The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-06
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 Fowl
i'll the waters of Rumney Creek, Hartford
county, Maryland.
6iy Of Maryland, That it shall be unlawful for
any person fishing in the waters of Rumney
Greek, Hartford county, Maryland, to use what
are known as splash or buck-netS.
IlSEC. ?, And be IL enacted, That it shall also be
unlawful for any person to beat or splash the
waters of Rumney Creek i'll any way, with
nets whatsoever, or for the purpose of driving
or frightening the wild fowl feeding in said
waters from their feeding grounds in 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 ii enacted, That upon the nfor-
nation of any citizen or resident of Bush Xiv
CT 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 case in the name
of the State of Mary land 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 i'll such violation OF this
Act, to be brought before said Justice, who
shall be resident of said Election District, and
upon conviction lion shall forfeit and pay the sum
mitted to the county Jail, by said Justice of the
Peace, for period of not more than thirty
s,
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 handbills, and sold to the highest bid
der for cash, i'll 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
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 hum
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
fixtures are condemned.
SEC, 4. and De IL e7ldted That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April :, 1892.
FRANK BROWN,
Governor.
MURRAY VANDIVER,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
hereby certify, that the foregoing is true
copy of an act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed January session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
29my Chief Clerk House of Delegates.