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PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS. 
Affidavit. 
Fine. 
Not lawful 
Fish with 
seines. 
Proviso. 
Sec. 9. And be it enacted , That where a pre- 
ceding is initiated for any violation of this act or 
any section thereof, on affidavit of such violation, 
a justice of the peace may issue his warrant for 
the apprehension of the offender, and it shall not 
be necessary therein to name the offender, the ves- 
sel or boat in his employment, and when the penalty 
is incurred by reason of the defendant being a non- 
resident the burthen of proof as to his residence 
shall be upon him 
Sec. 10. And be it enacted , That if any person 
shall take, steal or sell planted oysters of another, 
knowing them to be such, from any of the waters 
in this act mentioned, he shall, upon conviction 
in said court, be fined not less than fifty nor more 
than one hundred dollars, and may, at the discre- 
tion of the court, be confined in jail not less than 
one nor more than six months. 
Section 1, Chapter 131 of the Laws of 1872 is re- 
pealed and re-enacted by Section 1 A of Chapter 
77 Laws of 1874. Chapter 77 of Laws of 1874 
is repealed by Chapter 277 Laws of 1876, and re- 
enacted with amendments. Section 6, Chapter 
277 Laws of 1876 is repealed by Chapter 64 Laws 
of 1878, and re-enacted with amendments. 
Laws of 1872, Chapter 131. 
Section 2. Be it enacted , That it shall not be 
lawful for any person or persons other than citizens 
or actual residents of Maryland to haul or fish with 
any seine or seines of any description, rake or catch 
oysters, clams or terrapins, or plant oysters in the 
waters of Synepuxent Bay or any of the tributaries 
thereof, included in the boundaries of Worcester 
county. 
Sec. 3. And be it enacted , That it shall be lawful 
for all citizens and residents of the State of Mary- 
land to haul or fish with any seine or seines of any 
description in any of the aforesaid waters of Wor- 
cester county , provided that the meshes of all seines 
exceeding one hundred fathoms in length shall not 
be less than one and a half inches square, which is 
hereby expressly forbidden, and the use of which is 
hereby made and declared unlawful. 
