Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-03-06


shall catch clans or terrapin, or haul
for or catch fish with any seine of any
description, in the waters of Sinepuxent
Bay or its tributaries within limit of
said county. Penalty: forfeiture of
boats. nets. etc, and fine OF $40 to 500.
Local Code, Art. "a, Sec. 179.
Unlawful for any person to haul or
fish in any of the waters of Sinepuxent
Bay or its tributaries. with any seine
containing meshes less than II inches
square, unless said seine shall be less
than 100 fathoms in length. Penalty :
fine of S25 to $50; one-half to informer.
Sections 1SO, lsl.
Unlawful for any persons other than
citizens or actual residents of Maryland,
to haul or fish with any seine of any
description, take or catch oysters, clans
or terrapin, or plant oysters. in any of
above said waters. Section 1873.
Unlawful to stop up mouth Of any
river. creek or cove by means of a seine
or gill net. so as to prevent fish from
passing in or out of said river, creek or
cove. This applies also to Pocomoke
River and tributaries within limits of
the county. = Section 1874.
Penalty to two preceding sections
fine $40 to $50; one-half to informer.
and fine of $50 to be paid to officer
making arrest. Section 1856.
In Sinepuxent Bay. north of South
Point, in Isle of Wight Bay, Assawomanl
Bay and St. Martins River: Unlawful
to place any set seine or any selnes or
nets in any manner rendered stationary.
further out from shore than one-third
the width of the stream at any given
point that is to say. in the middle OF
said streams one-third their width
must remain free of any stationary
seine or net. Penalty forfeiture of
nets. Section 1856.
Unlawful to haul or fish with any
haul or set seine. or to leave or to per-
NIT to remain setting. any set seine in
any part of the waters of Sinepuxent
Bay and its tributaries, north of South
Point, during the interval from the
hour of six p. NJ. Saturday of each
week and six A. NJ. the Monday follow
ing. Section 1877.
No person shall catch in said waters,
by means of seine, any perch fish OF
less than one-fourth pound each. Sec
tion 1893.
Penalty for three preceding sections
fine from S. to 500, and forfeiture OF
nets, etc. (; one-half to infOrmer. Sec
tions 1879, 200, POI.
Duty of sheriff or any constable,
with or without warrant, to arrest any
person and to seize and take into custody
any boat whenever and wherever such
person or boat shall be found violating
or being used in violating any of the
above provisions. and bring offender
before justice of peace or judge. Sec
tion 1873.
If any person aboard any boat en-
gagged in violating any above provisions
shall abandon same and flee so as tc
escape arrest. the officer shall seize
such boat and give information of same
tn some justice of the peace or Judge
and if such justice or judge shall fine
sufficient evidence he shall render judg.
ment of condemnation against said boat,
her tackle and furniture, or fine saic
boat not less than $25 one-half to in
former. Section 1911.
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above Porter's Bridge, any lime, Indiar
cookie, or other poison. for purpose OF
taking or destroying fish therein. Pen
atty $5 to $25. Section PIG.
No person shall place in any fresf
water stream in the State any lime ol
other deleterious substance, with intent
to poison or catch fish. Penalty 500
p. G. L., Art. 80, Section "a
Unlawful to explode any dynamite oil
other explosives in Chesapeake tribu
taries, for purpose of taking or catch
ing fish. Penalty fine not less thar
$500; upon default, not less than one
year in House of Correction. One-hali
fine to informer.
p. G. L. Art. SO, Section 81 ct seq
Unlawful at any time to take or catcf
from waters of Worcester County or Il
buy or sell in said county any diamond
back terrapin of less size than foul
inches in length on bottom shell.
Acts 1894, Chap. 424