Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-06-25
Public Local Lap.
CHAPTER 2l9.


=, Of An act passed January ses.i,n, eigh-
- teen hundred and seventy. chapter one
.ai hundsed and sventy-eight. entitled an
oct to repeal section twenty two. d
article for:y-one, Of the Code Of Pab-
lie Gsneral Laws. entitled ''Fish and
Fisheries. subtitle "Pa.uxent. J" reg.
ulating the right Of 6.hiug in the p.
.tuxent River aud its tributaries, and
rc-enact the same With suh-sectious.
WHEREAS. Suudry persons unknown
to the citizens Of Prince Geores's,
Charles. St. Mary's and Calvert eoun-
ties. have heretofore frcquented the wa
tiers Of the Pstuxent River. aud with in
mense and Improper seincs, patent w,irs
and other traps and devices, have been
engaged in the catching and taking Of
6sh in said river. snd -"
WnEREAs. The quantity Of 6sh in said
river is fast diminishing. and will q, M
distant day. without me wise. pruds nt
and effec,uai means be adopted to pre-
vent the wan'on destruction of the same,
cease I" be n source Of supply Of food to
the residents along the valley Of said
STIR am. and
WHEREAS. Strangers and non-rcai-
dents Of this State have been in tho hab-
it Of fishing il the waters of said Patux
ent River. in, such manner and by sucl,
..e-"s 80 to- ,i~siroy young sud small tisl,
in great numbers. aud to eff csually pre-
vent the passage Of fish up said river to
their spawning grounds, and
WuIRrAs. In order to prevent any
further wan.on destruction Of fsh in the
waters Of said river. by such seines, pa.
tent weirs. traps and other devices afos G.
aid. and to protect tho citzrns Of Prince
Georges. Charles. St. Mary's and CAL
vert counties. in tkeir rights. therefore
Section 1. Be it en:ctcd by the Gene.
raj Assembly of Maryland. That section
twenty-five. Of al act pass ID at January
session. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, chapter one hundred aud twenty
eight, entitlcdan act to repeal section
twenty-five. OF article forty-one OF the
Code Of Public General Laws, entitled
Fish and Fisheries" subtitle Px.ux.
ent. regulating the right Of fishing in the
Patuxcnt River and its tributarics be
and same is hereby repealed and re-cu-
acted with sub-scctions % - 10 read a.
follows:
%. 1t shalt not be lawful for any per.
son or persons other than bona fidc resi-.
dents. citizens Of Prince GEORGES,
Charles. St. Mary's aad Calvert oounii, .
20 take or catch 6sh in the waters of
the Patuxcnt River and tributaries, with
any seine, weirs, trap or Other device.
excepting only the hook sud line; pro.
vided. that the provisions Of this section
shall not arply to such As shall obtain
permission from the owners Of lands Dor.
dering on said waters. to 6sh Of and op-
posite his, her or their land or lands 20
bordering on said waters; and provided
that none other than bona file residents
citizens Of said counties. shall use in any
Of the waters Of said river that bind on
Prince George. Charles aud Calvert couu-
ties. above the village known a. B.uc-
dict. any seine, weir, or net more than
seventy fa,homs long. and less than two
inches square 10 the m,sh.
Sus-SRosI0x /. Itshall not be awful
for any person or persons. TO empty their
seines upon the beach 40 ~ to leave the
smaller 6sh to perish. but TO empty the
same 10 water Of sufficient depth to cna-
bic such smaller fsh TO return to the Va
ters for growth and naturation.
SUBSECTION 2. Any person or per-
soma violating the rrovisi. n of this acs,
shall BE- fined not Ices than twenty. Eve
nor more than one hundred dollars, in
the discretion Of the justice of the peace
before whom the case is heard which
amount shall he appropriated to The pub
lie school fund Of the county wherein
such jud gment is rendered; aud for the
payment Of the amount Of 6ne 20 ad-
judged any boat. seine. weir or other
fishing tackle used BY any person or per.
sons in violation Of the provisions Of thi.
act. shal, Be sized add held ~ security
upon complaint against such offending
party.
SECTION 2. And be Il enacted, Tina,
this sct shall take effect from the date of
iis passage.
Approved. April Sd. 1874.
We certify hat the aforeeoing il q
true copy an act passed January Session.