The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
Public General Laws.

shall be absolutely prohibited in the Ches-
apeake Bay north of a line one mile south
q 1 FOOLS Island, except the Bay shore OF
mouth of Sassafras River. and also In
the SusQuehanna River, and any person
VINO shall engage in fishing for sale with
the use of said pound nets, stake nets or
similar contrivanee, now used or here
after invented, shall be subject to the
same fines and penalties are prescribed
in Section 81 of this article: and provided,
further, that all persons using haul seines
and similar contrivances, except pound
nets and stake nets, which are hereby
prohibited, shall pay the same license and
be subject 10 the provisions Of all the
sections under the subtitle chesapeake
are exempted
%. The sheriff or any OF the constables OF
any of the counties of this state, where
any violations Of any of the sections of
the S9th Article of the Code of Public
General Laws title Fish and Fisheries"
subtitle Chesapeake Bay" from Sec
tions 90 to 9S, inclusive. shall come to his
knowledge. or upon the warrant OF some
justice Of the peace, of any of the coun--
ties of this state, It shall be the duty Of
the said constable to apprehend the said
person or persons charged in the viola
tion OF either of the Sections of 80 to IS.
inclusive, Of the said article. and to take
the said person or persons to the nearest
or most accessible justice of the peace. TO
be dealt with according to the provisions
OF Sections 80 to IS. inclusive. of this ar
the sheriff or any one OF the constables of
the county, in case of the forfeiture %
any net or nets, boat or boats or tackle,
by any justice OF the peace OF any Of the
counties of this state under any of the
provisions of Sections 80 to 9S, inclusive.
of this article to hold and take possession
OF said nets. boats or, tackle thus for;
feited as aforesaid. and to offer the said
ret. nets, boat. boats or tackle for sale
for cash to the highest bidder. after having
advertised ;he same for sale in one or
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hood OF said sale, setting forth the time,
pInce and terms of said sale. and from
the proceeds of which shall apply in the
first place, from the proceeds of same.
TO the costs and charges incident to jude-
ment. costs and forfeitures and costs OF
seizure. sale and other costs incident to
said sale. and the balance to pay over to
the clerk OF the circuit court OF the county
in which the sale is made, and by the said
clerk to be paid over TO the Comptroller
of the state. to be credited to the Oyster
Furd.
1OO The provisions of Sections 90 to 90.
Inclusive. of this Article 50. of the Code OF
Public General Laws title Fish and
shall not apply in any way to the use of
the rod hook and line in the taking or
catching Of fish at any time during the
year, or gill nets for family purposes
101 That the lines defining the head
waters of the Chesapeake Bay at or near
the mouth of the Susquehanna River shall
be defined as follows:
All waters west and south of the follow
ing lines shall be considered as belonging
to the Chesapeake Bay, to wit: A. line
drawn from Carpenters Point to Grove
Point. and line drawn from Grove Point
to Howels Point, but not to include any
tributary of said bay.
Section 2. And be It enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved April It'll. 1896.
LLOYD I.OwNDES, Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE.
President of the Senate
SYDNEY E. MCDD,
Speaker of the House OF Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
is a correct COPY of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland passed January
Session, 1896
]. ROGER McSHERRY.
Secretary Of the Senate.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS.
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.