Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-05-02
RlIIs Local Law.
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reBLIsnED BY AUTHoRIT1.

of the Acts 81 January Session elkn-
teen Abadr4a aud aevehiy two. sap
To one KdndrSd and ninety-eight,
entitled an act for the profession Of.
and to regulate the time and manner
Of saaeliug aud taking Fish and Ter
rRpfns IL fbiE portion "a ths Potomac
River, between Maryland Point in
Charles County and Chisildins's Is
land IN Sc Msy's County, and %
re-ehaet tbe same with amendments,
andsto add additional sections there
TO.
Sec1fox 1.-fse II enacted By the
General Assembly Of Maryland, That
sections one and two Of the acts Of Jam
uary session, eighteen hundred and sew
entyrtwo, chapterOne hundred and nine
weight, entitled an ACT for the protec-
ton of, and to Regulate the time and
Inanber Of catching. and taking Fish
and Tcrrapins ia that portion Of the
Potomac River between Maryland Point
in Charles county, and Chisildine's Is
land in St. Mary's county, aud the same
are hereby repealed and re-enacted to
rad as follows: f"
SEC. /. That it shall not be lawful
for any person, or persons, except BONG
fide citizens Of Charles county, TO take
or catehs & 81 or tmTspins, or. % haul .
seine or fish gill net or take or catch
fish or terra2ins IN any manner IN the
Potomac River or its tributaries, or in
the Wycom e) River or its tributaries,
between Maryland Point in Charles
c, ua.S, and Chi | ines Island in 8 /.
Mary's county.
SEC. L. That no person nor persons
shall haul u seine more than one hun
dred and sixty fathoms in length, in the
Petomnc River or its tributaries, nor IN
tlis Wsycmnicc River or is tributariss,
living in Charles county between Mary
land PGntsn Charles county, and Chis-
ildine's Island IN ST. Hary's county, ex-
sept from the fifteenth day of March to
The first day Of June inclusive.
SEC. 9. Be it enacted, That no per-
son or persons shall haul a seine nor
fish a net Of any kind or description
with mesh of less size than three
inches as provided in section two of this
net as amended above; and provided, q
license of one cent per lineal fathom on
all traps, seines or nets of any descrp-
ton shall be paid to the Clerk Of Charles
county before the same can be used for
fishing. 81, az t-a.,-. j. j..
SEC. 8. Be it enacted, That the
Oyster Police Boat for the sixth district
is hereby directed and empowered to
supervise the fisheries in the said wa
tiers of the Potomac and Its tributaries,
and the Wycomieo and Its tributaries
in Charles county, between the first day
Of June and the fifteenth day of March
in each year, aud upon information be-
ing conveyed TO the commander of said
Oyster Police Boat, that any person or
persons have violated the provisions Of
this act or Of the act Of January ses-
sion eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
Chapter one hundred and ninety EIGHT,
as amended by this act, he shall arrest
said offender and carry him before some
Justice of the Peace, within said coun-
ty, and upon conviction, he shall be SUBJ
iected 10 the several fines and penalties
as provided in section three of said act
passed January session eighteen hum
dred and seventy two. Chapter one hum
dred and ninety eight.
SEC. 4. BE it enacted, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons
to construct a fish trap or pound net,
or any fishing apparatus of like descrip-
ton, near the mouth of any of the
tributaries of the said Potomac and
Wycomico Rivers within Charles coun-
ty, between MARYLAND Point in said
county and Chisildine's Island in St.
Mary's county, for the purpose of fish,
ing the same or for any other purpose,
nothing herein contained 10 be con-
strued TO prohibit the fishing with said
fish trap or pound nets, by bona fide
citizens of Charles county from the
shores bordering on said Rivers and
tributaries within said waters, not be-
ing near the mouth of said inlets, where
By the fish would be INSTRUCTED in their
free passage to the head waters Of said
Rivers aud tributaries within said coun-
ty; any person violating the provisions
Of this section shall be subjected to the
fines aud penalties as provided in Sec
ton three Of tue acts Of eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, Chapter one hum
dred and ninety eight.
SIC. 5. Be it enacted, That no ter
rapins Of q less size than six inches in
length upon the bottom shell, shall be
taken from any of the WATERS within