Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-03-17
ALEXANDRIA, Cd. CO.
s,TUaDqY MORNING. MARCH II. 1882.

We have been requested BY gentleman liv-
;,v below on the River, to publish the following
Act. which has Just passed both houses OF the
LEGISLATURE of Virginia, and become law-ex-
,sn, for the Potomac River itself. AS the two
States have concurrent jurisdiction over this RI
YER i, requires the assent of the Maryland Lee
,,,,re before the Potomac is affected by it. 1t
will, however, no doubt, passin Maryland very
soon.
Az ACT to preserve Fish and Wild Fowl in
the Potomac River and Its waters:
p. >, soar,ed bg the General assembly, That
: any nerson shall erect or fix. or cause to be
ted mr. fixed, in any of the tide water courses
,y;tb,n this Commonwealth, which are connected
80, 'hn patomac River. or in the Potomac River
IF helos the head OF tide water, ahy gun net,
.s;,e, or other obstruction which may prevent
tho n,ss,ue of Fish, to such extent as VIII inJure
,Lo Risnprie, on said waters, every person So OIL
tand;rg and heinz thereof convicted before ma
g;.,ra,e o, any county adjoining the water course
= ,hich the offence IA. been committed shaii
r,h,,;,h nay the sum of twenty dollars, anu he
shall he moreover deemed guilty oil nuisance
and the magistrate shall cause The "o-rue uo,l 10
h. ab,,ed. Aud in case the Offender s'a'i IAN 10
nav the fine aforesaid. he shall De c"mmi''eo oy
the magistrate to the public jail ct the county,
there TO remain for thirty DAYS. unless 'he sa'u
6,e of twenty dollars Oe sooner di'charSen' one
half of which shall go TO the Commonwealth, Tor
the use OF The Literary Fund, and the other hall
70 the infOrmer.
lint be IL further enacted, That no person shall
hereafter shoot at Will Fowl during the night
time with gun of anv description. unless II be
from the land: nor shall any person, at any time,
either in the day or in the night, shoot any de-
scription Of gun from sklff. Or other boats, which
NAV not conveniently be discharged from the
shoulder at arms length. without rest. And
Ilnv person being convicted of a violation OF this
act, before magistrate OF any county adjoining
the water course in which the offence NAV be
committed, shall forthwith surrender his gun to
the magistrate, who shall cause il to be sold, and
the proceeds 10 be disposed ofin the manner pre-
scri6ed for the fne in the first section Of this act.
And in case of refusal, Nv the offender, to surren
der his gun as required, it shall be the duty Of
the magistrate to commit said offender to the pub
lie ilii of the county, there To remain for thirty
DAYS, unless such surrender be sooner made
This act shall commence and be in force from
and after the passing thereof, except such part OF
il a. requires the consent OF the Legislature Of
the State of Maryland, which shall commence
and De in force from and after the attainment of
that consent
Passed bv the Senate. March Sd 1852.
(Signed) ADDISON HANSF0RD, {. s.
Passed the House of Delegates. February %,
1882. (sgneI g, w. MUNFORD,
Clerk House of Delegates.
The Legislature of Maryland adjourned sine
die at one o'clock ON w ednesday morning, having,
during the late session, passed three hundred and
thirty acts.
Six hundred thirty one dollars and thirty. five
coats were presented to the fire department fund
in New York, as the nett proceeds of ball at
the Bowerv theatre. The money is expended
in aiding the widows and orphans Of fremen.
United Mates Bm,k.-The following Is the re-
solution of inquiry into the affairs of the bank of
the United States, as adopted in the House Of
Representatives, on Wednesday last:
Resolrsi. That Select Committee be appoint
ed to inspect the Banks. and examine INTO the
proceedings Of the Bank Of the United States;
to report thereon. and to report whether the pro-
visions Of its charter have been violated or not:
That the said committee have leave to meet in
the City of Philadelphia, and to make their final
report on or before the slst day Of April next:
That they shall have power to send TOR persons
and papers, and TO employ the requisite clerks,
the expense of which shall b. audited. and al
lowed BY the Committee Of Ac counts, and paid
gu, Of the contingent fund Of this House.
Tie following are the members of the Select
Committee: Messrs, Clayton, of Georgia; Adams,
Of Mass; McDufiie. Of 5. Carolina; Gamble
leng, OF n. York; Johnson. Of Kentucky; Tho
mas, OF Maryland, and Walmough, Of Pennsyl-
yanla.
The following preamble and resolution, relative
to the route OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road from the Point of Rocks to Harper's Ferry,
passed the legislature on Wednesday. We are
indebted to the attention of an esteemed friend