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  PUBLIC 
  LOCAL 
  LAWS. 
  

  

  Seizure. 
  

  

  Duty 
  of 
  

   sheriff. 
  

  

  Condemn- 
  

   ed 
  proper- 
  

   ty. 
  

  

  To 
  be 
  sold. 
  

  

  Judgment. 
  

  

  May 
  appeal 
  

   from. 
  

  

  vessel, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  tackle 
  and 
  furniture 
  on 
  

   board, 
  Avliich 
  warrant 
  shall 
  be 
  directed 
  to 
  the 
  sheriff 
  

   or 
  any 
  constable 
  of 
  Worcester 
  county. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  8. 
  Ayid 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  it 
  shall 
  he 
  the 
  

   duty 
  of 
  the 
  sheriff 
  or 
  any 
  constable 
  of 
  Worcester 
  

   county, 
  with 
  or 
  without 
  warrant, 
  to 
  ar;^-est 
  any 
  per- 
  

   son 
  or 
  persons 
  and 
  to 
  seize 
  and 
  take 
  into 
  custody 
  

   any 
  canoe, 
  boat 
  or 
  vessel 
  whenever 
  and 
  wherever 
  

   such 
  person 
  or 
  persons, 
  canoe, 
  boat 
  or 
  vessel 
  shall 
  be 
  

   found 
  violating 
  or 
  being 
  used 
  in 
  violating 
  any 
  of 
  

   the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  article, 
  and 
  bring 
  the 
  offender 
  

   or 
  offenders 
  before 
  some 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  or 
  

   judge 
  of 
  the 
  Circuit 
  Court 
  of 
  said 
  county. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  9. 
  And 
  he 
  if 
  enacted, 
  That 
  all 
  boats, 
  vessels 
  

   or 
  other 
  property 
  condemned 
  under 
  the 
  provisions 
  

   of 
  this 
  article 
  shall 
  be 
  sold 
  by 
  the 
  sheriff' 
  or 
  some 
  

   constable 
  of 
  Worcester 
  county, 
  at 
  public 
  sale, 
  after 
  

   giving 
  twenty 
  days' 
  notice 
  of 
  the 
  time 
  and 
  place 
  of 
  

   such 
  sale 
  by 
  advertisements 
  posted 
  in 
  at 
  least 
  two 
  

   public 
  places 
  in 
  the 
  vicinity 
  of 
  said 
  sale, 
  to 
  the 
  

   highest 
  bidder 
  for 
  cash, 
  and 
  the 
  boat, 
  tackle 
  and 
  

   implements 
  used 
  by 
  the 
  party 
  violating 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  

   provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  be 
  seized 
  and 
  taken 
  in 
  

   possession 
  by 
  the 
  said 
  constable 
  or 
  Sheriff, 
  and 
  in 
  

   default 
  of 
  payment 
  of 
  the 
  fine 
  and 
  costs 
  aforesaid 
  

   shall 
  be 
  sold 
  at 
  public 
  sale 
  as 
  hereinafter 
  provided, 
  

   and 
  as 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  proceeds 
  of 
  said 
  sale 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  

   necessary 
  applied 
  to 
  the 
  payment 
  of 
  all 
  fines 
  and 
  

   costs 
  and 
  other 
  expenses 
  incurred 
  under 
  this 
  act. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  10. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  any 
  party 
  or 
  

   parties 
  against 
  whom 
  any 
  justice 
  of 
  the 
  peace 
  may 
  

   render 
  a 
  judgment 
  under 
  this 
  article, 
  either 
  to 
  pay 
  

   a 
  fine 
  or 
  of 
  condemnation 
  of 
  property, 
  may 
  at 
  any 
  

   time, 
  within 
  ten 
  days 
  from 
  the 
  rendition 
  of 
  such 
  

   judgment, 
  appeal 
  from 
  such 
  judgment 
  to 
  the 
  Circuit 
  

   Court 
  of 
  Worcester 
  county, 
  but 
  no 
  execution 
  or 
  sale 
  

   shall 
  be 
  stayed 
  unless 
  the 
  party 
  appealing 
  shall 
  give 
  

   bond 
  with 
  security 
  to 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  Maryland 
  in 
  

   double 
  the 
  value 
  of 
  the 
  property 
  condemned 
  or 
  of 
  

   the 
  fine 
  imposed, 
  as 
  the 
  case 
  may 
  be, 
  said 
  security 
  

   or 
  securities 
  to 
  be 
  resident 
  or 
  residents 
  of 
  AVorcester 
  

   county, 
  and 
  who 
  shall 
  swear 
  or 
  affirm 
  that 
  he 
  or 
  

   they 
  are 
  worth 
  double 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  the 
  property 
  

   condemned, 
  and 
  becomes 
  security, 
  for 
  the 
  same 
  with 
  

   condition 
  to 
  prosecute 
  such 
  appeal 
  with 
  effect 
  and 
  to 
  

  

  