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  PUBLIC 
  LOCAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  Make 
  oath. 
  

  

  Constitut- 
  

   ed 
  OtBcers, 
  

  

  ful 
  for 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  the 
  county 
  of 
  Dor- 
  

   chester 
  or 
  of 
  Wicomico 
  county 
  to 
  try 
  such 
  person 
  

   or 
  persons, 
  and 
  if 
  found 
  guilty 
  of 
  a 
  violation 
  of 
  the 
  

   first 
  section 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  may 
  condemn 
  said 
  canoe, 
  boat 
  

   and 
  vessel, 
  and 
  sell 
  the 
  same 
  on 
  five 
  days' 
  notice, 
  

   and 
  fine 
  the 
  said 
  oflender 
  or 
  ofiTenders 
  a 
  sum 
  not 
  les& 
  

   than 
  five 
  nor 
  more 
  than 
  twenty 
  dollars 
  for 
  each 
  and 
  

   every 
  oft'ence, 
  and 
  said 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  shall 
  pay 
  

   over 
  said 
  fines 
  and 
  forfeitures 
  to 
  the 
  School 
  Board 
  

   of 
  said 
  counties 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  building 
  and 
  repairing 
  

   school 
  houses 
  in 
  the 
  county 
  where 
  the 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  

   peace 
  resides. 
  

  

  Section 
  1 
  of 
  Chaj)ter 
  437 
  of 
  1874 
  is 
  repealed 
  and 
  

   re-enacted 
  hy 
  Cha2)ter 
  405 
  Laws 
  of 
  1876, 
  which 
  

   is 
  repealed 
  and 
  re-enacted 
  with 
  amendments 
  hy 
  

   Chapter 
  359 
  Laim 
  of 
  1878. 
  

  

  Laws 
  of 
  1874, 
  Chapter 
  437. 
  

  

  Section 
  2. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  owmer 
  of 
  

   such 
  boat 
  shall 
  make 
  oath 
  before 
  the 
  said 
  clerk 
  that 
  

   he 
  is 
  the 
  hona 
  fide 
  owner 
  of 
  such 
  boat, 
  which 
  boat 
  

   shall 
  be 
  described 
  in 
  the 
  license, 
  that 
  he 
  has 
  been 
  a 
  

   resident 
  of 
  the 
  county 
  in 
  which 
  his 
  application 
  is 
  

   made 
  for 
  twelve 
  months 
  ; 
  that 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  lien 
  on 
  said 
  

   boat 
  held 
  by 
  a 
  non-resident, 
  and 
  that 
  such 
  boat 
  is 
  

   not 
  held 
  with 
  an 
  intention 
  to 
  violate 
  the 
  provisions 
  

   of 
  this 
  law; 
  and 
  shall 
  also 
  make 
  oath 
  as 
  to 
  the 
  

   tonnage 
  of 
  such 
  boat; 
  and 
  the 
  master 
  and 
  crew 
  of 
  

   such 
  boat 
  shall 
  each 
  make 
  oath 
  before 
  said 
  clerk 
  that 
  

   he 
  has 
  been 
  a 
  resident 
  of 
  the 
  said 
  county 
  for 
  twelve 
  

   months 
  next 
  preceding 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  taking 
  such 
  oath. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  3. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  all 
  owners 
  and 
  

   masters 
  of 
  boats 
  licensed 
  under 
  this 
  article 
  are 
  

   hereby 
  constituted 
  officers 
  of 
  the 
  county, 
  and 
  are 
  

   hereby 
  clothed 
  with 
  authority 
  to 
  arrest 
  any 
  and 
  all 
  

   violators 
  of 
  this 
  article, 
  and 
  to 
  take 
  such 
  violators 
  

   before 
  any 
  judge 
  or 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace, 
  to 
  be 
  dealt 
  

   with 
  as 
  hereinafter 
  provided 
  ; 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  

   making 
  such 
  arrests 
  are 
  hereby 
  clothed 
  with 
  the 
  

   power 
  to 
  summon 
  the 
  posse 
  comitatus 
  to 
  their 
  aid. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  4. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  upon 
  information, 
  

   given 
  upon 
  oath, 
  to 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  said 
  

   counties 
  of 
  any 
  violations 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  the 
  said 
  justice 
  

  

  