The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-05-25
Shooting of Wild Fowl.
CHATTER BOO

AN ACT to permit the shooting of Wild Fowl from
sink boxes in the waters of the Elk ami Bohemia
Rivers and their tributaries, in Cecil county.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted By the General assembly Of
Hary(and That and after the passage of this act
shall be lawful for the bona fie citizens OF Cecil county
to shoot wild fowl from sink boxes in the Of the
Elk and Bohemia Rivers and their tributaries in said
county, from the first day of November in each wear
until the thirty day March next succeeding ON
Monday Wednesday, Friday and Saturday OF each
week, upon obtaining license 50 to do provided in
section two of this act.
SEC. . And be it enacted, That the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for Cecil county SHALL upon the applca-
ton of bona e resident of Cecil county being the
any sink box aud desiring To obtain license
to use the for shooting wild fowl in the waters
herein recited, shall, such application grant a
license, under the seal of his court such applicant
specifying the name and residence Of the applicant the
number Of the sink box, the waters embraced
in said license. the penalty for its violation and the
time for which such license is issued and shall be ent
tied 10 charge and receive fifty cents for issuing the
provided that, at the time of issuing the same
said applicant shall pay to said clerk the of ten
dollars Tor each and every cunning season. specified
in section one of this act.
SEC. And be il enacted That the license so to be
issued by the provisions of the preceding section shall
onl! authorize the shooting of wild fowl from sink
boxes upon the four days of the week specified in the
FIRST section of this act, and said license shall not
th"rze the shooting of wild fowl from sink boxes in
sad river until the consent Of the owner or tenant
had and obtained opposite to whose shore any sink
box licensed aforesaid is to be placed. And it is the
sense of this provision that the prohibition consent
The center of the natural channel opposite to said sho
owned controlled by him, and license to shoot
wild fowl issued by said clerk shall authorize the holder
thereof to shoot wild fowl the of the Elk and
Bohemia Rivers and their tributaries in Cecil county,
except the licenses TO be issued in accordance with the
provisions of this act.
Sec. l. And be II enacted, That every applicant for
license shall be required make oath before the Clerk
of the Circuit for Cecil county that he is bona
de resident of Cecil county and that he will obey and
comply with all the provisions OF this act And every
person To whom snch license be granted shall be
required to paint the number name of his sink box
prominent part thereof to correspond with the
number or name in the said license. And owner
hrer. borrower, other person shall or employ
any sink box of any description whatever for the pu
pose of shooting wild water fowl therefrom in the
described in section OF this act without
license and employ said box having first been
obtained, provided in this act.
SEC s. Ani be IL enacted That upon information be-
ing given under cath, to Justice of Peace of Cecil
county of violation of of the provisions of this
act the laid Justice of the Peace shall issue his
rant the of the offender Offenders and the
of all sink boxes and vessels. decoys tackle
other furniture belonging thereto which shall
be directed to the Sheriff or any Constable of Cecil
county to of those holding licenses and
constituted officers to carry out the provisions of
this act and any resisting officer or other per-
authorized to make arrests seizures under this
shall be guilty of msemeanor. and upon indct-
and conviction in the Circuit Court of Cecil county,
pay fine of not less than fifty dollars and not more
than hundred dollars he imprisoned in the county
Jail for not less than thirty than sixty days.
both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the
Court.
SEC. C. AMI be it enacted That when fines are i'm
posed for violation nf this act and the offender offend
refuse pay the SANE, then the Sheriff Consta-
b may proceed public sale (afte giving three weeks
notice of the time and place of such sale by advertise
in newspaper in said county, to dispose of the
sink box other craft together with the decoys tackle
and furniture belonging thereto to the highest bidder
for cash and the proceeds of such sale after deductng
all legal expenses shall be appropriated to the pay
ment of said fine and the residue, if any, shall be paid
to the original owner
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against whom Justice of the Peace render a
Judgment under this act, may at any time within ten
days thereafter, appeal from such Judgment to the Cir
cult Court for Cecil county; but no execution sale
shall be stayed unless the party appealing shall give
bond, with two sufficient securities, to be approved by
the Justice, to the State of Maryland in double the
of tn. ne imposed with the condition pros
ecute such appeal with effect to the Circuit Court its
next session thereafter and to pay the fine imposed and