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more than one liunclred dollarg, to be recovered as 

 other small debts are now recovered, and the said 

 Justice shall condemn all property seized by the 

 officers making the arrest, which shall appear in 

 proof to have been in possession of the parties 

 found guilty, or used by them in violation of the 

 first section of this Act, and adjudge and decree 

 the same to be sold. 



Sec. 5. And he it enacted, That the property so Pale of pro- 

 as aforesaid condemned shall be sold by the officer •"" ^' 

 making the seizure on ten days notice by either 

 v/ritten or printed advertisement placed in four 

 public places, and the proceeds of sale after de- 

 ducting the costs of proceedings, and the expenses 

 of sale shall be divided as follows: one-fourth to 

 the officer making the seizure, and the residue to 

 be divided equally among the persons who aided 

 him in making such seizure. 



Sec. 6. And he it enacted, That any party who 

 had been adjudged guilty of a violation of the 

 provisions of this Act, and feels himself thereof 

 aggrieved, shall have the right of appeal to the ^j 

 County Circuit Court of tlie county in which he 

 has had a trial. 



MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 



Laws 18^4, Chapter 129, enact — 



Sec. 1. Be it enacted hy the General Assembly of 

 Maryland, That from and after the passage of 

 this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person or Not lawful, 

 persons, to take, catch or kill any fish in or from 

 the waters of any of the creeks or streams of water 

 in Montgomery county, by any set-nets, dip-nets, 

 or any other device except by hook and line. 



Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That any person 

 or persons violating any the previsions of this 

 Act, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars Pcnaitj. 

 for «ach and every offence; said sum to be recover- 

 ed before a Justice of the Peace as debts of like 

 amount are now recoverable in the name of the 

 State, with coats of suit, and to be appropriated 

 to the school fund of said Montgomery county. 



Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That the County 

 Commissioners of Montgomery .county be, and 



