Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-04-21

an ACT f0f the h1zznr profession az gains
n u. Mary's ooanay and 70 prevent tie
shooting O. taking of same ~ non-sess-
DEBTS without license.
sEtTIox !. 70 = enacfsd 5r zs Generaf
Asse1ab5v RI 4ayySand, That & shaIl not he
awful sor any person In g. Nary . ooun-
", % SHOOT iii oE catch, or In any manner
2 snhTsp O. enznsre aryparfridge orquail in
ssid county between The twenty fourth day
q Decembez and the first day Of Noveni-
Der nor any wo0dcock between the TWEEN
day Of July. nor any rabbit between the
alleenth day og January and the lirst day
ct Eepsember CT e&Eh year.
sEc. 2. Aad D. q further enacted, That
any person violating the preceding section
shall DO deemed guilty Of misdemean0r,
and On convicfioD thereof before any Jus
tee &c The Peace In said county shall pay q
fine Of Eve dollars for each partridge, wood
cock, or rabbit shof or taken; o1e-half OF
said fine TO be paid 10 the informer, and
the remainder a. hereinafter directed, and
Oh failure 70 pay sai6 f1ne shall b COM
mltted 20 the c0anty 5aif or the House OF
Correction for nOa longer than ten days, In
the discretion Of the Justice Of the Peace
trying the case.
sac. 3. And u C. further enacted, Thasia
shall not be lawful for amy person, not =
boEa fde resident Of sid county, or any
corporation, % shoot, entrap O. i say
uaniser 10 catch or kill any partridge,
woodcock 81 rabbit In tha said county
without haTIag first obtained from the
Clerk 10 Che Circuit Court for said county
license permitting the person named In
said license 10 shoot, kill or trap said game
i'm said county during the time whes the
killing Of the said game In made lawful by
section one OF this act, and the person
named therein. shall pay the said Clerk for
such license, the sum Of twenty dollars,
which amount shall be turned over 70 the
Beard of County Commissioners by the
said Clerk and fifty cents 10 be paid the
Clerk as his fee for issuing said license,
and any nonresident, convicted before any
Justice Of the Peace In the said county for
violating the provisions Of this section,
shall be fined twenty dollars for each and
every offense, and shall forfeit his gun or
guns, ammunition and other apparatus,
and on failure 10 pay said fine the offender
/, shall be confined In the county Jail fof ten
days, and the gun or guns 90 forfeited shall
be sold after giving ten days notice Of time
and place Of sale BY publication In news
paper published In the county or by writ
| ten notice posted at three or more public
places In said county at public auc-
ton TO the highest bidder for cash by the
officer making the arrest, the proceeds OF
said sale after deducting Ave dollars rs q
fee to the officer for making the sale, 20 be
paid over 10 the Justice of the Peace before
whom the offender or offenders were tried,
and said fine or fines as well as all fines
collected by Justices Of the Peace under
this act 10 be paid over 10 the County Com
| missioners.
SIC. L. And be e further enacted, That
motives OF s. Mary's county, who have at
any time resided In the said county for q
space of fifteen years, or land owners there
| In. shall not be included under the previs-
ions OF Section OF this act
SIC. 8. And b. if further enacted, That the
possession by any person within said county
of any partridges, quail, woodcock or rab-
biz without having complied with the me-
cesEary requirements ofthis act 70 enable
him 70 take or kill the same, shall be con-
sidered prima facts evidence Of the viola
ton of the provisions OF this act. That
nothing In this act shall be construed TO
prohibit any land owner or occupant
thereof from permitting any nonresident
without license killing any Of said game
lowed by this act 70 residents Of said coun-
~.
SEC. 9. And Be &c further enacted, That It
shall be the duty If the sheriff cfsaid coun.
ty and the constablee ofthe several districts
thereof, 10 arrest any person or persons vio-
lating any of tine provisions Of this act, and
to take him or them before any Justice Of
the Peace 10 be dealt with as hereinbefore
directed.
SEc. 2. And Be &c further enacted, That
all acts or parts If acts inconsistent with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
SEQ. 9. And BE- is further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date gifts
passage.
Approved April z, 1892.
FRANK BROWN,
MURRAY yANDIVER,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Is a
true copy Of an Act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed January Session,
CARLTON SFAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
April i4-3t