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  Not 
  to 
  use 
  

   boat 
  or 
  trap. 
  

  

  Sec;. 
  4. 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  Tliat 
  no 
  person 
  or 
  

   persons, 
  other 
  than 
  the 
  bona 
  fide 
  residents 
  of 
  

   Kent 
  and 
  Queen 
  Anne 
  counties, 
  sliall 
  use 
  any 
  

   boat 
  or 
  trap 
  of 
  any 
  kind 
  or 
  description 
  used 
  in 
  

   catching 
  lisli 
  in 
  the 
  said 
  waters 
  of 
  (Jhester 
  

   River 
  and 
  its 
  tributaries 
  in 
  said 
  counties 
  ; 
  pro- 
  

   vided, 
  however, 
  that 
  persons 
  owning 
  or 
  occupy- 
  

   ing 
  lands 
  in 
  said 
  counties 
  on 
  said 
  river 
  and 
  its 
  

   tril>utaries. 
  shall 
  have 
  the 
  right 
  to 
  rent 
  or 
  oth- 
  

   erwise 
  grant 
  to 
  non-residents 
  the 
  privilege 
  of 
  

   fishing 
  in 
  or 
  opposite 
  their 
  shores 
  during 
  the 
  

   fishing 
  season 
  hereinbefore 
  limited 
  and 
  fixed 
  ; 
  

   and 
  further 
  provided, 
  that 
  the 
  right 
  to 
  take 
  

   fish 
  with 
  hook 
  and 
  line 
  shall 
  be 
  allowed 
  to 
  all 
  

   persoiis* 
  at 
  all 
  times. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  f). 
  And 
  he 
  it 
  enacted, 
  That 
  upon 
  the 
  in- 
  

   formation 
  of 
  any 
  citizen 
  of 
  either 
  of 
  said 
  coun- 
  

   ties, 
  that 
  he 
  knows 
  or 
  verily 
  believes 
  that 
  any 
  

   person 
  or 
  persons 
  have 
  violated 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  pr(> 
  

   visions 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  before 
  any 
  Justice 
  of 
  the 
  

   Peace 
  of 
  either 
  of 
  said 
  counties, 
  the 
  said 
  Jus- 
  

   tice 
  of 
  the 
  Peace 
  shall 
  docket 
  a 
  case 
  in 
  the 
  

   name 
  of 
  the 
  State 
  of 
  Maryland 
  against 
  such 
  Docket 
  case. 
  

   person 
  or 
  persons 
  so 
  charged 
  by 
  oath 
  as 
  offend- 
  

   ing, 
  and 
  issue 
  a 
  warrant 
  at 
  once 
  to 
  some 
  one 
  of 
  

   the 
  constables 
  or 
  the 
  sheriff 
  of 
  such 
  county, 
  for 
  

   the 
  arrest 
  of 
  the 
  party 
  or 
  parties 
  chai-ged 
  in 
  

   said 
  oath 
  with 
  such 
  violation 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  to 
  be 
  

   brought 
  before 
  such 
  Justice 
  for 
  trial, 
  and 
  said 
  seizeboat 
  

   constable 
  or 
  sheriff 
  shall 
  seize 
  the 
  boat, 
  tackle, 
  <ackie, 
  &c. 
  

   nets 
  and 
  other 
  equipments 
  owned 
  by 
  or 
  in 
  the 
  

   possession 
  of 
  such 
  person 
  or 
  persons 
  so 
  charged 
  

   with 
  the 
  violation 
  of 
  this 
  act, 
  when 
  such 
  viola- 
  

   tic 
  »n 
  occurred, 
  or 
  at 
  the 
  time 
  of 
  such 
  arrest, 
  and 
  

   safely 
  keep 
  such 
  property 
  so 
  taken 
  during 
  the 
  

   time 
  pending 
  the 
  trial 
  for 
  such 
  offence 
  so 
  

   charged, 
  and 
  if 
  upon 
  such 
  trijil 
  the 
  Justice 
  of 
  

   the 
  Peace 
  shall 
  enter 
  judgment 
  for 
  the 
  State, 
  

   such 
  person 
  or 
  persons 
  as 
  against 
  whom 
  such 
  

   judgment 
  shall 
  be 
  rendered 
  shall 
  be 
  fined 
  not 
  

   less 
  than 
  twenty 
  nor 
  more 
  than 
  fifty 
  dollars 
  for 
  lation. 
  

   each 
  and 
  every 
  offence, 
  in 
  the 
  discretion 
  of 
  

   said 
  Justice 
  of 
  the 
  Peace 
  ; 
  one-half 
  of 
  which 
  

   fine 
  shall 
  be 
  paid 
  to 
  the 
  informer, 
  the 
  other 
  

  

  Fine 
  for 
  vio- 
  

  

  