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

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pay fine of not less than five dollars, nor
more than ten dollars, one-half to be paid
to the informer, and the residue to the Comp
troller Of the Treasury.
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That the Comp
troller Of the Treasury shall cause to be print
ed and delivered to the Clerks of the Circuit
Courts for the several counties, and the Clerk
OF the Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore
city, the requisite number of such blank Ii
censes, and take receipts for the same as for
other licenses furnished, and the said Clerks
shall, on the first Monday in March, June,
September and December In each year. return
to the said Comptroller a list and account of
such licenses issued by them
Sec. II. And be it enacted, That If any
person shall take or catch oysters with rake
or tongs in any waters of this State without
having first obtained license as required by
the preceding sections of this law, except
oysters taken for private use, he shall, upon
conviction thereof before any Justice of The
Peace for the county where the offense may
be committed, be fined not less than twenty
nor more than one hundred dollars, or forfeit
the canoe or boat SO used or employed, in
the discretion of the Justice before whom
the same may be tried, one-half of said fine
to be paid to the informer, and the residue
Sec. 10. And be it enacted, That all own
ers and masters of canoes, boats or vessels
licensed under this article, being white men,
are hereby constituted officers of this State
for the purpose ofarresting and taking before
any Judge of any Circuit Court or Justice OF
the Peace who shall have jurisdiction therein
any person or persons who may be engaged
in violating any of the provisions of this Ar.
ticle, and of selling any canoe, boat or vessel
engaged therein; and all such owners OF
masters are hereby vested with power to
summop che posse comitatus to aid in max.
ing such arrest and seizure as fully as are
Constables and Sherifs ofthe several counties
and the city OF Baltimore.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted That upon infor
nation given upon oath to any Justice of the
Peace having Jurisdiction, Of any violation o
any Of the provisions of this Article, the sale
Justice of the Peace shall issue his warrant
for the arrest of the offender or offenders, anC
the seizure ofthe canoe, boat or vessel, togeth
er with the tackle and furniture on board
which warrant shall be directed to the sheriff
or any Constable Of the county, or to tn
owner or master of any canoe, boat or vesse
licensed under this Article.
SEC. IA. And be il enacted That II any per
son or persons on board any canoe, boat o.
vessel, engaged in violating any Of the pro
visions of this Article, shall flee to avoid ar
rest, the officer endeavoring to make such ar
rest, shall seize such canoe, boat or vessel, anG
the same proceeding shall thereupon be hat
as directed in all cases of seizure under othe
sections of this Article.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That any per
son resisting an officer or other person au
thoriZed to make arrest and seizure unde
this Article, shall be guilty Of misdemean
and Indictment and nonuiofinT
thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction
shall pay fine of not less than fifty nor NOR
than FIVE hundred dollars or be imprisoned
in the county jail, where the offense may b.
tried, not less than one month nor more thai
one year.
Sec. Is. And be it enacted, That it shall
be unlawful for any owner, master, employees
or other person to use or employ any boat o.
vessel licensed under this Article, to take o.
catch oysters with scoops, scrapes, drag O.
dredge, in taking or catching oysters in any
river, creek, cove, inlet, bay or sound within
the limits of any county of this State, or OF
any oyster bed, bar or rock, on or abou
Talley's Point, Sandy Point, Hackett'
Point, Thomas Point, the Three Sisters
Hollands Point Bar, Plum Point, and Park
peake Bay, and Swan Point, on the EASTER
side of said bay, and Eastern Bay, inside Of ,
line drawn from Kent Point to Poplar Island
and any owner, master, employee or othe
person 80 offending, shall upon conviction
thereof before any Justice Of the Peace o
Judge of any Circuit Court for any county
be subject to the same fines and penalties
and the boat or vessel 80 used or employed
be liable to seizure and forfeiture as provide'
in section six of this Article, but this section
nor any in this Article shall be construed q
repeal of sections ninety -four to one hun
dred and one inclusive of Article nineteen @
the Code of Public Local Laws for Somerse
county, relating to oysters.
Sec. IL. And be it enacted, That all boats
vessels or other property condemned unde
the provisions ofthis Article, shall be sold b.