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Sec. 2. And he it enacted^ That no person 

 whatsoever shall haul a seine or seines, or any 

 other instrument, in said waters of Battle creek, catching for 

 or use Hunting creek or St. Leonard's creek saie prohibited. 

 for the purpose of catching fish for sale, or for 

 any other purpose than for home consumption. 



Sec. 3. And be it enacted^ That any person 

 or xoersons violating either of the above sections 

 of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and upon conviction before a Justice 

 of the Peace shall be lined not less than ten nor ^ 

 more than fifty dollars, one-half to be paid to violation.'^ 

 the informer and the other half to the County 

 Commissioners of Calvert county, for county 

 purposes ; and that either the State or the de- 

 fendant shall have the same right of appeal 

 from the judgments of said Justices as is now 

 allowed in civil cases. 



Who is re- 



Sec. 4. And he it enacted. That the boat and 

 seine used by any person or persons violating 

 either of the above sections of this act shall be sponsTwe! 

 resijonsil^le for the aforesaid tine. 



Sec. 5. And he it enacted. That this act shall 

 take effect from the date of its passage. Effective. 



CARROLL COUNTY. 



Chapter 495, Laios 1880, protects fish in waters 

 of Carroll and. FredericJc Counties. 



Sectio^^ 1. Belt enacted hy the General As' 

 sewMy of Maryland ^ That it shall be unlawful 

 for any person or persons to take, catch or de- 

 stroy any fish in the waters of Frederick or Car- fjj^^^" "'''^'^' 

 roll counties except with hook and line, or by 

 use of the di;^ net ; provided that the Potomac 

 river shall be exempted from the provisions of 

 this act. 



Sec. 2. And he it enacted. That any one vio- 

 lating the provisions of the preceding section 

 sliall, ujjon conviction before a Justice of the 

 Peace of said counties, be liable to a fine of 



