Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-07-02

y CHAPTER 2I9..

AN ACT 10 repeal scc:ion twenty-five
Of IN oct rasscd January ses.i-n, eiyh-
teen hundred and seventy. chapter one
hundred and tweniy-eighs. entitled an
Get TO repeal section twenty-five. ol
article for:y-onc Of the Code of Pub.
lie General Laws, entitled Fish and
Fisheries" !" subtitle "Parrxent, reg.
uIaiing the right Of fishing in the Pa
taxent River ard its tributaries, and
rr-eBact the same with suh-scctio 0.
WHEREAS. Sundry persons unknown
20 The citizens Of Prince Georgs's.
Chsrles. St. Msry's and Calvert cum
ties. have heretofore frcqucnted the va
tess Of the Patuxent River, and With i'm
mense aud improper sein, 8, patent veirs
and other traps aud devices, have been
engaged in the catching and taking Of
6rh in sa:d river, and
WHEREAS, The quantity Of fish in said
fiv.r Is fast diminishing, and will at no
distant day, without sumo wise, prud ont
and ef'cctual means be adopted to pre-.
vcpt the wan;on destruction Of the same,
cease TO be source Of supply Of f,od to
che residents along the valley Of said
.Etrcam, and
WHEREAs. Strangers and non-resi.
dents Of this State have been in the hab-
it Of fishibg in the waters Of said Patux-
ent River, in such manner aud by such
means as to destroy young and small fish
in great numbers, AID to efrctualiy pre-.
=vcns the passage Of f,h up said river to
their spawning grounds, and
WnlREAs. In order to prevent any
further vanton destruction Of fish in the
waters Of said river. by such seines. pa
tent wcirs, traps and other devices afore-
said. and TO protect the citixrns of Prince
Gcorge's, Charles. St. Mary's and CAL
vert counties, in their rights, therefore
Section !. BE it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly OF Maryland, That section
twenty-five, of an act passed at January
session. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, chapter one hundred and twenty.
eight, entitled an act TO repeal section
TWENTY-FIVE, OF article for,y-one Of the
Code of Public General Laws, entitled
Fish aud Fisheries" subtitle Patux-
cn,, regulating the right OF fishing in the
Paiuxen, River and its tributari, 5, be
and same is hereby repealed and re-en-
follows:
80. II shall not be lawful for any per-
scn or persons other than bona fdc resi-
cents, ci,iz"ns of Prince Georges,
Charles. St. Mays and Calvert counti,s 5
20 take or catch fish in the waters o.
the Pa,nxent River and tributaries. with
my seine, wcirs. trap or other device.
excepting caly the hook AMI linz; pro-
vi.lcd. that the provisions of this section
shall rot apply to such as shall obtain
permission ir"m the owners of lands 5or-
dcriug on saii waters, to fish of and op-
,.osirc his, her or ,hcir land or lauds 50
l."rd.riug on said waters; and provided
that none other than bona tiie residents, +,
ciiizens Of ,aid counties, shall Use i'll any
of the waters Of said river that bind on
Prince George. Charles and Calvert coun-
tics, above the village known as B.nc-
diet. any seine. weir, or net more than
seventy fathoms long, and less than two
luchc~ sluhc III Tue III su.
Srn Src1Inx l. It shall not be lawful
for ary person or persons, 10 empty their
seiucs ur"n the beach So as to leave the
smaller ti.h to perish, but to empty the
sane in water OF sufficient depth to cna-
lie such smaller fish to return to the wa
tcrs for growth and maturation.
Sun S,crrox >. Any person or per-
SONS violating the ?rovisi rs Of this act !,
shall be- fined not less than twenty We
nor more than one hundred dollars, in
thc discrcticn of The justice of the peace
before whom the case is heard. which
smoun, shall be appropriated to the pub
lic sch,ol fund If the county wherein
such judgment is rendered; and for the
payment of the amount Of fine so al
judged any boat. seine. weir or other
h,hing tscklc used BY any person or per-
sons in violation Of the provisions of this
act. sLal, bc srizcd aud held a. security
upon complaint against such offending
party.
SEcTioN =. And be il enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date OF
its passage.
Approved. April 3ri, 1874.
We certify that the aforegoing is n
true copy an &c. passed. January Session,
1874.
A. GASSAwAY,
Sec. Senate.