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  the 
  time 
  of 
  the 
  seizure, 
  and 
  shall 
  have 
  power 
  com^ir"^ 
  '** 
  

   and 
  authorit}' 
  to 
  commit 
  to 
  the 
  jail 
  of 
  said 
  

   county 
  sueh 
  offender 
  or 
  offenders 
  so 
  convicted, 
  

   until 
  such 
  fine 
  or 
  fines 
  so 
  imposed 
  shall 
  be 
  fully 
  

   paid 
  and 
  satisfied. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  6. 
  And 
  be 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  the 
  Justice 
  of 
  

   the 
  Peace 
  before 
  whom 
  any 
  such 
  offender 
  or 
  

   offenders 
  shall 
  be 
  tried 
  and 
  convicted, 
  shall 
  impose 
  fine. 
  

   impose 
  a 
  fine 
  of 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  twenty-five 
  dol- 
  

   lars 
  noi' 
  more 
  than 
  two 
  hundred 
  dollars, 
  or 
  shall 
  

   decree 
  a 
  forfeiture 
  of 
  the 
  canoe 
  or 
  canoes, 
  boat 
  

   or 
  boats, 
  vessel 
  or 
  vessels 
  used 
  in 
  such 
  viola- 
  

   tion, 
  together 
  with 
  all 
  the 
  apparel, 
  tackle 
  and 
  

   property 
  found 
  on 
  board, 
  and 
  he 
  is 
  hereby 
  au- 
  

   thorized 
  to 
  order 
  any 
  constable, 
  sheriff 
  or 
  mili- 
  

   tary 
  officer, 
  to 
  sell 
  the 
  projierty 
  so 
  seized, 
  on 
  

   five 
  days' 
  notice, 
  to 
  the 
  highest 
  bidder 
  for 
  cash, 
  

   subject 
  to 
  an 
  appeal 
  in 
  all 
  cases 
  to 
  the 
  Circuit 
  ^j^^^ 
  ^^ 
  ^p_ 
  

   Court 
  of 
  Wicomico 
  county 
  ; 
  and 
  after 
  the 
  pay- 
  peai. 
  

   ment 
  of 
  the 
  expenses 
  attending 
  the 
  arrest 
  and 
  

   prosecution 
  in 
  any 
  such 
  case, 
  the 
  officer 
  making 
  

   the 
  arrest 
  shall 
  retain 
  one-fourth 
  of 
  the 
  balance 
  

   himself, 
  distribute 
  one-fourth 
  among 
  the 
  parties 
  

   assisting 
  in 
  making 
  the 
  arrest 
  and 
  seizure, 
  and 
  

   pay 
  over 
  tlie 
  remaining 
  half 
  to 
  the 
  State 
  treas- 
  

   ury, 
  to 
  be 
  placed 
  to 
  the 
  credit 
  of 
  the 
  school 
  

   fund 
  for 
  said 
  county 
  ; 
  provided 
  if 
  such 
  seizure 
  

   is 
  made 
  by 
  the 
  officers 
  or 
  crew 
  of 
  the 
  Fishery 
  

   Force 
  of 
  the 
  State, 
  then 
  such 
  portion 
  as 
  would 
  

   accrue 
  to 
  them 
  under 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  

   shall 
  be 
  paid 
  into 
  the 
  treasury 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  and 
  

   placed 
  to 
  the 
  credit 
  of 
  the 
  school 
  fund 
  for 
  said 
  

   county. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  7. 
  And 
  be 
  it 
  enacted. 
  That 
  any 
  person 
  

   or 
  persons 
  on 
  board 
  of 
  any 
  canoe 
  or 
  canoes, 
  boat 
  

   or 
  boats, 
  vessel 
  or 
  vessels, 
  engaged 
  in 
  violating 
  

   any 
  of 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  and 
  shall 
  ffee 
  

   to 
  avoid 
  an 
  arrest, 
  the 
  officer 
  endeavoring 
  to 
  ojbolf 
  *^*"°' 
  

   make 
  such 
  arrest 
  shall 
  seize 
  such 
  canoe 
  or 
  

   canoes, 
  boat 
  or 
  boats, 
  vessel 
  or 
  vessels 
  used 
  in 
  

   such 
  violation, 
  and 
  all 
  property 
  found 
  on 
  board, 
  

   and 
  the 
  same 
  proceeding 
  thereupon 
  shall 
  be 
  

  

  