Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-05-16
Public Local Law
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IN ACT TO repeal seciions one o. swo
| Of re Acts % Jaanasy sessios sigh-
teen hpsdrsd and ssrsaty-two. Chap
Ter one hundred and ninety-eight.
entislea N 90 s5r ne protection e,
and 20 FegHlate the tina and mapber
J 90 ssasAs an8 sAzibg Rish ana Tss.
rapins . that pgrtiQp ofshs Potomac
dRivet. betaeeni Mafyla6d Point n
Charlss County and ChisildiAs's m
hsa IN g. Mays County, and 20
assIsnaet the saa.e win amendwsala,
and 20 add additioaal sessions there-
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) Snczzex l.--Bs Il enacted BY tbe
Gemesai Assembly OF Maryland, That
sections ofe aad Two Of The acts or jan
uary session, eighteen hundred and sew.
euty two, chapter one hundred andnibe-
ty-eight, entItled an act for the protee-
ton of, and 20 regulate the TIME and
manner of catching, and taking Fish
and Terrapigs in that portion Of the
Potomac River between Maryland Point
in Charles couuty, and Chidldine's Is
land in st. Mays county, aud the same
are hereby repealed and re-enacted to
read az follows g."
SEC. I. That 10 shall not be lawful
for any person, or persons, except bona
fae citizens Of Charles county, 20 take
or catch fish or terrapins, or to banl .
seine or fish gill net or take or catch
| fsh or terraDins IN any manner in the
| Potomac River or lie tributaries, or IN
Ahe Wycomico River or its tributaries,
between MaFylaad Point I'M Charles
county, and ChisildinessH Island in 81.
| Maryts couassy. 1Ho 80 - 4f-i''
= S.c. La That no person nor persons
shall haul O seine more than one huD-
dsed and sixty fathons IN length, in the
Potomac Riserov Zen tributaries, nor IN
Abe Wyeomico liver or its tributaries,
lying IN Charles county between May.
LAID Pointin Charles county, and CHS
ildine's Island in Sc. Mary's county, ex.
cept from the fifteenth day OF March 20
the frst day Of June inclusive. err
SIC. 2. Be il enactedr That 20 per-
son or persoIs shhll haul seine nor
f4h q net Of any kind or description
with q mesh OF less size than three
inches As provided 10 section two Of this
act as amended above; and provided, .
license Of one cent per lineal fathom on
all traps, seines or nets Of aay descnp-
ton shall be paid tothe Clark Of Charles
county before the same can be used for
| fishing. .Jsans ,dJ nal .-a Ftli. -.
SEc..z3. Be il enacted, That the
OYSTER Police Boat for the sixth district
10 hereby directed and empowered TO
supervise the fisheries I'm the said wa
ters Of Che Potomac and It's tributaries,
and the Wycomico and is tributaFies
i'm Charles county, between the first day
ofsJuns and she aiftesnth day az March
ID each year, and upon information be-
Ing eouseyedt to the commander OF sai4
Oyster Police Boat, chat any person or
persons have vioIated the pFovisions Of
This oct or Of she act Of January, ses-,
sicn eiokksea huhdsed and seventy two,
Chapter one hundred and ninety eight
q amended by this act, he shall arrest
said offender and carry bin before some
Justice Of the Peace, within said e0un.
e. nudnuon cenyiefions he shall be sasb-
iecsed to tlie eeyeral 1ahes md penalties
6 provided In section three OF laid oct
passed Jauuaxg~ session seighteen bun.
dred and Aveatg -twos ChAp1eF one hun-
bred aud ninety eight. =
SEc2 4. De e. 4nActsds Thai 4 shall
be unlASfal fof any person or persons
to construct u fish trap oripound net,
or any fishing apparatus OF like descrip-
ton, near the mouth of any Of The
tributaries Of the said Potomac and
Wycomie0 Rivers within Charles com
Ity. between Maryland. Point in said
county and Ohisitdines Island IN st.
Mary's county, for the purpose of fish
ing the same or for any other purpose,
nothing herein contained to be con-
strued TO prohibit the fishing with said
fish trap or, pound nets, by bona hde
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 oLstructed in their
free passage to the head waters of said
Rivers and tributaries within said coun-
sy; any person violating the provisions
OF this section shall be subjected to the
fines and penalties a. provided IN Sec
ton three % the acts OF eighteen hun
dred and seventy-twO, Chapter one hum
dred and ninety eight.
SRc. B. Be Il enacted, That no Ter.
rapins Of "a less size than six inches in
length upon the bottom shell, shall be
taken from any of the waters within
Charles county, under penalty Of i've
dollars for each and every teunpih Of q
less size than sixinches in length upon
said bottom shell, as taken, said fine 20
be collected as provided in section three
of the acts Of eighteen hundred and
seventy two, Chapter one hundred and
niuety-eight. And IL shall be uuiaw-
full for any person 70 take OF catch any
terrnpin from the waters within said
county, between the FIRST day or April
and the first day Of November m each
year, and any person violating this pro-
vision Of this section, shall be subjee-
ted TO the same penalty as i provided
for taking terrapins under the size Of
six inches upon the bottom shell, to De
collected q 10 provided for the rcollec-
ton Of the other fines and penalties i'm
posed By this act. 50 T.
s SIC. 6. Be it, enacted. That this act
shall take erect ffen ~ datsef id
passage. =,
- FETTER q HOBLzTZEly . :
Sneaker al The Honsa az Delegates.