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person or persons, except bona-fide residents of Saint Mary's County, to haul a seine in any of the tributaries of the Potomac River lying in Saint Mary's County.		Not to haul seine.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, except bona-fide residents of Saint Mary's County, to take or catch Terrapins in the waters or tributaries of the Po- tomac river, lying in said county.		Terrapins.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That no person or persons shall haul a seine more than eighty fathoms in length, in that portion of the Potomac River between Cobb Point, in Charles County, and Point Lookout, in Saint Mary's County, ex- cept from the fifteenth day of March to the fifteenth day of May, inclusive.		Length of seine.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That any person vio- lating the provisions of either of the preceding Sections of this Act shall pay a fine of not less than five, nor more than fifty dollars, and forfeit the boat or boats and vessel in his possession, together with the seine or seines, tackle and all things on board at the time the offence may have been committed.		Fine.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff or any Constable, on complaint made to him, to arrest any person or persons so violating the foregoing Sections of this Act, and
to seize the boat or boats and vessel, together with the seine, tackle and all things on board alleged to be forfeited, and give notice to the owner or owners thereof, if the same can be found, to ap- pear before a Justice of the Peace of Saint Mary's County on a certain day, within five days from the time of the seizure, to show cause why the property so seized should not be condemned; and if the owner or owners of the property so seized evade the service of said notice, or cannot be found,	Vessel and seine forfeited.
then the Sheriff or Constable may give notice by publication in some newspaper published in Saint Mary's County, or may set up notices at three of the most public places in the neighborhood of the seizure, warning the owner or owners of such property to appear before a Justice of the Peace of Saint Mary's County, to be therein named, on a	Notice.