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PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS. 
Duty of 
the com- 
mander of 
the Oyster 
Pol i c e 
Force. 
Disturb 
terrapins. 
Penalty. 
arrest shall retain one-fourth of the balance himself*, 
distribute one-fourth among the parties assisting in 
making such arrest and seizure, and pay over the- 
remaining one-half to the Board of School Commis- 
sioners of Wicomico county for the use of the pub- 
lic schools of said county. 
Sec. 7. Be it enacted , That upon information 
given under oath of any violation of the provisions 
of this act to the commander of the “ Oyster Police 
Force 55 of this State, it shall be the duty of said com- 
mander to arrest the offender or offenders, to seize 
and take possession of any canoe, boat or vessel, to- 
gether with all their tackle and apparel and prop- 
erty found on board, and deliver them over to the 
authorities of said county to be dealt with accord- 
ing to the provisions of this act ; and the said com- 
mander is hereby authorized to follow such alleged 
offender or offenders and make such arrest and seiz- 
ure in any part of this State as well as within the 
limits of said county. 
WORCESTER COUJSTTY. 
Laws of 1868, Chapter 343. 
Sec. 2. And he it enacted , That if any person 
shall disturb terrapins or their eggs within the 
limits of Worcester county, between the first day 
of May and the fifteenth day of October, he shall 
forfeit and pay to the State not more than fifty 
dollars nor less than five dollars, to be recovered 
on information before some justice of the peace in 
said county, one-half of which penalty shall be 
paid to the informer and the other to the State, 
the same to be recovered in the same manner in 
which small debts are recovered before justices of 
the peace. And in all such cases an appeal shall 
lie to the Circuit Court of said county, subject to 
the same laws and rules that govern in similar cases. 
Sec. 3. And he it enacted , That if any person 
shall take oysters for the purpose of converting 
them into lime, upon conviction in the Circuit 
Court for Worcester county, he shall forfeit and 
pay to the State of Maryland the sum of five hun- 
dred dollars, and the costs and charges accruing 
in the prosecution of the offender. 
