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PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS. 
Right of 
appeal. 
Not lawful 
to take or 
catch oys- 
ters with 
scoops, &c. 
Protection 
of young 
oysters. 
Persons vi- 
olating for- 
feit prop- 
erty. 
party interested shall have the right of appeal to the 
Circuit Court for Somerset county from the judg- 
ment of any justice of the peace trying any cause 
arising for the violation of any of the provisions of 
this act. 
TALBOT COUNTY. 
See Dorchester County , Laws 1874, Chapter 437 ; 
Laws of 1876, Chapter 405; Laws of 1878, Chap- 
ter 359. 
WICOMICO COUNTY. 
See Dorchester County , Laws ofl 868, Chapter 228. 
Laws of 1872, Chapter 241. 
Section 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly 
of Maryland , That it shall not be lawful for any 
person or persons to employ any canoe, boat or ves- 
sel in catching or taking oysters with scoop, scrape, 
drag or dredge, or any similar instrument, within 
the waters of Wicomico county, nor shall any per- 
son or persons take or catch oysters for sale within 
the waters of said county otherwise than with tongs, 
as restricted and regulated by the provisions of the 
General Oyster Law in force in this State. 
Sec. 2. And be it enacted , That for the protection 
of the young oysters in the waters of Wicomico 
county, it shall not be lawful for any person or per- 
sons to convey beyond the limits of said county 
any oysters from the fifteenth day of May until the 
first day of September in each and every year. 
Sec. 3. And be it enacted , That any person or 
persons violating the provisions of either the first or 
second sections of this act, shall forfeit the canoe, 
boat or vessel in his or their possession, together with 
the tackle and apparel and all things on board at 
the time the offence may have been committed, and 
shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars nor 
more than one hundred dollars for each and every 
offence, and shall stand committed to jail until such 
fine shall be fully paid and satisfied. 
Sec. 4. And be it enacted , That on information 
