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drag-net, set-net, stir-net, fish-baskets or fish-pots^ 

 weirs or other means or contrivances whatever of 

 the nature of a seine, which are known to destroy 

 or capture fish, or to destroy or capture them by 

 shooting or striking them on the ice, one mile 

 above tide-water within the limits of Baltimore 

 county, in this State ; Provided, that it may be 

 lawful to fish in anyway in any of the said tribu- 

 taries one mile above the mouth of said tributaries. 

 Offending. gec. 2. And he it enacted, That any person or 



persons so offending against the provisions of the 

 preceding section, shall be liable upon conviction 

 thereof, by summary process, before any Justice of 

 the Peace of this State, in and for Baltimore county, 

 to a penalty of not less than ten nor more than 

 thirty dollars ; one-third to the informer, one- 

 third to the Constable who may make the arrest, 

 and the balance to the Treasurer of Baltimore 

 county, to be applied to road and bridge purposes; 

 Provided, that any person or persons so offending, 

 on conviction thereof, as aforesaid, who shall re- 

 fuse or fail to pay said fine imposed, and the cost 

 thereon, such person or persons shall be imprisoned 

 in the county jail of the county aforesaid for not 

 less than ten nor more than twenty days. 



Sec. 3. And he it enacted, Tliat it shall be the 

 „ r duty of the Sheriff, Deputy-Sheriff or constable to 



Sheiifl'. whose attention a violation of the provisions of 



this Act is called, at once to report the same to 

 a Justice of the Peace, and upon warrant being- 

 issued, to arrest the offender or offenders, and 

 bring him or them before said Justice for trial ; 

 any Constable who fails so to report a case of of- 

 fence, with the name of the informer, under this 

 Act, when notified as aforesaid, shall himself be 

 liable to a penalty of ten dollars, to be recoverable- 

 as like penalties are now recoverable. 



Sec. 4. And he it enacted, That any person or 

 persons who may feel himself or themselves ag- 

 grieved by any judgment rendered by a Justice of 

 the Peace, under the provisions of this Act, shall 

 Appeal. have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court for 



Baltimore county, upon the conditions and subject 

 to the regulations now provided by the general 

 law regulating the appeals from Justices of the 

 Peace; but the execution of the judgment of the 

 Justice of the Peace shall not be stayed, unless the 

 party appealing shall give bond to the State for dou- 



