The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-04-29
DUBLIC LOCAI.LAW
DUBLIC LOCALLAW
RELATING TO HARTFORD COUNTY.
ENACTED AT THE JANUARY SESSION, 1892.
TO PROTECT FISH IND WILD FOWL
IN RUMNEY CREEK.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

CHAPTER 491.
AN ACT to better protect Fish and Wild Fow
in the waters of Rumney Creek, Hartford
county, Maryland.
SECTION l. BE ii enacted by the General ASSe,n.
G!Y Of MARYLAND, That it shall be unlawful fo1
any person fishing in the waters of Rumney
Creek, Hartford county, Maryland, to use what
are known as splash or buck-nets
sESEC. 2, And be IL enacted, That it shall also be
unlawful for any person to beat or splash the
waters of Rumney Creek in any way, with q
view to driving fish into any kinds of net OIL
nets whatsoever, or for the purpose OF. driving
or frightening the wild fowl feeding in said
waters from their feeding grounds i'll said wat
ers, by any noise calculated to Brighten and
disturb them on feeding grounds covered by
the waters of Rumney Creek.
SEC. 3. and be IL enacted, That upon the infor-
nation of any citizen or resident of Bush Riv-
er Neck or of the Second Election District of
Hartford county, before any Justice of the
Peace, that he knows of any person or persons
who have violated the provisions of this Act,
the Justice of the Peace before whom the COM
plant is made shall docket a case in the name
of the State of Maryland against such person
or persons so charged on oath as offending and
shall issue his warrant to some one of the Con-
stables or Sheriff of said county for the arrest
of the party or parties, with the boat, nets and
other fixtures used in such violation of this
Act, to be brought before said Justice, who
shall be IL resident of said Election District, and
upon conviction shall forfeit and pay the sum
of Twenty Dollars Snd costs, or shall be com
mitted to the county JAIL by said Justice of the
Peace, for n period of not more than thirty
days, and shall also forfeit the nets, boats and
other fixtures used in such violation, and the
boats, nets and other fixtures captured and
condemned under the provisions of this Act,
shall immediately be advertised by printed or
written handblls, and sold to the highest bid
der for cash, in ten days thereafter and the
money arising from said sale and fines, after
deducting the legal costs, shall be paid, one
half to the informer and the other half to the
school fund of said county, and in default of
payment of such fine and costs such person or
persons convicted, he or they, shall be sentenc-
ed to the county Jail for not less than ten or
more than thirty days, in the discretion of said
Justice of the Peace, provided, nothing herein
contained shall prevent any person who may
feel aggrieved by the decision of the Justice of
the Peace from appealing to the Circuit Court
of Hartford county, if such appeal is taken and
satisfactory bond filed of not less than one hun
dred dollars for prosecuting said appeal with
the Justice of the Peace within five days after
the fine is imposed, and the boats, nets and 9TH
er fixtures are condemned.
SEC, i. .ADd De 10 enated, That this act shall
take effect from the date OF its passage
Approved April Z, 1892.
FRANK BROWN,
Governor