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leave or to permit to remain setting, any set 

 seine or seines in any part of tlie waters of 

 Synepuxent bay and its tributaries, north of 

 South Point, during the interval from the hour 

 of six o'clock P. M. of Saturday of eachVeek 

 until the hour of six o'clock A. M. of the fol- 

 lowing Monday. 



Sec. 3. And he it enacted^ That no person 

 shall catch by means of a seine or seines any 

 perch fish of not less than a fourth of a pound ciS^*" '^^' 

 each in the waters described in the preceding 

 section. 



Sec. .4. And, he it enacted^ That any person 

 violating any of the provisions of this act shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 

 tion thereof before a Justice of the Peace for 

 Worcester county, or in the Circuit Court of 

 the same county, shall be lined not less than i^tion 

 five or more than twentj^ dollars, and be im- 

 prisoned until said fine and all costs in the case 

 are paid ; provided said imprisonment shall not 

 exceed thirty days in any event. 



Sec. 5. And he it enacted^ That upon infor- 

 mation given upon oath to any Justice of the 

 Peace of Worcester county of any violation of 

 any of the provisions of this act, the said Jus- 

 tice shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the 

 offender or offenders, and the seizure of the 

 seine or seines used in violation of this act, 

 which warrant shall be directed to the sheriff 

 or any constable of Worcester county, requiring 

 said offender or offenders to be brought before 

 him, and also all seines used in violating this 

 act, whether the owner of the same be known 

 to him or not. 



Sec. 6. And he it enacted^ That it shall be the 

 duty of any Justice of the Peace of the county 

 aforesaid, before wliom it shall be proven sat- 

 isfactorily that any nets or seines have been 

 used in violation of this act, to cause such nets 

 or seines to be sold at public auction to the seii at auction. 



Issue warrant. 



