The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1900-05-26

wild water fowl therefrom in the waters de-
scribed in Section 361, without such license
to so use and employ said box or boat having
first been obtained.
36I A. No person shall kill or shoot at
| wild water fowl, in, on or over the waters
mentioned in Section 361 from any boat, box
or vessel of any kind or description what
| ever, with any big or swivel gun, or any kind
| of gun which cannot be conveniently dis
| charged from the shoulder at arms length.
and without rest, nor shall any person
| have in his or their possession Oh said waters
mentioned in said Section 3G1, any sneak
boat or big or swivel gun, or any kind of a
gun which cannot conveniently be discharged
from the shoulder at arms length and with
out rest: and the possession of any such
gun or boat on said waters is hereby declared
a misdemeanor, and any person violating
this Section on conviction thereof, before a
Justice of the PeHce of Cecil County, shall
forfeit said gun and boat and pay fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars for each offence,
and shall stand committed to the County Jail
until such fine and tho cost OF the prosecution
shall be paid.
3G5. That Joseph Clay, of Cecil county, be
and be is hereby appointed special police
| man for said rivers in Cecil county, and shall
hold his office for two years from the first
day Of May, in the year nineteen hundred,
| and until his successor qualities; and every
two years thereafter the Governor by and
with the advice and consent Of the Senate
shall appoint a special policeman for said
rivers, who shall hold his office for the term
of two years, and until his successor quail
| iies, and said special policeman shall within
sixty days after his appointment, file with
| the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Cecil
! county, bond with surety to he approved
| by the said Clerk, in the penalty of five hun
dred dollars conditioned for the faithful
| performance of his duties. And it shall be
| the duty ot the special policeman TO enforce
the provisions of Sections 36l to 80 inclu-
sive, and he shall have power to enter upon
| and search any boat, or vessel OF any
| description in the waters of said rivers
| whereon he may suspect there is carried or
concealed any gun or guns OF the character
and description prohibited by Section 36l A
Of this Act, and take possession Of said gun
| or guns and to arrest without warrant the
person in whose possession such guns
are, and also to arrest without warrant, upon
| his own view, or upon credible information.
| all persons violating the provisions OF any OF
said Sections. and to carry such persons be-
| fore any Justice of the Peace for Cecil
| County, to be dealt with according to said
| provisions: and upon information being
given under oath to any Justice of the Peace
for said county of any violations OF any of
| said provisions. the Justice shall issue his
warrant for the arrest of the Offenders and
| the seizure Of all sink boxes and bush whack
boats. and vessels, decoys, tackle and other
| furniture belonging thereto; which warrant
shall be directed to the special policeman or
| to the Sheriff. or any Constable of Cecil
! County, or to one or more of those holding
| licenses, and such licensees are hereby con-
situated officers to assist in carrying out the
several provisions of this Act And any one
resisting an officer or other person author
lied to make an arrest and seizures shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor. and upon indict-
| meut and conviction in the Circuit Court for
Cecil County, shall pay a fine of not less than
fifty dollars and not more than one hundred
dollars. or be imprisoned IN the County Jail
for not less than thirty days, nor more than
sixty days, or be both fined and imprisoned
in the discretion of the Court. And said
special policeman, whose duty it shall be to
enforce the provisions of this Act, shall re-
ceive an annual salary Of fifty dollars to be
paid by the County Commissioners of Cecil
County
3Gs. If any person shall violate any of the
provisions of said Sections in regard to shoot
iug wild fowl, he shall. upon conviction
thereof before any Justice of the Peace fol
Cecil County, be fined not less than fifty dol
lar- nor more than one hundred dollars, eX
crpt as follows: Any one who shall shoot
wild fowl from sink box or bush whacb
boat. duly licensed a. aforesaid, upon any
other day than those mentioned in Section
3Gl. shall upon conviction thereof before any
Justice of the Peace Of Cecil County, pay {
fine Of not less than five dollars nor more
than ten dollars for each offence: any one
Who shall shoot wild fowl from Il sink box OF
a hush whacb boat duly licensed rs afore
said without having first obtained the con.
sent of the owner or tenant of the land OppO'
site To whose shore the sink box is placed
shall upon conviction thereof before a. Justice
OF the Peace for Cecil County, pay fine OF
not less than five nor more than ten dollars
for each offence.
3G9. All such fines, whether the same may
bee recovered by an action OF debt in the name
of the State which process is hereby author
| lied, or secured by public safe as providedin
Section 1866. snail he divided as follows, viz
| One half to the iniOrmcr and tn" other half
to the County Commissioners for the use ana
| benefit of the county: and all moneys accruine
| from the sale of such licenses. not exceeding
two hundred dollars per aunum, including
! the salary provided by Section 800, shall be
! paid over at the end of the cunning season
TO the special policeman appointed under
! said Section. But if the amount received
! from saeh licenses, including said salary Of
| fifty dollars. shall exceed two hundred dol
| lars. then said excess shall be paid to the
| said County Commissioners for the use and
| benefit of the county.
Approved April :, 1900.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,