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pay the value of the property condemned and fine 
imposed and all costs attending such proceedings in 
case such judgment shall be confirmed. 
Sec. 11. And be it enacted , That if any person 
or persons on board any canoe, boat or vessel en- 
gaged in violating any of the provisions of this arti- 
cle shall abandon the said canoe, boat or vessel, and 
flee so as to escape arrest, the officer endeavoring to 
make such arrest shall seize such canoe, boat or ves- 
sel, and give information of such seizure to some 
justice of the peace or judge of the Circuit Court 
for Worcester county, and it shall be the duty of 
the said justice of the peace or judge to docket a 
case in the name of the State against the said canoe, 
boat or vessel, and to proceed without delay with the 
trial of the same, and if there is sufficient proof that 
said canoe, boat or vessel has been used or employed 
in violating any of the provisions of this article, the 
said justice of the peace or judge shall either render 
a judgment of condemnation against the said canoe, 
boat or vessel, her tackle and furniture on board at 
the time of, or fine the said canoe, boat or vessel 
not less than twenty-five dollars, one-half of said 
fine to be paid to the informer and the residue to 
the Treasurer of the School Board of Worcester 
county for the use of the school fund of said county. 
Sec. 12. And be it enacted , That the several jus- 
tices of the peace and clerk of the Circuit Court for 
Worcester county be and they are hereby authorized 
and required to pay to the Treasurer of the School 
Board of said county, every three months, all the 
money or moneys they may have in hand at such 
times arising from fines, penalties or forfeitures im- 
posed under this act. 
Sec. 13. And be it enacted , That no person shall, 
under any pretext whatever, remove or take away 
any shells from any of the rocks or flats whereon 
oysters grow within the limits of Worcester county, 
and any person violating this section shall be liable 
to a fine of twenty-five dollars to be recovered as 
other fines or by judgment of any of the justices of 
the peace of said county, one-half to be paid to the 
informer and the residue to the Treasurer of the 
School Board of Worcester county, for the benefit of 
the school fund of said county. 
Persons 
engaged in 
violating 
shall flee. 
Docket 
case. 
Judgment 
of condem- 
nation o r 
fine. 
Disposi- 
tion of 
fines. 
Shells not 
to be re- 
moved. 
