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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS. 



Begin and 

 end. 



POTOMAC. 



Lau-s 1870, Chapter 205, Section 12. This Acf 

 repeals Section 12, Article 41, Code of Fuhlic Gen- 

 eral Laics, and re-enacts the same as below. 



Sec. 12. The fishing season for Shad and Her- 

 ring in the waters of the Potomac River nhall be- 

 gin the 15th da}" of Marcii and end the first daj^ 

 of June in each year. 



None save Scc. 13. If any pcrson shall haul, drift, anchor 

 market seine, q^ stake in the Potomac River, or any of its tribu- 

 taries in this State, any gill-nets or seine of any 

 description, (except those commonly called market 

 seines for summer and winter fish, and Sturgeon 

 nets with eight inclies mesh,) at any time not 

 within the period fixed by the preceding section, 

 he will forfeit all the boats, seines and fixtures 

 Forfeitnro ^^'©n in his posscssiou, and be fined for each of- 

 andfine. fence, not less than fifty, nor more than one hun- 



dred dollars. 



Section 14 amended hij Laws 18*70, Chapter 200, 

 as follows: 



Sec. 14. No person shall haul, drift or fish any 

 seine or gill-net within the water bounds, or 

 berths of any regularly hauled fishing landing, 

 nor opposite to any part of the shore of the owner 

 or occupier of any such landing, within hauling 

 distance from such shore, between the fifteenth 

 day of March, and first day of June in each year, 

 without the permission of the owner or occupier 

 of such fishing landing, and any person so offend- 

 ing, shall be subject to the forfeiture and fine pre- 

 scribed by the next preceding section. 



Sec. 15. The owner or occupiers of the regular- 

 ly hauled fishing landings are authorized to ren- 

 der any Sherifi" or other officer assistance necessary 

 y,^.^g^ggf,j^ii to arrest any person violating any of the provi- 

 aid Shcrift. sious of the two ju'cccding sections; and the said 

 officer shall seize all boats, seines, and fixtures in 

 possession of such person, and carry the person so 

 arrested before some Justice of the Peace, to be 

 dealt with as herein directed ; and the said oflicer 

 may summons the posse comitatus to aid him in 

 making arrest cv seizure auihorized by this article. 



When to 

 fish. 



Consent of 

 owners. 



