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

Fish and Fisheriers.
AN ACT
To repeal an Act passed at the session Of
the General Assembly of Maryland in
eighteen hundred and seyenty-six, chap
ter two hundred and fifty.tRo, 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
aud Fisheries, aRd to re-enact the same
with amendments, and to substitute the
following in lieu thereof, and to amend
and re-enact go 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
eRty six, chapter two hundred and fifty
two, eutitled an act to repeal an act passed
at the session of the General Assembly of
Maryland 10 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, and
20 substitute the following in lieu thereof,
be, and the same is hereby repealed, amend
cd and re-enaeied so as to read as follows:
See. /. No person shall, from the tenth
day of juno to the first day of September,
in each year, fish with hauling seine or
seiDes OF any kind, within the Chesapeake
Bay, or any Of It's tributaries, lying north
ward Of the following line, viz Begin
ming at the light house on Turkey Point,
in Cecil county, and drawn westward to
the most northerly point of Spesutia Is
land, in Hartford county
Sec. =. 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 or
boats, aud materials used 10 fishing the
same, and upon trial and conviction, the
seine or seines, boat or boats, a.d other
fixtures used by said offender or offenders,
shall be forfeited an sold to the highest
bidder by the proper authorities, and the
proceeds, together with the Ene, after de-
Quoting the costs, shall be paid to the
County Commissioners of the county 10
which said offence shall be committed, for
che use of the school fund of said county.
See 3. And be it enacted, That any
person or persons, on conviction, failing to
pay the fine, as prescribed in the preceding
section, shall be Imprisoned in the county
Jail of the county in which said offence
shall be committed; pyosided, L9reuer,
that any one so offending, shall, upon con.
Viction before Justice Of the Peace Of
che county in which said offence was CON-
Rlitted, 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. ,. Aud be it enacted. That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
FETTER 5. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
EDWARD LLOYD,
President Of the Senate
Approved April 9th, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor Of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aiorsgoing is
correct copy Of an act passed the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland at the Jan
uary session, eighteen hundred and sew
cnty-eight.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate.