The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-20
CHAPTER 1869.
Wild Fowl.
AN ACT

To repeal sections six, eight and twenty-one,
OF the acts OF January session eighteen
hundred and seventy two, chapter ftty-four
entitled ian Act to exempt all that portion
Of the waters Of the Chesapeake Bay lying
northward Of certain line therein describ-
ed, from the operation and effects of Sec
tions one and three Of article ninety eight
of the code of Public General Laws title
"Wild Fowl and to enact other sections
to be in force and operation in on and over
said waters" and to re.enact the same with
amendments.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General As.
sembly of Maryland, That sections six, eight
and twenty.one Of the act Of January session,
eighteen hundred and soventy-two, chapter
fifty-four entitled ian act to exempt all that
portion of the waters of the Chesapeake Bay
lying northward Of u certain line therein de.
scribed, from the operation and effects of
sections one and three of article ninety eight
of the code of Public General Laws title
"Wild Fowl" and to enact other section, to
be in force and operation in on and over said
waters be repealed and re-enact so as to
read as follows:
Sec 6. That no person shall gun for or after
wild water fowl, or shoot at or kill the same.
northward of the line named and described
in the first section of this act but three days
in each week until the first day of January
during the season for shooting wild fowl as
fixed by the second section of this act, and
those days prior TO the first day of January
shall be Monday, Wednesday and Friday and
on and after the first day of January shall be
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
until the end of the season for shooting wild
fowl rs aforesaid, and each of said days shall
comprehend the time intervening between
one hour before sunrise A. NJ, and half an
hour after sunset 2. NJ. of each day and no
more, and is not to include any part or period
of night, and any person on conviction of
violation of this section, shall be fined not
less than fifty dollars, and not more than one
hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. That the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
for Hartford county, and the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Cecil county, shall upon the
application of any resident Of the State of
Maryland being the owner Of any sink box,
craft or sneak boat, such as is allowed by this
Act to be used and employed in shooting at
wild water fowl therefrom and giving satislac
tory evidence to said clerk that the said ap.
plicant is a resident Of the State Of MARYLAND.
aud is the bona fide owner Of the sink box.
craft or sneak boat, grant a license under the
seal OF his court to such applicant to gun after
and shoot at wild water fowl from such sink
box or sneak boat northward of the line nam.
ed and described in first section Of this act,
from the first day Of November in each and
every year, to the thirty first day Of March
next, succeeding thereafterSu each and every
year, provided, that such licnise shall not
authorize any person using such sink box or
sneak boat to gun after or shoot at wild water
fowl therefrom, within less distance than
half a mile of any shore in Hartford or Cecil
county, or southwark of the line particularly
described in the first section Of this Act.
Sec. u. That no person holding incense
to gun for or after wild water fowl shall du.
ring the cunning season as fixed by this act, be
allowed TO anchor or otherwise make station
ary any sink box, sneak boat or any other
vessel or craft on the waters lying northward
of the line named in section one Of this act
on any Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday or Sun
day prior to the first day Of January of said
cunning season and on and after the said first
day Of January, on any Tuesday, Thursday
or Sunday nor until the hour Of four O'Clock
A. NJ. on the morning Of the day next sue
ceeding each Of said days above specified, and
no person holding license as above describ-
ed and engaged in cunning for wild water