Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-07-10
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
20.

AN ACT to repeal section twenty-five. Of an act
passed January session, eighteen huntrra
and scyn;y-two chapter one hundred TWEEN
weight. entitled IN Act TO repeal section
twenty-five. Of article foT'y-one, q the Code
Public General Laws, entitled Fish and
Fisheries, subtitle ''Paiuxru;. regulating
the right Of fishing in the PaiuNcnt River
and is tributaries, and re-cnao, the same
with sub-ScClinns
WnERrAs. Sundry persons. unknown 10 the
citizens % Py.pCy Georges Charles, 81.
Mar, : ami Calvert Counties have heretofore
fryquculcd the waters OF ihc PAIGNcut River
and wG;h Immense AMI szaP.uF@r sslns, pat
rGt wylrs. and other traps and devices. have
been engaged IN the catching and taking Of
hsh In sAsI river AMI ar4e~eas the quantity
OF t-h in sad river is fast diminishing, and
viii. at 10 distant LAY, without some vJsc.
prudent and yEv,iusl means be adopted to
prevent the wantuu destruction Of the same.
cease to - source Of supply Of food To the
residents along this valley OF said stream
and EAerggs strangers aud nun-rr~idcuis %
this State have been IN the habit 81 fishing IN
the waters OF said Pa:gNent River. in such
manner and bv such means az to DESTROY
Young aud small fish IN great numbers and
TO e:rrciual!y prevent the passage of fish ~
said river 70 their spawning grounds: aHn
xhsr1as IN order 20 prevent any further on
ton destruction ot fish Ia the waters OF said
river by such scIns. patent we,gs. traps and
and other dryices aforesaid. and TO protect
the citizens OF Prince George :, Charles. 81
MARY and Calvert Counties IN their rights
therefor
SECTION /. b, 4 eHIcfyi vtis GrHrrll A.
OF an Act passed At January Session eighteen
hundred and scyenty-two. chapter one hun
dred and twcn,y-cjght, entitled an act to re-
peal section twenty-five of Article forty-onc OF
the Code OF Public General Laws entitled Fish
and Fisheries sub-titled ''PatuNent, rcgu-
lating the right Of fishing in the PAtuxent
River and its tributaries, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with sub-sec-
tons. so as 10 read a. follows
% 1t shall not lie lawful for any person or
persons, other than bona flc resident citizens
of Prince Georges, Charles, st. Mary and
Calvert Counties to take or catch fish in the
waters of the PatuSent River and its tributa-
ries, with any seine, weir, trap or other device,
excepting only the hook ana prorided,
that the provisions of this section shall not APP
ply to such rs shall obtain permission from the
owners of lands bordering on said waters To
fish off and opposite his her or their land or
lands so bordering on said waters and provid-
ed that none other than iona ide resident citi-
Zens of said counties shall use in any of the Wa
tiers of said river that bind on Prince Georges,
Charles and Calvert Counties, above the village
known rs Benedict any seine, weir or net more
than seventy tathOms long and less than two
inches square in the mesh.
SUBSECTION |. II shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to empty their seines upon
the beach, rs to leave the smaller fish TO per-
ish, but to empty the same in water of suth-
cient depth to enable such smaller fish to re-
turn to the waters for growth and maturation.
SUBSECTION ,. Any person or persons yio-
lating the provisions of this Act shall be fined
not less than twenty-five, nor more than one
hundred dollars, in the discretion of the JUS
tice of the Peace before whom the case is heard
which amount shall be appropriated to the Pub
lie School Fund of the county wherein such
judgment is rendered and for the payment of
the amount of fine so adjudged, any boat, seine,
weir or other-fshing tackle used by any person
or persons in violation Of the provisions of this
Act, shall be seized and held as security upon
complaint against such offending party.
SECTION q and be enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a
correct copy ofan Act of Assembly passed Jan
uary session, 1874
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
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