How constru- 

 ed. 



Effective. 



Unlawful to 

 set seines, &c. 



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warrant, in the name of the State of Maryland^ 

 for the arrest of the offender or offenders, which 

 warrant shall be directed to the sheriff or some 

 ccmstable or baliff in said county, and the offi- 

 cer receiving said warrant may summon the 

 posse comitatus, when necessary, to aid him in 

 making any arrest nnder this act. 



Sec. 7. And be it enacted^ That nothing in 

 this act shall be so construed as to prevent any 

 of the citizens of Wicomico county from catch- 

 ing or trapping fish in any of the waters of sa.id 

 county, for private use, at any time of the year. 



Sec. 8. And he it enacted^ That all acts and 

 parts of acts inconsistent with the x^i'ovisions 

 of this act be and the same are hereby repealed, 

 and that this act shall take effect from the date 

 of its passage. 



WORCESTER COLWTY. 

 Chajpter 223, Laios 1880, regulates jisJdng in 

 Synepuxent Bay. 



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

 sembly of MarylaMds That it shall be unlawful 

 for any person or persons to place any set seine 

 or seines, or any seines or nets in any manner 

 rendered stationary, in that part of the waters 

 of Synepuxent bay, north of South Point, Isle 

 of Wight bay, Assawoman bay and Saint Mar- 

 tin' s river, which is located equally at all points 

 on either side of a line drawn through the cen- 

 tre of each of said waters, from the northern to 

 the southern extremity thereof, and extending 

 in width at all points of said line one-third part 

 of the distance which separates the o]3j)osite 

 shores of the waters aforesaid, at said points ; 

 and all seines or nets used in violation of this 

 act shall be forfeited and sold as hereinafter 

 directed. 



Sec. 2. And be it enacted^ That it shall be 



unlawful for any person or persons to haul or 



haul iith seine! fish wltli auy liaul or set seine or seiner, or to 



