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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS. 
Not to 
affect. 
Not to ap- 
ply. 
Construe. 
When un- 
lawful to 
catch oys- 
ters. 
Issue war- 
rant for ar- 
rest. 
Sec. 38. And be it enacted , That nothing con- 
tained in this act shall affect any suits, actions, pre- 
sentments or indictments now' pending before any 
tribunal in this State which have been instituted 
under the provisions of the article hereby repealed. 
Sec. 39. And be it enacted , That nothing in this 
act shall be construed so as to apply to Worcester 
county. 
Sec. 40. And be it enacted l, That nothing in this 
act shall be construed to prohibit vessels from seek- 
ing harbors in any waters of this State. 
Laws of 1878, Chapter 471. 
Section 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly 
of Maryland , That it shall not be lawful for any 
person or persons to take or catch oysters for any 
purpose, in any manner, or with any instrument 
whatever, in the waters of the Patuxent river with- 
in the boundaries of Calvert county, between Point 
Patience and Sheridan’s Point, in Calvert county,, 
and between Town Point and Long Point, in Saint 
Mary’s county, from the first day of May to the first 
day of October in each year after the passage of this 
act ; provided, however, that this act shall not be 
construed to prohibit the citizens of Calvert county 
or Saint Mary’s county from taking from the waters 
thereof oysters for private use, or for the purpose 
of replanting or bedding in the waters of said coun- 
ties, or for sale to the citizens of the county wherein 
they are caught. 
Sec. 2. And be it enacted , That upon information 
given upon oath to any justice of the peace in and 
for the counties aforesaid of any violation of the 
provisions of this act, the said justice of the peace 
shall issue his warrant for the arrest of the offen- 
der or offenders, and the seizure of the canoe or 
boat in his or their possession, or used in the com- 
mission of the offence, together with the tackle, 
instruments and all thinge on board at the time of 
the commission of the offence, which warrant shall 
be directed to the sheriff or any constable of the- 
county, and shall be returnable in five days from 
the issuing thereof. 
Sec. 3. And be it enacted , That the justice of the 
peace before whom such warrant is returnable shall, 
