The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-06-06
General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1914.
WILD FOWL


AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Sections No. 387 and
No. 402 of Article s of the Public
Local Laws of the State of Mary
land, title Cecil County,, subtitle
"Wild Fowl" and to add an addi-
tional Section thereto to be known
as Section 402-B.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That Sections 1897 and
4O2 of Article of the Public Local Laws of
subtitle wild Fowl be and the same are
hereby repealed and reenacted with amend
ments to be known as Sections 3s7-A and 4O2-
A and 4O2-B, said amendment and new Sec
ton to stand in the order follows:
SEC. 3S7-A. No person shall gun for or
after Wild Water Fowl or shoot at or kill the
same Northward of the line described in Sec
ton $780, but three days in each week, until
the first day of January. during the season for
shooting wild Water Fowl fixed by Section
279 and those days prior 20 the first dry of JAN
uary. shall be Monday, Wednesday and Friday
and on and after the first day of anuary, shall
be Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
until the end of the season for shooting Wild
Fowl aforesaid: and each of the said days
shall be comprehen led the time intervening
between One Hour before Sunrise and Two
O'Clock P. NJ. of the days aforesaid. and no
more and said time shall not include any part
or period of night; and any person on con-
viction of the violation of this Section shall
be fined not less than Fifty Dollars and not
more than One Hundred Dollars
SEC. 402-A And be it enacted, That any
person holding license to gun for or after Wild
Water Fowl, may, during the cunning season,
fixed by Section 279, be allowed to anchor
or otherwise make stationary any sink-box,
sneak boat any other vessel or craft on the
waters lying Northward of the line named in
Section $50. after 80 A. NJ. on any Monday,
Wednesday or Friday prior to the first day of
January of said cunning season and on and
after the first day of January on any Monday.
Wednesday, Friday or Saturday after 80 A.
NJ. for the purpose of procuring berth and
that any person holding license making
stationary any sink-boN, sneak boat or any
other vessel or craft the waters lying
Northward of the line named in Section $50,
shall be required to only display such lights
or signals on said crafts required by the
Federal Laws of the United States of Amer
lea governing navigation. and any person VIC.
latng this Section shall be subject to fine of
not less than Fifty Dollars and not more
than One Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 402-B. And be it enacted. That all
vessel or craft used for the purpose of cunning
the waters lying Northward of the line
named in Section 21s propelled by gas, gaso-
line naptha, steam or other mechani al engines
shall be required to muff1e their exhausts and
subdue and suppress other noise ensuing
emanating therefrom to such m extent that
the ducks waterfowl will not be disturbed
while such crafts moving made
stationary on the cunning grounds aforesaid
any any person violating this Section shall be
fined not less than Twenty-Five Dollars and
not more than Fifty Dollars, recovered
by Justice of the Peace, one-half of said fine
to be paid the officer making the arrest and
the other half to those assisting in making the
arrest. and in addition to the said fine the
person violating this Section well the
craft and the entire cunning outfit, shall he
deprived the rights granted under the said
ducking license for the next three succeeding
cunning days and for the SAID period of three
cunning days the said persons, CRAFTS and gun
ming outfit shall be considered to be without
license and in case of any violation of this
Section, the penalty shall be the same i'm
POSED upon persons and crafts cunning with
out licenses and the said prohibition shall
not be relieved or staid by apperl.
SEC. .. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage
Approved April 10, 1914.
p. L. GOLDSBOROUGH,
Governor.
JAMES Nee. Triple,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JESSE D. PRICE,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House.
| Hereby Certify, That the afore-
going is true copy of an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1914.
ALBERT J. ALMONEY,
( Chief Clerk of the House.
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