Saint Mary's beacon., 1892-04-14
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An Act Cor the better psoeecsion Of game
IN ST. Mary's county 4nd 10 prevent the
shooting or taking Of sane ~ n0n-resi-
dents without license
SEITIox 1. b e enacfed Ig tie General
Aaembiy cf Maryland, That Il shall not be
lawful for any person In 81 Mary's coun-
%, t0shOot, kill or catch. or IN any manner
70 entrapor ensnare aEypazfridge or Quail in
said county between the twenty fourth day
o. Qecmber and the first day Of Novern-
befs hor any woodcock besween the tweu-
~ fourth day of February and the fourth
day Of july nH any rabbit between the
ffteenth day OF January and the first day
OF september OF each year.
SIC. Q. And b if fhrfkey enacted, That
any person violating the preceding section
shall be. deemed guilty OF . misdemeanor,
ands0H,convicfion thereof before any JUS
tics fahs Peace In said county shall pay q
fine. offise'dollars for each partridge, wood
cock ,or rabbit shit or taken; one-half Of
said fine ITO be'paid 10 the informer, and
the remainder Is hereinafter directed, and
on failure 70 pay said fine shall be COM
mitted 10 the county jail or the House Of
Correction for not longer than Ten days, in
the discretion Of the Justice Of the Peace
trying the case.
Sgc. 3. ARd Be &c ftFfser enacted, Thatit
shall not be lawful for any person, not q
bona fde resident Of said county, or a v
corporation, 20 shoot, entrap or In any
manner 70 catch or kill any partridge,
woodcock or rabbit In the said county
without having first obtained from the
Clerk to the Circuit Court for said county
license permitting the person named in
said license 20 shoot, kill or trap said game
in said county during the time when the
killing OF the said game IL 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,
whi h amount shall be turned over to the
Board Of County Commissioners by the
said Clerk and fly cenfsTto be paid the
Clerk as his fee for issuing said license,
and any non resident, 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 bis gun or
guns, ammunition and other apparatus,
and on failure 10 pay said fine the offender
shall be confined In the county Jail for ten
days, and the gun or guns so 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 nc public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash by the
officer making the arrest, the proceeds OF
said sale after deducting Ave dollars as q
fee to the officer for making the sale, 60 be
paid over 10 the Justice of the Peace before
whom the offender or offenders were tried,
and said fine or fines rs well as all fines
collected by Justices of the Peace under
this act TO be paid over TO the County Com
missioners.
SEC. f. And Be it further enacted. That
netives OF st. Mary's county, who have at
space of fifteen years, or land owners there
ions of Section OF this act.
SEC. 8. And BE- IL further enacted, That the
possession by any person within said county
of any partFidges, quail, woodcock or rab.
Bit without having complied with the ne
cessary requirements OF this act 10 enable
him TO take or kill the same, shall be con-
sidered PrimG .facie evidence OF the viola
ton OF the provisions OF this aets 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
upon the premises during the period al
lowed by this act to residents of said coun-
y
SEC. 6. Aad Be &c further enacted, That IL
shall be the duty If the sheriff cfsaid coun.
~ and the constables ofthe several districts
thereof, TO arrest any person or persons vio.
lasing any of the provisions of this act, and
to take him or them before any Justice Of
the Peace TO be dealt with as hereinbefore
directed.
SEC q And BE- it further enacted, That
all acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with
this act be and the same are hereby re-
pealed
SEC 8. And BE- a further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from the date ofits
passage.
Approved April z, 1892.
FRANK BROWN,
Governor.
MURRAY vANDIyER,
Speaker OF the House Of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President OF the Senate.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Is q
true copy Of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
April 14-St.