﻿PTJBLIC 
  LOCAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  261 
  

  

  Sec. 
  4. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  offences 
  

   named 
  or 
  contemplated 
  by 
  this 
  Act 
  may 
  be 
  heard 
  

   by 
  any 
  justices 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  this 
  State 
  before 
  

   whom 
  the 
  offending 
  party 
  or 
  parties 
  may 
  be 
  

   brought, 
  or 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  who, 
  upon 
  

   information, 
  shall 
  issue 
  a 
  warrant 
  for 
  the 
  appre- 
  

   hension 
  of 
  any 
  offender; 
  the 
  said 
  justice, 
  upon 
  

   hearing 
  proof, 
  may 
  either 
  discharge 
  the 
  accused 
  or 
  

   require 
  him 
  to 
  enter 
  into 
  recognizance 
  with 
  sureties 
  

   in 
  double 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  the 
  penalty 
  for 
  any 
  viola- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  to 
  appear 
  at 
  the 
  

   then 
  session 
  or 
  at 
  the 
  next 
  term 
  of 
  the 
  said 
  court, 
  

   to 
  answer 
  for 
  the 
  offence, 
  and 
  to 
  satisfy 
  the 
  judg- 
  

   ment 
  which 
  may 
  bo 
  rendered 
  against 
  him 
  there- 
  

   for, 
  or 
  in 
  default 
  thereof 
  to 
  be 
  committed 
  to 
  the 
  

   county 
  jail 
  until 
  such 
  recognizance 
  be 
  given. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  5. 
  A7id 
  be 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  the 
  oflScer 
  exe- 
  

   cuting 
  such 
  warrant 
  shall 
  take 
  possession 
  of 
  and 
  

   safely 
  keep 
  any 
  vessel, 
  boat, 
  skiff, 
  craft 
  or 
  other 
  

   contrivance, 
  with 
  her 
  tackle 
  and 
  appurtenances, 
  

   which 
  to 
  the 
  offender 
  nuiy 
  belong 
  or 
  is 
  being 
  used, 
  

   or 
  to 
  be 
  used, 
  or 
  having 
  been 
  used 
  in 
  the 
  commis- 
  

   sion 
  of 
  the 
  offence 
  for 
  which 
  he 
  is 
  prosecuted, 
  and 
  

   shall 
  hold 
  the 
  same 
  until 
  the 
  recognizance 
  required 
  

   be 
  given, 
  and 
  the 
  penalties, 
  fees 
  and 
  fines 
  be 
  paid, 
  

   or 
  until 
  the 
  defendant 
  be 
  acquitted. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  6. 
  A^id 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  if 
  judgment 
  be 
  

   given 
  against 
  the 
  defendant, 
  it 
  shall 
  be 
  a 
  part 
  of 
  

   the 
  judgment 
  of 
  the 
  court, 
  that 
  if 
  the 
  penalties 
  

   and 
  costs 
  be 
  not 
  forthwith 
  paid, 
  all 
  the 
  property 
  so 
  

   seized 
  shall 
  be 
  sold 
  and 
  the 
  proceeds 
  accounted 
  

   for 
  as 
  if 
  it 
  were 
  the 
  property 
  of 
  the 
  defendant 
  

   seized 
  under 
  execution 
  for 
  the 
  satisfaction 
  of 
  the 
  

   judgment. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  7. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  for 
  the 
  seizure 
  

   and 
  safe 
  keeping 
  of 
  any 
  vessel 
  or 
  boat, 
  with 
  the^ 
  

   equipments 
  thereof, 
  under 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  

   act, 
  the 
  officer 
  effecting 
  the 
  same 
  shall 
  receive 
  a 
  

   fee 
  of 
  twenty 
  dollars, 
  to 
  be 
  taxed 
  in 
  the 
  cost, 
  and 
  

   the 
  offender 
  to 
  be 
  committed 
  to 
  the 
  county 
  jail 
  

   until 
  all 
  penalties, 
  costs, 
  charges 
  and 
  fees 
  are 
  paid 
  

   and 
  the 
  judgment 
  against 
  him 
  fully 
  satisfied. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  8. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  the 
  informer, 
  

   if 
  there 
  be 
  one, 
  shall 
  be 
  entitled 
  to 
  a 
  moiety 
  of 
  any 
  

   fine 
  or 
  forfeiture 
  imposed 
  by 
  this 
  act. 
  

  

  Issue 
  war- 
  

   rant. 
  

  

  Safely 
  

   keep. 
  

  

  Jud^nent. 
  

  

  Fees. 
  

  

  Moiety. 
  

  

  