Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-05-30
PMDgSc Local Lac.
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ent River included within the boun-
daries Of Calvert county and Saint
Mary's county, between Point Pa
thence and Sheridan's Point in Cal
vert county and Town Point and Long
Point in Saint Mary's county.
SErrfoM /. De IL enacted By the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That il
shall not be lawful for any person or
persons 20 take OF catch Oysters forsBy
bufpose, h any manner or with any in
strument Nhatever in the waters Of the
Patuxent River within the boundaries
OF Calvert COUNTY, between Pcint Pa
thence and Ehefidan's Point in Calvert
county and between Town Point and
Long Point In Saint Mary's county,
from the first day of May to the FIRST
day Of October in each year after the
passage Of this Act, provided however,
that this Act shall not be construed 70
prohibit the citizens Of Calvert county
or Saint Mary's county from taking
from the waters thereof Oysters for pri-
vate use or for the purpose Of replaht-
ing for bedding in the waters Of said
counties or for sale to the citizens of
the county wherein they are caught.
SRczIox 2. And be il enacted, Tbas
upon information given upon oath to
any Justice of the Peace in and for the
counties aforesaid, of any violations of
the provisions Of this Act, the said
Justice of the Peace shall issue his war
rant for the arrest of the offender or
offenders, and the seizure of the canoe
or boat in his or their possession or
used in the commission Of the offence,
together with the tackle, instruments
and all things on board at the time of
the commission of the offence. which
warrant shall be directed to the Sheriff
or any Constable Of the cotinty and
shall be returnable in Eve days from
the issuing thereof.
SECTION 3. Aud be il enacted, That
the Justice of the Peace before whom
such warrant il returnable, shall upon
the return thereof docket case in the
name Of the State against the person or
persons arrested and the property seized
by virtue of asid warrant, and if upon
trial the said person or persons are
guilty of violating the first Section of
this Act, he shall render judgment,
either imposing a fine upon each per-
son so guilty of not less than twenty.
FIVE dollars or more than one hundred
dollars, orcondemning the canoe or boat
in possession of the offender or often
ders or used in the commission Of the
offence, together with all the tackle, in
struments and all things on board at
the time of the commission of the Of
fence or used or employed in the COM
mission thereof, TO be sold at public
auction for cash by the Sheriff or Con-
stable seizing the same, aften ten days
notice given publicly of the time, place,
manner and terms of sale, set up at the
Court House door of said county; the
proceeds of said sale, after paying the
costs Of proceedings had, shall go one.
fourth TO the Sheriff or Constable, one
fourth to the informer and the remain
ing half to the County Commissioners
for public road purposes.
SEcTfoN 4. And be 10 enacted, That
any party or parties against whom
Justice of the Peace shall have rendered
judgment under the provisions of this
Act, may at any time within ten days
from the rendition thereof, appeal from
such Judgment to the Circuit Court of
Calvert county or Saint Mary's comfy,
but no execution or sale shall be stayed,
unless the party appealing shall give
bond to the State of Maryland in dou-
bic the amount of the fine imposed or
value of the property condemned, with
surety to be approved by said Justice,
and with condition to prosecute such
appeal with effect, aud to pay the par
ties entitled to the same the value OF
the property condemned or amount of
fine imposed and all costs in case such
Judgment shall be affirmed, and in all
cases Of appeal each party shall be en-
titled to trial by jury.
We hereby certify, That the afore-
going is a correct copy Of an Act OF AS
seunbly passed January Session, 1873.
Approved April 9th, 1878.
MILTON 7. KIDD.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
May Is, 1878-3t.