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nage ; the master of sucli boat shall make oath 

 before the Comptroller or his clerk ; or if a 

 resident of Baltimore city, before the clerk of 

 the Court of Common Pleas, or the clerk of the 

 county whereof he may reside, that he has been 

 a resident of the State of Maryland for twelve 

 months next preceding the time of taking such 

 oath. 



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Sec. 5. And be it enacted^ That before grant- 

 ing such license, the Comptroller shall receive 

 for it from the applicant, at the rate of three 

 dollars per ton for every ton the boat may mea- 

 sure ; the license shall be exhibited whenever 

 called for by any officer of the State of Mary- 

 land. 



License to 

 be exhibited. 



Sec. 6. And he it enacted^ That any person 

 who shall violate any of the provisions of the 

 preceding sections shall be deemed guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and upon indictment and convic- 

 tion in anj^ Circuit Court, or before any Justice 

 of the Peace of this State, before whom such 

 case is tried, shall be lined not less than hfty 

 dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or 

 sentenced to the House of Correction for a term 

 not less than three months nor more than three 

 years ; and the boat or vessel used in said vio- 

 lation, together with the papers, furniture and 

 tackle on board of said boat or vessel at the 

 time of the said violation, shall pay a penalty 

 of not less than fifty dollars nor more than 

 three hundred dollars for each and every viola- 

 tion of the preceding section. 



Penalty 

 violation. 



for 



Sec. 7. And he it enacted. That upon infor- 

 mation given under oath to any Judge of the 

 Circuit Court or Justice of the Peace, of any 

 violation of any of the provisions of this act, he 

 shall issue his warrant to the sheriff or any 

 constable, requiring any of them to whom it 

 may be directed, to summon a posse conntatus 

 if necessary, and proceed forthwith to arrest 

 the party or parties alleged to have been en- 



Is^;ue warrant. 



