Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-18

1879. 1t shall not hereafter be Lawful
for any person not a bona fide resident
of Charles county or land. owner
therein to shoot at. shout or kill, or at.
tempt to shoot or kill any wild water
fowl in or on any river. stream, creek or
auy Of the tributaries of the Potomac
river within the limits Of Charles county
100. Any person violating or attempt
ing 10 violate the proceeding section
shall be deemed guilty of misdemesnor
aud on conviction thereof before apy ms.
tice of the peace in said cou atty shall pay
fine Of thirty dollars for each and evsrv
offence, and on refusal or failure to nav
said fine, and cost of prosecutions. shall
be committed to the county Jail for thirly
days for each and every offence, unless
said fine and costs are sooner paid. and
shall also forfeit any gun, trap, boat or
other vice used in taking or killing
wild water fowl which may be found n
bis or her or their possession at the time
the offence may have been committed.
1911 The possession by any person not
resident of Charles county, within said
county of any wild water fowl, dead or
alive. shall be considered prima facia
evidence Of the violation of section 189
and the finding of any such nonresident
upon any of the tributaries of the Poto.
mac river, lying wholly or in part with
in Charles COUNTY, having in his, her, or
their possession any gun, except such as
are usually discharged from the shoulder
at arms length, shall be considered pr.
ma facia evidence of such attempt BY
such person or persons.
1872 1t shall be lawful for any cit.
izen, aud it shall be the duty Of the
sheriff or any constable Of the county, to
arrest with or without warrant any DER.
son violating or attempting to violate
any provision of this act, and to take
such person or persons before some Jus.
fice of the peace Of the county for trial
and to seize any boat, vessel or launch
propelled by steam or otherwise, togetb.
er with any gan or guns and everything
found on such boat. vessel or launch per-
tanning thereto and used in such viola.
ton, and to give notice to the owner
thereof if he can be found, to appear be.
fore justice of the peace of the county,
on a certain day to show cause why the
property so seized should not be con.
demned; and if the swner of the proper
ty SO seized shall evade the uervice Of
said notice. or cannot he found. then the
sheriff or constable or citizen making the
ares, may give notice by publication
in some newspaper published in the
county, or may set up notice at three Of
the most public places in the neighbor-
hood fthe seizure, warning the owner Of
such property to appear before justice
of the peace of the county to be named
therein, on day certain, not less than
ten days from the time of seizure to show
cause why the said property should not
be condemned.
1876. If, upon the hearing in any case
of seizure as aforesaid. the justice of the
peace is satisfied that the owner or per-
son having charge of the property so
seized is guilty OF the violation Of any Of
the provisions of this act, then such jus.
tice Of the peace shall adjudge the prop.
erty so seized to be condemned and shall
order the same to be sold by the sheriff
or constable seizing the same after ten
days public notice, given by notices
posted at three Of the most public places
in the neighborhood, and in case such
seizure shall be made by any citizen
other than the sheriff or constable, then
the property shall be sold on ten days
public notice as aforesaid by the SheriGsssi
or any constable the said jupties NAV I
designate.
1876. If the sheriff, constable or chi
zen making such seizure of property
does not know the name Of the owner or
owners of said properly, or of the person i
having charge thereof, be NAV describe
him N the notice to be given as The
owner of the property without namng
him, and the justice of the peace, life
does not know the name of the owne.
may condemn the property as the prop
erty of person violating the law with
out naming him.
1856. One half of all fines collected by
any justice of the peace in sal county
for the violation of this act, and one-haif !.
the net proceeds of the sale of any gun j
boat or other property forfeited under
the provisions of this act shall be maid 6
to the School Commissioners of Charles .
county for the use of the public schools
and the other half shall be paid to the i
person making the arrest or seizure. un. N
less such arrest or seizure shall be made l
BY sheriff or constable by authority of
a warrant, in which case the said half of
sucn fine or forfeiture shall be equally
divided between the informer and the
officer making the arrest or seizure.
1871 Aud be it enacted. That thie
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved Arril 3rd, 1894
FRANK BROWN, Governor
J. W SMITH, President OF the Senate
j, H. PRESTON.
Speaker of the House Of Delegates
Office of the Chief Clerk, House of Delegates. &
| hereby certify that the aforegoing 4
! true copy of an Act of the General As
'embly of Maryland, passed at the Jan.
larry Session. 1894.
j ROGER McSRERRV