PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS. 



BALTIMORE COUJN'TY. 



Chapter 95, Laws 1880, protects fish in Middle 

 Hiver. 



Section 1. Be it enacted, hy the General As- 

 sembly of Maryland^ That it shall not be 

 lawful for any person or persons to take any unlawful to 

 fish in Middle River and its tributary streams, 

 or in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay within 

 one mile of the entrance into the said Middle 

 River, bounding on or lying within Baltimore 

 county, by means of any seines or nets whatso- 

 ever. 



Sec. 2. And be it enacted^ That it shall not 



be lawful for any person or persons to iish in use of nets, 



said waters with nets fastened to stakes, com- &c., prohibited! 

 monly known as pound, fyke or trap nets. 



Sec. 3. x\.7id be it enacted, That upon infor- 

 mation given upon oath or affirmation to any 

 Justice of the Peace having jurisdiction of any 

 violation of any of the provisions of this act, 

 he shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the co\^'Y"oi^''tt''^^^' 

 offender or offenders, and for the seizure of the 

 seines, nets, boats and other fishing outfit, to 

 be directed to the sheriff or any constable of 

 the county or other officer authorized to make 

 arrests, or citizens, upon the receipt of said 

 warrant to arrest any person or persons vio- 

 lating the provisions of this act, and to seize 

 any such seine, net, boat or other fishing out- 

 fit, and found being used in violating any of 

 said provisions, and to bring such offender or 

 offenders before a Justice of the Peace most 

 accessible or convenient, and upon conviction 

 thereof the said offender or off'enders shall be 

 fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than 

 two hundred dollars, one-half of such fine to be 



