﻿PUBLIC 
  LOCAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  26S 
  

  

  Sec. 
  4. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  it 
  shall 
  be 
  and 
  

   is 
  hereby 
  made 
  unlawful 
  for 
  any 
  person 
  or 
  per- 
  

   sons 
  to 
  stop 
  up 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  any 
  river, 
  creek 
  or 
  cove, 
  

   by 
  means 
  of 
  a 
  seine 
  or 
  gill 
  net, 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  prevent 
  fish 
  

   from 
  passing 
  in 
  or 
  out 
  of 
  said 
  river, 
  creek 
  or 
  cove. 
  

   Sec. 
  5. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  any 
  person 
  

   who 
  shall 
  violate 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  the 
  pre- 
  

   ceding 
  sections 
  shall 
  be 
  deemed 
  guilty 
  of 
  a 
  misde- 
  

   meanor, 
  and 
  upon 
  conviction 
  thereof 
  before 
  a 
  jus- 
  

   tice 
  of 
  the 
  peace, 
  or 
  upon 
  indictment 
  and 
  convic- 
  

   tion 
  in 
  the 
  Circuit 
  Court 
  for 
  Worcester 
  county, 
  shall 
  

   be 
  fined 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  twenty-five 
  nor 
  more 
  than 
  one 
  

   hundred 
  dollars, 
  one-half 
  of 
  said 
  fine 
  to 
  be 
  paid 
  to 
  

   the 
  informer 
  and 
  the 
  residue 
  to 
  the 
  school 
  fund 
  of 
  

   the 
  county; 
  and 
  in 
  all 
  cases 
  of 
  conviction 
  of 
  the 
  

   party 
  arrested, 
  or 
  sale 
  of 
  a 
  boat, 
  furniture 
  and 
  imple- 
  

   ments 
  under 
  this 
  act, 
  the 
  ofiicer 
  making 
  such 
  arrest 
  

   or 
  seizure 
  shall 
  be 
  entitled 
  to 
  a 
  fee 
  of 
  twenty 
  dol- 
  

   lars, 
  to 
  be 
  collected 
  from 
  the 
  party 
  convicted 
  or 
  from 
  

   the 
  proceeds 
  of 
  sale 
  of 
  said 
  boat, 
  tackle 
  and 
  imple- 
  

   ments 
  in 
  addition 
  to 
  all 
  other 
  costs; 
  provided 
  that 
  

   this 
  act 
  shall 
  not 
  restrict 
  or 
  prevent 
  traders 
  or 
  other 
  

   persons 
  from 
  purchasing 
  from 
  or 
  selling 
  to 
  non-resi- 
  

   dents 
  the 
  shell-fish 
  in 
  tliis 
  act 
  mentioned. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  6. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  if 
  any 
  citizen 
  

   of 
  Maryland 
  shall 
  be 
  concerned 
  or 
  interested 
  with 
  

   any 
  person 
  not 
  resident 
  within 
  this 
  State 
  in 
  the 
  

   taking, 
  catcliing 
  or 
  planting 
  of 
  oysters 
  in 
  the 
  waters 
  

   of 
  Synepuxent 
  Bay 
  or 
  in 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  tributaries 
  there- 
  

   of 
  included 
  in 
  the 
  boundaries 
  of 
  Worcester 
  county, 
  

   or 
  shall 
  knowingly 
  permit 
  any 
  person 
  not 
  a 
  citizen 
  

   and 
  actual 
  resident 
  within 
  this 
  State 
  to 
  take, 
  catch 
  

   or 
  plant 
  oysters 
  in 
  his 
  name, 
  he 
  shall 
  be 
  liable 
  to 
  the 
  

   penalties 
  and 
  forfeitures 
  imposed 
  for 
  the 
  violation 
  

   of 
  the 
  preceding 
  sections 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  and 
  shall 
  be 
  

   proceeded 
  against 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  manner 
  ; 
  provided 
  

   that 
  nothing 
  herein 
  shall 
  be 
  construed 
  to 
  prevent 
  

   the 
  employment 
  of 
  non-residents 
  as 
  day 
  laborers 
  for 
  

   the 
  above 
  purposes. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  7. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted^ 
  That 
  upon 
  information 
  

   given 
  upon 
  oath 
  to 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  of 
  Wor- 
  

   cester 
  county 
  of 
  any 
  violations 
  of 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  pro- 
  

   visions 
  of 
  this 
  article, 
  the 
  said 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  

   shall 
  issue 
  his 
  warrant 
  for 
  the 
  arrest 
  of 
  the 
  offender 
  

   or 
  offenders 
  and 
  the 
  seizure 
  of 
  the 
  canoe, 
  boat 
  or 
  

  

  Unlawful. 
  

  

  Penalty 
  

   for 
  violat- 
  

   ing. 
  

  

  Fine. 
  

  

  Officer's 
  

   fee. 
  

  

  Proviso. 
  

  

  Citizens 
  Of 
  

   the 
  State 
  

   not 
  to 
  al- 
  

   low 
  their 
  

   names 
  to 
  

   be 
  used 
  

   fraudu- 
  

   lently. 
  

  

  Proviso. 
  

  

  Informa- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  vio- 
  

   lation. 
  

  

  