The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 276.
AN ACT

Fish and Fisheriers.
AN ACT
To repeal an Act passed at the session Of
the General Assembly of Maryland in
eighteen hundred and seventy-six, chap.
ter two hundred and fifty-two, entitled
an Act to repeal an Act passed at the
session of the General Assembly of Ma
ryland in eighteen hundred and seventy
four, chapter four hundred and twenty
one, entitled an Act to repeal section
two, of Article forty-one, Of the Public
General Laws of Maryland, title "Fish
and Fisheries" and to re-enact the same
with amendments, and to substitute the
following in lieu thereof, and to amend
and re-enact so as to read as follows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the act pass
ed at the session of the General Assembly
of Maryland, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-six, chapter two hundred and fifty
two, entitled an act to repeal an act passed
at the session of the General Assembly of
Maryland in eighteen hundred and seven
ty-four, chapter four hundred and twenty
one, of the Public General Laws of Mary
land, title "Fish and Fisheries" and to
re-enact the same with amendments, apd
to substitute the following in lieu thereof
be, aud the same is hereby repealed, amend
ed and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. /, No person shall, from the tenth
day of June to the first day of September
in each year, fish with hauling seine OIL
seines of any kind, within the Chesapeake
Bay, or any of its tributaries, lying north
ward of the following line, viz. Begin
ming at the light house on Turkey Point
in Cecil county, and drawn westward tc
the most northerly point of Spesutia Is
land, in Hartford county.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That any
person or persons, violating any of the pro
visions of this act, upon conviction thereof
before any Justice of the Peace of the
county in which said act has been violated
shall pay fine of thirty dollars. and for.
felt such seine or seines, and the boat OF
boats, and materials used in fishing the
same, and upon trial and conviction, the
seine or seines, boat or boats, aad othel
fixtures used by said offender or offenders
shall be forfeited AMI sold to the highes
bidder by the proper authorities, and tn,
proceeds, together with the fine, after de
Quoting the costs, shall be paid to tn,
County Commissioners Of the county il
which said offence shall be committed fol
the use of the school fund of said county
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That any
person or persons, on conviction, failing tt
pay the fine, as prescribed in the precedin;
section, shall be imprisoned in the county
Jail of the county in which said offence
shall be committed; provided, ho,oever
that any one so offending, shall, upon con
viction before Justice of the Peace o.
the county in which said offence was com
mitted, have the right of appeal to the
Circuit Court Of the county in which said
offence shall be committed, under the same
restrictions governing appeals from the
decisions of Justices of the Peace.
See. 2. Aud be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate
Approved April 9Th, 1873.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an net passed the Gen
esal Assembly Of Maryland at the JAN
aary session, eighteen hundred aad ser.
enty-eight.
MILTON " KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GAssAWAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.