The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-04
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.


of the nose to the end of the caudal
fin or tail; but every person so using
any seine or net of any description
shall Immediately and carefully Gull
over and return alive. if possible. to
water of not less than twelve inches.
deep, all of the aforesaid fish therein
captured of any size less than the
aforesaid respective lengths. under
penalty of not less than twenty-five
dollars tS25), nor more than one humid
red dollars ($100) for each and every
oItense; provided, however. that moth
ing in this section contained shall
prevent anyone from capturing and
aestroying in any manner. save only
by the way prohibited by Section 81 of
this Act. any German Crap or any
leather crap of any description whatso-
ever of any size
81. All Justices of the Peace of this
state in and for the city or county
wherein the offense shall be committed.
Shall have jurisdiction to hear and
determine all prosecutions for the pur-
pose OF enforcing fines and penalties
collectible under the provisions of this
ACT ana all such fines and penalties
are hereby expressly made subject to
the provisions of Section 3 of CHAPTER
ZS@ or the Acts of the General AS
sembly OF Maryland passed at the SEES
sion OF 1895. and in all cases where
such prosecutions are begun or insti-
tuted by any person other than the
state Game Warden. or one OF his
Deputy Game Wardens of this State
and shall result in the collection of
| q me or fines, then one-half of such
me or fines. after the proper court
costs. or costs of the magistrate in
conyicting the offender shall have been
PAID, shall be paid to the informer.
ana the other half to the School fund
of the city or county in which said
prosecution is conducted. 1t shall be
uhIdwtuI for any person or persons
IN any manner to throw or cause to
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substance across or into any stream.
under a penalty of two dollars (S2)
ed. ~ W
So. No person shall have in possess
sion expose for sale. sell or buy any
or the aforesaid, alive or dead. in
the city of Baltimore, or in any of the
counties of this State during the afore-
sald respective closed season or dates,
, except white perch. between which It
Is made unlawful, by the preceding
section of this Act. to catch or kill
, the same, or at any time of any size
less than there is provided, whether
such fish so had in possession exposed
LOT sale. sold or bought shall have
Deen caught, trapped or in any other
manner taken or killed in that county
or IN any other county of this State
OF IN any other State Territory or
county, under penalty for having in
possession exposing for sale. selling
or buying of each such fish similar in
amount. respectively. to that hereinbe-
Iore made. and provided for the lille
sdl catchlng of the same but nothing
III inns section contained shall be so
construed as to prevent any of the
FISH Commissioners of this State. in
pursuance of their capacity as fish
cuilurlsts' or any other person or cor
poratlon which shall first obtain a
certihcate in writing from the State
Game Warden, to the effect that such
persons or corporations are engeged
IN the scientific culture or propaeation
OF fish from having in his or its pos
session alive at any time any fish for
the purpose of said scientific culture
| or propagation only. and to obtain said
I certlhcate said persons or corpora lions
must nile with the State Game Warden
an application and affidavit to the
truth and bona fides thereof, made by
the person or officer of the corporation
requesting the same. and taken before
any oihcer competent to administer an
oath IN this State: and said affidavit
and application shall be retained and
Kept on file by said State Game War
uen but the possession of any of the
aforesaid fish during any of the afore-
| sara closed seasons or dates between
| winch it is hereinafter made unlawful
TO catch or trap the same, or any size
less than lawful size. shall in every
instance be prIma facie evidence of
sunlawtul purpose or steams in the
! state of Maryland.
and all sections and parts of sections
of the Code, both of General and Local
Laws. and all amendments of and ad-
ditions and supplements thereto. now
in force in the State of Maryland. in
| consistent with the provisions of this
Act with the exception only of chapter
427 of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland. passed at the session
of 1895, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed provided that nothing i'm this
Act shall apply to Frederick, Balti-
more Howard. Cecil. Kent. Queen
Anne's Hartford, st. Mary's. Wicomico.
| Charles. Talbot. Worcester. Calvert. or
Somerset Counties. or to Baltimore City.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from
the date of its passage
Approved March %. 1906
EDWIN WAKEFIELD.
Governor.
JOSEPH 3. SETH,
President of Senate.
CARVILLE d. BENSON.
Speaker of House of Delegates.