Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-02-01
The shooting OF wild Fowl.

w nave oeen requested ny Sotuc VI o"i
sportsmen subscribers to publish 1.-THE law
Furnishing the shooting of wild fowl in cur
waters by unauthorized persons and by forbid
den methods. The law regulating this matter
is found in Article Is of the Revised Code, title
Wild Fowl &C We print below the first seven
sections of the law, which define the otfense
and provide for the arrest of the offenders and
carr, ing them before a justice of the peace f"r
"a hearing. The subsequent sections authoriz7
the justice 20 impose a fine of not less than SIC
nor more than 500 on each offender against
the law he finds guilty, and to commit him to
Jail in default of payment, and to conhScate the
boats and other tackle of the Offenders, one
half of the proceeds to 60 to the persons max
ing the arrest and the balance to the school
fund The justice will understand this part
The following are the sections of law a
l. No person' shall. at any time, IN, on, or
over the waters of the State of Mar, land, shoot
at or shoot any waterfowl bedded in tiocks,
either upon the feeding or roosting grounds OF
said waterfowl or elsew here, from any vessel,
boat, float canoe, or any craft of any kind
whatever.
Q. No person shall at any time, in, on, or
over the waters Of the State Of Maryland, shoot
at or shoot anv waterfowl from any booty
blind, or artificial point erected nj greater
distance than, one hundred yards from the
natural shore from " hich the same may be ex-
tended
3. No person shall at any time shoot at or
shoot any waterfowl flying about their feeding
grounds, or elSew here over the waters aforesaid,
e. Nnat a craft of
kind contrary to the provisions OF this article :;
reserving nevertheless 10 any citizens ct anv
counties bordering on the waters aforesaid, and
to whomsoever they NAV extend the privilege,
the right TO shoot from boats other than sink
boats or sneak boats.
4. Ii any person shall violate any Of the
provisions of the preceding three sections he
Shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall paw a fine of not less than then ten nor
more than one hundred dollars, 10 be recovered
by action of debt in the name of the State be-
fore justice of the peace OF the county where
the offence is committed, or by lpdlctment IN
the Circuit Court OF said county.
5 ANY person aiding or abetting anether
by furnishing boat or float OF any description,
or gun or ammunition to be used in violation
of the first or second section of this article.
shall be deemed guilty OF mlsdemeanor, and
shall be dealt with and fined as il be had VIC u
ted them himself,
g. Anv sheriff constable or commissioned
militia officer of the county wherein the pro-
visions of this article relating to watei-'o"
may be violated, who shall be satisfied, either
upon his own view, or information received CT
auv other person, whether on oath or not lha
any one has violated the said provisions such
officer shall be and he is hereby au horlzed and
empo cred 10 arrest and take into custod.
such person so offending and the hoaimen oil
other persons found on boar the vessel, boat
fl ,at, canoe or craft employed to convey such
offender for the purpose OF shooting at or Kit
ing wild ducks or wild fowl OF my description
contrary to the provisions OF this article; and
he shall seize and take into his possession Siid
vessel boat float, canoe, or craft, and the gun
or guns, ann IN ton and decoy ducks IN The
same. or in the use or possession of the offender
or offenders.
: The said officers shall carry the person OF
persons SO arrested before justice OF the peace
Of the county herein the offence may be com
mit,ed, representing to The justice tie breach
of the law committed and the said justice shall
inquire fully into the alleged offence, OF which,
finding vessels, boats, floats, canoes, or crafts
employ ed MS aforesaid or in the possession OF
use of the persons charged. shall 6e considered
as primd facie evidence Of guilt.