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of Queen Anne’s county lying west of Kent Island, 
between Kent Point and Cove Point, within four 
hundred yards of the shore. 
Sec. 5. And be it enacted , That any person who 
shall violate this act, upon conviction thereof before 
a justice of the peace for Queen Anne’s county, shall 
be fined not less than twenty nor more than one 
hundred dollars, and upon the refusal and failure to 
pay said fine said party shall be committed to the 
county jail until said fine shall be paid; provided 
that the said confinement in jail .shall not exceed six 
months. 
Sec. 6 . And he it enacted , That this act shall take 
effect from the date of its passage, and all acts or 
parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the 
same are hereby repealed. 
Also see Kent County . 
SOMERSET COXJKTY. 
Code of Public Local Laws, Article 19. 
Section 91. It shall not be lawful for any person 
to take oysters within the waters of Somerset county 
for the purpose of manuring land. 
Sec. 92. It shall not be lawful for any person in 
said county, or any person whatsoever, to purchase 
any oysters for the purpose of manuring land from 
any person whom they know to have caught the 
same within the waters of said county. 
Sec. 93. Any person violating the provisions of 
either of the last tw T o preceding sections shall be 
liable to a penalty of not less than ten nor more 
than twenty dollars, to be imposed, upon conviction 
thereof before a justice of the peace of the county, 
one-half to the informer and the other half for the 
use of the school fund of said county. 
Sections 94, 95 and 97 of Article 19 Code of Public 
Local Laws are amended and re-enacted by Chap- 
ter 129 Laics of 1867. 
Laws of 1867, Chapter 129. 
Section 94. That it shall be lawful for the citi- 
zens of said county to catch or take oysters with a 
scoop, drag or dredge in any of the waters of said 
Penalty. 
In force. 
Repealed. 
Lawful to 
catch oys-' 
ters. 
