FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Public Local La^vs. 



CAROLINE COUNTY. 



Laws of 1876, Chapter 218, Sections 1, 2, 3 and -i. 



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

 Maryland, That it shall not be lawful to haul a Not lawfui to 

 seine of any description whatever, in the waters of *'*"' *°'°^' 

 the Choptank river and its tributaries, for the 

 purpose of catching fish, from and after the 

 twentieth day of May, in each and every year to 

 the first day of August. 



Sec. 2. And he it enacted, That nothing in this act 

 shall conflict with, or repeal any of the provisions with.* '° ®*'"^'^ 

 of the act of eighteen hundred and seventy-four, 

 chapter four hundred and sixty-six relating to 

 fisheries. 



Sec. 3. And he it enacted, That any person or 

 persons violating either of the foregoing sections violating 

 of this act, upon conviction thereof before a justice 

 of the peace residing in either of the Counties of 

 Dorchester, Talbot or Caroline opposite the shores 

 where the oifence is c':^;n:nitted, shall be fined not 

 less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five 

 dollars for each otfence, to be collected in the p^^^j^^^^ 

 same manner and by the same process of law as 

 other fines or small debts are collected. 



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

 persons refusing or neglecting to pay such fine or 



U , • J 1, • i- e i.1 Refusal to pay. 



tines, when imposed by any justice of the peace 

 who has jurisdiction in such cases, the seine or 

 boat, or both shall be liable to seizure, and upon 

 ten days notice being given, shall be sold and a 

 sufficiency of the proceeds of the sals shall be 



