The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-18

FOR CECIL COUNTY PASSED AT
1922 SESSION OF MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE AND PUBLISHED
BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF CECIL co.
CHAPTER NO. 45s.

CHAPTER NO. 45S.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments, Sections 208, 200
and 210 of Article Is of the Code
of Public Local Laws of the State
of Maryland, title, Kent County
subtitle, wild Fowl" (the same
being Sections 81, 372 and 1913
of Article of the Code of Public
Local Laws of the State of Mary
land, title, Cecil County" sub
title, "Wild Fowl.")
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 2OS, 2O9 and 210 of Article
Is of the Code of Public Local Laws
Of the State of Maryland, title,
sKent County" subtitle, wild
Fowl (the same being Sections
371, 372 and 37S of Article 8 of the
State of Maryland, title, Cecil,
County," subtitle, wild Fowl,")
be repealed and re-enacted with
Amendments, SO as to read as fol-
lows:
POS. 1t shall be lawful for the
bona fide residents of Kent and Cecil
Counties and also the owner or own
ers of real estate of the value of
Five Hundred Dollars or more in
Kent or Cecil Counties, who are not
actual bona fide residents of either
County, to shoot Wild Fowl from
Sink Boxes and from Sticks, Float
ing or BOBBY Blinds in the Waters of
the Sassafras River. in said Coun-
ties, from the First day of November
until the 31st day of January, in
each year upon obtaining License
SO to do, as provided in the succeed
ing Section; provided, that not
shooting from Sink Boxes shall be
allowed within 100 yards of any
shore or point on the Cecil side of
said River unless with the consent of
the owner or tenant of said shore or
point and provided further that no
Stick, Floating or BOBBY Blind shall
be anchored, tied or erected in said
River at distance greater than one
hundred yards from the sshore.
2O9. The Clerks of the Circuit
Courts for Kent and Cecil Counties
respectively, upon application of any
bona fide resident of Kent or Cecil
Counties, or upon the application OF
any person who is not a bona fide
resident of either County but who is
the owner of real estate in either of
said Counties to the value Of Five
Hundred Dollars or more, being the
owner of any Sink Box, or the owner
of any Stick, Floating or BOBBY
Blind and desiring to obtain a Lii
cense to use the same for shooting
Wild Fowl in the said Waters, shall
grant a License under the seal OF
their respective Courts to such APP
plicant, specifying the name and
residence of the applicant, the name
or number of the Sink Box, Stick,
Floating or BOBBY Blind; the waters
embraced in said License, the pen
atty for it's violation and the time
for which said License is issued;
and shall be entitled to charge and
receive Fifty Cents for issuing the
same provided that at the time of
the issuing of the same said Appli-
cant shall pay to said Clerks respec-
lively the sum of Ten Dollars
($1O.0O) for each and every gun
ming Season as specified in the afore-
going Section.
210. Every applicant for Lii
cense shall be required to make oath
before the Clerks for the Circuit
Courts for Kent and Cecil Counties,
that he is a bona fide resident of
Kent or Cecil County respectively or
if he is not bona fide resident of
either Kent or Cecil County that he
is Land Owner in either Kent or
Cecil County of the assessed value
of at least Five Hundred Dollars,
and that he will obey and comply
with all the provisions of the afore-
going Sections; and every person to
whom such License may be granted
Der of his Sink Box, or his Stick,
Floating or BOBBY Blind, on some
prominent part thereof to agree with
the number or name in said License;
and no owner, hirer, borrower or
other person shall use or employ any
Sink Box or any Stick, Floating or
BOBBY Blind, of any description
whatever for the purpose of shoot
ing at Wild Fowl therefrom in the
Waters of said Sassafras River with
out such License to so use and en-
ploy said Sink Box, or Stick, Float
ing or BOBBY Blind having first been
obtained.
Sec. 2. And be 1t enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from
the First day of June, 1922.
Approved:
ALBERT c. RITCHIE,
Governor.
WILLIAM l. NORRIS,
President of the Senate.