Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-04-22
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Section 9. And be i sanzr q
any person or persons .be
sist anE officer authorised - y
Act 10 ssls arrest, shsl1
guilty ofa felony. ard ore
ment and conviction thsrs1 III
court having jurisdiction. shn ~
prisonsd in the peuitentizz pt
less than one year nor q ~
three years. in the discrsti6 -
court; the parties tried aud ad ~
under this Act, shall have u s.
such trial paid by the C0mpt1 81
the State out OF the funds ere ~
this Act.
Section 10. And beitenact& k<s
it shsll be tbe duty of ille i our -
stable or officers q she a7.ssiss1 81
Force to arrest any ferson q i.
and to seize any canoe. boat orss\ y
found violating any of the proviEo1
of this Act, and bring the offender q
offenders, before Judge Of the Coult
having criminal jurisdiction, or a Ju-
tice Of the Peace, most convenient sr
accessible, to be dealt with as herei,
provided.
Section IL. And be it enacted, Tha
the Judge or Justice of the Peace b.
fore whom any person or persons, ir
any vessel may be brought. charged
with violating any Of the preceding
sections of this Act, shall either give
the case or cases an immediate hear
ing, or at the instance of the party o,
parties charged, shall appoint some
early dry, within the next ten days,
to hear the case, the party or parties
charged, giving such good and suffi-
cient bail, as said Judge or Justice,
shall require for his or their appear
ance at trial, and the said vessel shall
be held and safely kept at the cost of
the party charged, or of the said ves-
sci as the case may be; and in case
the master, owner. or other person in
charge of said vessel, shall or shall
not be arrested, then the vessel used
in violation of this Act. shall be
seized, and the charge against the
same shall be heard by the said Judge
or Justice of the Peace and she shall
be dealt with as hereinafter provided;
and if the said master. owner. or other
person in charge of said vessel shall
rot appear after giving hail q here
inbefore provided, then in either case
the Judge or Justice of the Peace may
proceed to hear the case, and to de-
termine whether or not the said yes
sci has been employed in violation of
this Act, and any vessel so employed
is hereby declared to be forfeited; and in
case the said Judge or Justice shallfind
the vessel has been so unlawfully en-
ployed, then he shall declare the same
TO be forfeited. and shall so enter upon
his docket, together with all her tackle,
apparel, appurtenances, boats. sails
ard rigging, and he shall authorize and
direct any Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff
to sell said vessel, together with all
the apparel, tackle, boats, and other
things belonging thereto. at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, after giving at least twenty days
notice Of the time and place of said
sale printed in some newspaper pub
lished in the county in which thecase
may be tried; and the said officer shall
be allowed the actual expenses of sell
zure, sale and keeping Of said vessel
and poundage fees, and the proceeds
of said sale shall be first applied to
the payment Of all the costs. charges
and expenses of the seizure, trial and
sale Of the said vessel, and the balance
of said proceeds, if any, shall be paid
to the Clerk of the Court as herein
provided, and by him to the Comp
troller, to the credit Of the oyster
fund, unless part thereof be remit
ted, as provided for in section seven;
provided, that the owner. 81 aay 9th
er person having any mortgage or any
other lien on the said vessel, shall in
all such cases have the right of appeal
to the Circuit Court at any time with
in sixty days after Judgment rendered,
and upon the trial Of said appeal the
Court shall have the right to amend
the warrant. or any of the proceedings
before the Justice of the Peace. 90 as
to bring the case 20 trial upon its mer-
its; provided. that no new offence
shall be charged; and in case that
such an amendment shall work Sur
prise to defendant. be shall have fur
ther time to prepare for trial. and the
rules governing amendments in cases
originating in said Court shall govern
such amendments. 50 far as they are
and upon bond in an
amount eoual To the value Of ths said