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brush or fascine nets, or any means or contriv- 

 ances whatever of the nature of a seine, which 

 are knowai to destroy or capture lish, or to de- 

 stroy or capture them by shooting or striking 

 through the ice, or otherwise, than by hook 

 and line, commonly known as angling, in the 

 Patapsco river, above the point where the old 

 turnpike road from Baltimore to Washington 

 crosses the said river. 



Effective. ^^^- ^' ^'^^^ ^^ ^'^ euacted, That this act shall 



take effect from the date of its passage. 



QUEEJN^ ANNE COUNTY. 

 See Chester Bwer. 



SOMERSET COUNTY. 



Chapter 379, Laws 1880, preT>ents catching fish 

 except in certain cases in Coulbourn'' s Creek. 



Section 1 . Be if enacted by the General As- 

 seinbly of Maryland^ That it shall be unlaw- 

 ful for any x>erson to take or catch, or destroy, 

 in any manner whatever, lish in the waters of 

 Coulburn's creek, in Somerset county, with 

 any kind of seine, net or w^eir, except such 

 nets as are used for catching rock fish, during 

 the months of March, April and May, which 

 said last mentioned net shall not exceed in 

 length twenty fathoms ; but nothing herein 

 shall be construed to prevent fishing with hook 

 and line. 



Sec. 2. And be it enacted^ That any person 

 or persons who may violate the provisions of 

 this act shall, upon conviction thereof before 

 lauir ^°' '''°" ^^^y Justice of the Peace for said county, be 

 fined for each and every offence the sum of 

 twenty dollars, and to stand committed in the 

 county jail until the fine and costs are paid. 



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

 Right of ap feeling aggrieved by any decision under the 

 peal. provisions of this act shall have the right to 



appeal to the Circuit Court for said county. 



Unlawful. 



