The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1902.

perso stall at any time so empty any
such seine or net as to leave
to perish upon the said beach,
shore or land, or upon any boat
or float any white perch of any
size less than seven inches in length,
or any yellow perch of any size less
than eight inches in length, or any
rock fish or striped bass, or any tay-
lor of any size less than ten inches
in length, or any pike of any size less
than fourteen inches in length, meas
uring in the case of each one of the
said fish from the tip of the nose to the
end of the caudal fin or tail; but every
person so using any seine or net of any
.scription shall Immediately and
carefully Gull over and return alive, IL
possible, to water of not less than
twelve inches deep, all of the afore-
said fish therein captured of any size
less than the aforesaid respective
lengths, under penalty of not less
than twenty-five dollars (S2A00), nor
more than one hundred dollars ($100.-
00), for each and every offense; pro-
vided, however, that nothing In this
section contained shall prevent any
one from capturing and destroying, in
any manner save only in the way pro-
hibited by Section 7S F. of this Act.
any German carp, or any leather carp,
or any carp of any description what
soever of any size.
78H-All justices of the peace of this
State, in and for the city or county
wherein the offense shall be commit
ted, shall have Jurisdiction to hear
and determine all prosecutions for the
purpose of enforcing fines and penal
ties collectible under the provisions
of this Act, and all such fines and pen
alties are hereby expressly made SUBJ
ject to the provisions of Section or
Chapter 293 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
sessions 1896; and In all cases where
such prosecutions are begun or insti-
tuted by any person other thai the State
game warden, or one of the deputy
game wardens of this State, and shall
result in the collection of a fine or fines,
then one-half of such fine or fines, af-
ter the proper Court costs, or costs OF
the magistrate in convicting the often
der shall have been paid, shall be paid
to the informer, and the other half to
the school fund of the city or county
In which said prosecution Is conduc-
ted. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son or persons in any manner to throw
or cause to be thrown any slab OF tim
Der or other substance across, or into
any stream under a penalty Of two dol
lars for each fish so caught or killed.
Section 2-That all Acts or parts OF
Acts, and all Sections and parts OF
Sections of the Code. both OF General
and Local Laws. and all amendments
of and additions and supplements
thereto, now in force in the State OF
MARYLAND, inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Act, with the exception
only of Chapter 427 Of the Acts OF the
General Assembly, passed at the SEES
sion of 1896, be ard the same are here
by repealed, provided that nothing In
this Act shall apply to Frederick, Bal
timore. Howard, Cecil, Kent, Queen
Anne's. Hartford, ST. Mary's. Wicomico
Charles, Talbot, Worcester, Calvert or
Somerset counties.
Section s-And be 1t enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
OF its passage.
Approved April 8, 1902.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
Governor.
JOHN HUBNER,.
President of the Senate.
NOBLE L. MITCHELL,
Sneaker of the House Of Delegates.
Office of the Secretary OF the Senate.
hereby certify that the aforegoing
"a a true COPY of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January session, 1902.
'" ALFRED RITTER.
Secretary Of the Senate.