Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-05-05

- 0ko0R Uo9x NOS Uo00&4o n t. Usk&0 ~
he psseedsag ssetio~s AZ shia Arsssse, in
sakiae o. eassh;se oysters vhA r.k.s ~
sssgs, ex Aps Ter private -. ke shaIl.
upoa esasiesioa sA~reaf beews say Jas-
lee q ths p 80 eas 10 esanay vhersis
Ne eoeaes hes beea esmnissea. - easl
not less than tveaty nor more thsn one
hsaaesd dellars. OF forfeit the canoe Or
bat - ssed a. employed in the discre-
ton q the Justice 6esare whom the came
nay be tsisA. ese-hslf Of said 6ae to b
p,ia to the informer. and The resiiss into
tie Treasury Of d. State
Sse. IL. Aud be il enacted. That al
owners and masters II eanocs. bats or
vessels licensed under this Article. being
white men. are hereby e,nssisused officers
Of this State foe the parposs Of arres,ing
and taking before any Judge Of any CIR
cais Court o. Justice Of the Peace. Who
shall have jurisdiction thereof. any person
o. persnas Who may b engaged in viola
ting any Of sho provisioos Of this Article.
and Of seising any canoe. boat or vessel
engaged therein and oil such owners or
masters are hereby vested With power 70
summons the posse eomitofss % aid in
making such arrest and - cure ~ fully
a. are C,us,ables and Sheriffs Of the sew.
eral counties and the City Of Bal.imor..
Sec. Is. Aud be il enacted. That upon
information given upon oath 70 any JUS
.ice Of the Peace having jurisdiction. O.
any violation Of any o. the provisions Of
this Article. the said Justice Of the Peace
shall issu. his wirraat for the arres. Of
the offender or of,nd,rs. and tho seis1rc
Of the canoe, boat or vessel, to ,ether with
the tackle aud furniture on board. which
warrant shall be dirsstel to the Sheriff
or any Constable Of The county wherein
the said warrant is issuci, or u the owa-
Of or muster Of any c.no'. boat or vessel
licensed under this Article.
SEQ. H. And be il enacted. That If
any person OF persons on board any ca
noe, boat or vessel, engaged in violating
any Of The provisions q this Article. shall
abandon the said san %. boat OF vessel and
dee 90 - to escape arrest. the of6sar en-.
deavoring 70 make sab arrest. shall s,;z,
such canoe. boat OF v;ssA. aud give in-
formation Of suoh seisars 70 some Justice
Of tho Peace, or Judge Of the Circui.
Court most ouvsnient or accessible from
the place where cash offence shall have
been committed, and il shall DO tho duty
| Of the said Justice Of the Peace or Judge
TO docket case in the name Of tho Safe
against the said canoe, boat or vessel. and
to proceed without delay with tho trial Of
the same, aud il there is sulicisnt proof
that said canoe. boat or other vessel has
been used or eupl,yed in viola.iog any
Of the provisions Of this Article, the said
Justice Of the Peace or Judge shall eth
er render q judgment Of condemnation
against the said canoe, boat or vessel. her
tackle and furniture on board At the time
Of seizure, or que tho said cauoe, beat or
vessel. If under Custom House tcuuagr.
not less than Eve nor moro than twenty
dollars Ind II over Custom House tou-
mage, not less than City dollars nor more
than Eve hundred dollars one-half of
said fine to be paid to the iuformer aud
the residue into tho Treasury Of the State.
Sc. Is. Aud be it enacted, That any
person resisting any officer or other per-
con authorized to make arrest and seizure
under this Article. shall be guilty Of q
misdemeanor, and upon indict I'M .at and
conviction thereof, in any Circuit Court
having jurisdiction. shall be fined not less
than fifty dolIars, or moro shan five hun
dred dollars. or be imprisoned in the Jail
Of the county wherein tho case il tried
not less than one month uor more than
one year.
Sec. 10. AMI be il enacted, That il
shall DO unla wful for any owner, master,
employee or other person. to use or en-
ploy any boat or vessel licensed under
this Article. 10 take or catch oysters with
scoops. scrapes. drag 'r dredge. or any
similar instrument. in taking or catching
oy sters in any river. creek, cove. inlet,
bay or round within tho limits Of any
county or lying between two or moro
counties Of this State, or on auy oyster
bed, bar or rock within one half mile.
| Of Talley's Point. Sandy Point, Hacketts
Point. Thomas Point. tho Tire, Sisters
Hollands Point Bar, or on or about
Plum Point and Parkcr's creek, on the
western side Of the Chesapeake Bay. and
Swan Point on the eastern side Of said
bay aud Eastern bay. insi lie Of luc
drawn from the southwest extremity Of
Kent Point to northeast extremity Of
Poplar Island and any owner. master.
employee or other person 10 offending.
shall. upon conviction thereof before any
Justice Of the Peace. or any Judge Of any
Circuit Court for any county. be subject
to the same fines aud penalties. and the
boat OF vessel 50 used or employed be H.
able to seisurc aud forfeiture. - provided
in section six Of this Article but Meth.
Ct this section. nor any in this Article
shall be construed 40 repeal Of sections
ninety-four 70 one hundred and one, in
elusive. Of Article nineteen. Of the Code
Of Public Local Laws for Somerset coun.
~. relating to Oysters.
SEQ. II. Aud b. it enacted, That ill
boats. vessels. or Other property condemn.
ed under the provisions Of this Article.
shall b sold BY the Sheriff Of the county
wherein su,h boat. vessel, or other pro-
p.rsy may have been condemned. At pub
lie sale. to the highest bidder for cash,
after giving twenty days notice Of the
time and plscs Of such sale, BY advertise.
meut in ono OF more Newspapers publish