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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS. 
Resisting 1 . 
Penalty. 
Duty to 
arrest. 
Give se- 
curity. 
Fines. 
Condemn- 
ed. 
directed to the sheriff or any constable of the 
county wherein the said warrant is issued, or to 
any Commander or Deputy Commander of the 
State Fishery Force. 
Sec. 7. And be it enacted , That any person who 
shall resist any officer authorized under this act to 
make arrests, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 
meanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof 
in any court having jurisdiction shall be imprisoned 
in the jail of the county where the case is tried, or 
in the penitentiary, not more than two years, or fined 
not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dol- 
lars, in the discretion of the court ; the parties tried 
and acquitted under this article shall have the cost 
of such trial paid by the Comptroller of the State 
out of the fund created by this article. 
Sec. -8. And be it enacted , That it shall be the 
duty of the sheriff, constable or officers of the State 
Fishery Force, to arrest any person found violating 
the provisions of this article and bring the offender 
before a judge of the court having criminal juris- 
diction, or a justice of the peace most convenient or 
accessible, to be dealt with as herein provided. 
Sec. 9. And be it enacted , That the judge or jus- 
tice of the peace before whom any person may be 
brought, charged under oath with violating any of 
the provisions of this article, shall cause the party to 
enter into recognizance with two sureties, approved 
by said judge or justice of the peace, in a sum not 
less than five hundred dollars, for his or their ap- 
pearance at the first term of the Circuit Court there- 
after, and in default thereof may commit the said 
party to jail. 
Sec. 10 . And be it enacted , That the fines accru- 
ing under this article shall be paid by the sheriff, con- 
stable or officer of the State Fishery Force collecting 
the same, within ten days, to the clerk of the county 
or city where such fine may accrue, and such clerk 
shall account for the same to the Comptroller of the 
Treasury in his next quarterly return. 
Sec. 11. And be it enacted , That any boat, owned 
wholly or in part by any non-resident, used in catch- 
ing oysters in this State with scoop, dredge or sim- 
ilar instrument, shall be condemned by order of 
any Judge of the Circuit Court nearest the place of 
