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  under 
  oath 
  of 
  any 
  violation 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  

   act 
  to 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  tlie 
  peace 
  in 
  AViconiico 
  county, 
  

   he 
  shall 
  forthwith 
  issue 
  his 
  warrant 
  to 
  the 
  sherifi' 
  or 
  

   any 
  constable 
  or 
  military 
  officer, 
  requiring 
  either 
  of 
  

   them 
  to 
  whom 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  directed 
  to 
  summon 
  the 
  

   posse 
  comitatus 
  if 
  necessary, 
  and 
  proceed 
  forthwith 
  

   to 
  arrest 
  the 
  party 
  or 
  parties 
  alleged 
  to 
  have 
  been 
  

   engaged 
  in 
  the 
  violation 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  and 
  to 
  seize 
  

   and 
  take 
  possession 
  of 
  any 
  canoe 
  or 
  canoes, 
  boat 
  or 
  

   boats, 
  vessel 
  or 
  vessels, 
  together 
  with 
  all 
  their 
  tackle 
  

   and 
  apparel 
  and 
  all 
  things 
  on 
  board 
  of 
  the 
  ssme 
  

   belonging 
  to 
  said 
  party 
  or 
  parties 
  or 
  in 
  their 
  posses- 
  

   sion 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  the 
  alleged 
  offence 
  or 
  oftences, 
  

   and 
  used 
  by 
  him 
  or 
  them 
  in 
  violating 
  this 
  act. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  5. 
  A^id 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  the 
  Sheriff, 
  Con- 
  

   stable 
  or 
  military 
  officer 
  who 
  shall 
  make 
  the 
  arrest, 
  

   shall 
  forthwith 
  bring 
  the 
  ofi'ender 
  or 
  offenders 
  before 
  

   some 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  Wicomico 
  county 
  for 
  

   a 
  hearing, 
  and 
  the 
  said 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  shall 
  

   either 
  give 
  the 
  case 
  an 
  immediate 
  hearing 
  or 
  at 
  the 
  

   instance 
  of 
  the 
  party 
  or 
  parties 
  charged 
  with 
  a 
  vio- 
  

   lation 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  appoint 
  some 
  early 
  day 
  

   within 
  the 
  next 
  five 
  days 
  thereafter 
  to 
  hear 
  the 
  case, 
  

   the 
  party 
  or 
  parties 
  charged 
  giving 
  such 
  good 
  and 
  

   sufficient 
  bail 
  an 
  said 
  justice 
  shall 
  require 
  for 
  his 
  or 
  

   their 
  attendance 
  ; 
  and 
  on 
  conviction 
  of 
  the 
  of- 
  

   fender 
  or 
  offenders 
  the 
  said 
  justice 
  shall 
  decree 
  a 
  

   forfeiture 
  of 
  the 
  canoe, 
  boat 
  or 
  vessel, 
  together 
  

   with 
  all 
  the 
  tackle 
  and 
  apparel 
  and 
  property 
  found 
  

   on 
  board, 
  and 
  fine 
  such 
  person 
  or 
  persons 
  in 
  a 
  sum 
  

   of 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  fifty 
  nor 
  more 
  tiian 
  one 
  hundred 
  

   dollars 
  in 
  each 
  and 
  every 
  case, 
  and 
  shall 
  have 
  power 
  

   and 
  authority 
  to 
  commit 
  to 
  the 
  jail 
  of 
  said 
  county 
  

   such 
  oftender 
  or 
  offenders 
  so 
  convicted 
  until 
  such 
  

   fine 
  or 
  fines 
  so 
  imposed 
  shall 
  be 
  fully 
  paid 
  and 
  satis- 
  

   fied. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  6. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  

   peace 
  before 
  whom 
  any 
  such 
  offender 
  or 
  offenders 
  

   shall 
  be 
  tried 
  and 
  convicted, 
  be 
  and 
  he 
  is 
  hereby 
  au- 
  

   thorized 
  to 
  order 
  the 
  officer 
  making 
  the 
  arrest 
  to 
  sell 
  

   the 
  property 
  so 
  seized, 
  on 
  five 
  days' 
  notice, 
  to 
  the 
  

   highest 
  bidder, 
  subject 
  to 
  an 
  ap]>oal 
  in 
  all 
  cases 
  to 
  

   the 
  Circuit 
  Court 
  of 
  Wicomico 
  county, 
  and 
  after 
  the 
  

   payment 
  of 
  the 
  expenses 
  attending 
  the 
  arrest 
  and 
  

   prosecution 
  in 
  any 
  such 
  case, 
  the 
  officer 
  making 
  the 
  

  

  Informa- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  vi- 
  

   olation. 
  

  

  Seize 
  and 
  

   take 
  pos- 
  

   session 
  of 
  

   property. 
  

  

  Officer 
  

   making- 
  the 
  

   arrest 
  

   bring 
  be- 
  

   fore 
  JLIS- 
  

  

  tice 
  of 
  the 
  

   peace. 
  

  

  Decree 
  a 
  

   forfeiture. 
  

  

  On 
  convic- 
  

   tiou 
  prop- 
  

   erty 
  to 
  be 
  

   sold. 
  

  

  