find vessel, together wiHi tlie seines, iiets, tackle 

 and all things on board, or in anywise pertaining 

 thereto, used in sucli violation as aibresaid. and 

 give notice to the owner or owners tlicreof, if the 

 same can b(> I'ouud, to a]))»ear before a Justice of 

 the Peace of Charles county on a certain day, with- 

 in iive days from the time of seizure, to sbow why 

 tlie ]);-op{'rty so seized stniuhl not be condemned. 

 ;in.d if 1h<,' owner or owners i->^L the ]»roperty so 

 seizeil, evade; the service of said notice or cannot be 

 found, then the Slieriff or CJonstabie, or citizen or 

 citizens making ai'rest, nuiy give notice by ])ubli- 

 cation in some newsjiaper published in <Jharles 

 count}', or may set up nt.ttice at the most puUic 

 places in tin; nei/jhhorhooil of the seizure, warning 

 the owner or owners of such pj-o])erty toa]»)tear l)e- 

 ibrc a Justice of the Peace of Charles county to i>e 

 therein named, on a, day certjiin, not less than ten 

 'lays from tlie time of seizure, to show cause Avliy 

 (he s;iid ])ro])erly sliould iuit be condemned. 



Sec. t>. ^Ind he it enacted, That if upon the hear- 

 ^ , . , ,. imr in anv case of seizure as aforesaid, the Jtis- 

 iiie-uiit. tu;e ol the Peace is satisned that tlie owner or 

 person or persons luiving charge of the property 

 so seized is guilty of violating any of the provis- 

 ions of this Act, wliich imposes a forfeiture of 

 such projjerty for sucli violation ihcn such Justice 

 shall adjudge the same to l)e condemned and sold 

 by the Sherifl:* or (Nonstable seizing the Siinie, after 

 ten days ])ub1ic notice, and in case such seizure 

 shall be nunle bv anv citizen or citizens otbei' 

 Condemned ^],j^,i ji^^. Sheriff or a 'Constable, then the sale 



and sold. . , • i i n i ■ ■ 



')' tile jiroperty so seized shall lie sijid on ten 



