The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-12-25


force of the State, hereinafter provided for,
then such portion as would accrue to them
under the provisions of this section shall be
paid into the Treasury of this State.
Sec. IS. And be it enacted, That any party
or parties, against whom any Justice Of the
Peace may render judgment under this
Article, either to pay fine or Of condemna-
ton of property, may at any time within ten
days from the rendition Of such judgment,
appeal from such judgment to the Circuit
Court for any county, wherein the same may
have been rendered, but no execution or sale
shall be stayed unless the party appealing
shall give bond with surety to the State Of
Maryland, in double the value of the proper
case may be, said security or securities to be
resident or residents Of the county in which
the Justice resides, and who shall swear or
affirm that he or they are worth double the
amount of the property condemned, and be-
comes surety for the same, with condition to
prosecute such appeal with effect, and to pay
the value of the property condemned, and
fine imposed, and all costs attending such
proceeding in case such judgment shall be
confirmed, and in all cases of appeal either
party shall be entitled to trial by jury.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That whenever
any offense is committed under any of the
of the State, but not within the limits of any
county, then any Justice Of the Peace or the
Circuit Court for any county as the case may
be, most convenient of access, from the place
where the offence may be committed, shall
have jurisdiction thereof; and all proceedings,
whether before Justice of the Peace, or be.
fore the Circuit Court for any county, shall
be in the name Of the State, and if the party
or parties accused shall be acquitted, the
Comptroller Of the State shall pay the cost
out of the fund created by this Article.
SEC. 90. And be il enacted, That any boat
or vessel, owned either wholly or in part by
any nonresident of this State, which NAV
be used or employed by any resident or nom
resident of this State in taking or catching
oysters, in any of the waters of this State,
with scoop, scrape, drag or dredge, shall be
liable to seizure and forfeiture and upon con-
viction thereof by any Justice of the Peace,
or in any Circuit Court Of any county, or the
Court of Common Pleas Of the city of Balti-
more shall be condemned to be sold in the
same manner and upon the same terms and
the proceeds of such sale or sales shall be dis
posed of as herein before provided in. section
seventeen of this Article.
Sec 81. And be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty Of any sheriff, constable or other off,
Ger, created under this article, with or without
warrant, to arrest any person or persons, and
to seize and take into custody any canoe, boat
or vessel, whenever and wherever such person
or persons, canoe, boat or vessel, shall be
found violating or being used in violating any
of the provisions Of this Article, and bring
the offender or offenders before Justice Of
the Peace or Judge Of Circuit Court most
convenient or accessible to be dealt with as
herein provided.
Sec. %. And be it enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty of the officer in charge Of
the Oyster Police of the State, hereinafter
provided for to cause the vessel under his
command to cruise daily (unless the inclem-
ency of the weather prevent) in any of the
waters Of this State, to overhaul and examine
the licenses of all boats or vessels engaged in
taking or catching oysters in the State, and
and to arrest all persons who may be found
violating, or who may have been guilty Of
any violation of any of the provisions of this
| Article, and to seize all boats or vessels, to.
gether with their tackle and furniture, which
| may be found on board such boats or vessels
\ 80 engaged, used or employed in violating
said provisions, and the said officer 80 COM
missioned shall have power to summon to his
aid such number of persons as may, in his
Judgment, be necessary and proper for the
safe execution of his commission
Sec. %. And be 1t enacted, That it shall DO
the duty of any officer having charge of, or
commanding such vessel, to take the person
or persons so arrested, ana the boat or boats,
vessel or vessels, and other property 30 seized
into his custody, AID cause the said person
or persons to be taken before some Justice
of the Peace for the county wherein the of.
tense may have been committed; and If the
offense shall have been committed outside Of
the limits of any county, then to take the said
person or persons before some Justice of tho
Peace of the county most convenient or &C.
cessible from the place where such offense
shall have been committed; and it shall be
the duty of the Justice of the Peace, before
whom such person or persons shall have been
taken by said officer to take cognizance of the