Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-01-20
WILVERT, SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY pENNA
OLD SERIES, VOL. 26, NO. Is.

! Hldln CHannci O1 the river, as SnhlI De uCslG
mated by the commissioner hereinafter de-
signated and be built as follows: Tie
said sluicc or sluiccs Shall tc constructed by
steps OF eighteen inches pefpendicular fall
and horizontal platforms 4 the base of each
step feet in width.
SECT. .. Within tiafs after the pas
sage of this act it shall he the duty Of the
Governor, by and with tho advice of the
Senate, to appoint a suitable person as COM
missioner, who shall, on or before the frs.
day of June next, q < and designate the To-
cation Of each Of said suiccs, at the rcspec-
tive dams, having in view the best location
for the free passage OF fish, the least inter.
ruption to the navigatian or injury to the
chutcs erected thereon for the running of
boats and RATS, the least injury to the dams
aud expense of erecting aud keeping up
! said slucrs. and shalt also fix the length
| thereof within the limits prescribed by this
! act, anti the decision of said commissioner
( on any of the subjects aforesaid shall DC IL
/ nal.
1t shall bc the duty of said commissioner,
! Immediately after the first day of NOvcm-
Der next, to inspect each OF said dams, and
| if the sluiccs shall not then have been made
as directed by the first section of this act,
said commissioner shall Immediately report
the same to the district attorney of the
/ county in which said dam is situated, who
is hereby required to prefer Il bill Of indlct-
/ ment before the grand jury against said
I company or corporation, at the next court
/ OF quarter sessions thereafter for maintain
! ing and keeping up public nuisance.
! Sec. 3. Each and every of said companies
and corporations maintaining or keeping up
/ any dam or dams on the rivers and streams
aforesaid, as described in the first section of
this act shall, before the first day of No
vember next, make, maintain, and from
thenccforward keep w the sluiccs and pas
sagcs for fish, rs directed in said first sec
tion, at the place and in the manner desig
mated by the commissioner, as referred to in
the second section, and the failure SO to do
shall be considered mistlcmcanOr on the
part of said company or corporation, and
the dam so maintained and kept up CON
t"ary 10 the provisions of this act s:all be
deemed and taken to be public nuisance
anG on conviction said company or corpora
tion shall he fined in any sum not less than
five, nor more than twenty thousand dollars;
and If the work sha .slot be perfected with
in thirty days after the convictoE aforesaid
it shall be the duty of the court in which
said conviction took place to issue a writ,
directed to the sheriff of the proper county,
conrnaDding him to abate said dam at the
cost of said company or corporation, and
the fine imposed and costs Of prosecution
shall he collected out Of any property be,
longing to said company or corporation
within the State, including all of its rights
. and franchises.
SEC. 4. The commissioner required to hc
appointed under the second section of this
act, shall receive out of the State Treasury
the sum of dollars per day, for
each and every day necessarily spent in per-
forming tie duties thcrin cnioinrd and '"
SEC ;. 1t shall not be lawful for any per
son or pcrsanS to spread, extend or place
any seine, nct, or other devices across the
main chnnnel of the Susquehanna river, or
other streams designated in this act, where
by the fish may be prevented from freely
passing up the same; or to fish with any
sanc or net within one mile of any sluice
erected for the passage of fish, rs described
III s"ih act or draw any seine or net in the
main channel of the river within one mile
below any Of SAID dams, or use any device
or means 10 Trghtrn the fish or prevent
their free passage up said slnicc and any
person offending against the provisions of
this section, their aiders or abettors, shall
be guilty of misdcmeanor, and, on c0nvic-
tion, shall be fined in any sum not less than
twenty nor more thar. two hundred dollars,
and Imprisoned ut the discretion of the
court, not exceeding three months.
Rc~irc7 That in all counties bordering
on the Susquehannn river and its tributa-
rics, where executive committees have not
already been organized, such organizations
shonld at once hc had; these committees irl-
mediatey to proceed in oliciting further cX
preston Of public opinion on this subject,
and in urging on their Senators and Repre-
seGiativCs in the Legislature the adoption
OF bill simila. to tho one in The foregoing
resolution. .... ......
Reaolrea, That it is important to the sue,
cess OF the Objects of this Convention that
these proceedings he published in full in
pamphlet form, fol the ase ot members ofthe
Legislature and circulation among the peo-
pie ...a..
Rea2icei, That the President of this Con-
vcn:ion be authorized tu appoint coia-
mttee of seven, whose duty it shall be to
I'll, up the blanks in the above bill, and ap-
pear before the standing committees Of the
Legislature and urge its passage
Mr.. Benedict. Of Huntingdon, moved that
the bill be referred to an executive com
mittcc Of seven mcmhcrs, to perfect its pro
visions, present it to the Legislature, and
uISC us passage II i'3 CAIIl II hNNiS aA ppsal-
hle; tue committee to be appointed by tAe
Chair. Agreed Ia.
On motion of Mr. Smull, %! Dauphin, this
commltco was enlarged TO tnittcep mem
berS. .... .......
The committee Will be announced here
after. ......... ......... ...
On motioa, it WAS ordered that The pro.
ccedings be printed in pamphlet form for
general distribution; and committee of six
was appointed on finances, to make collec
tions to dciray the expenses ot the printing.
The Char appointed Messrs. Clement,
Freeand, Bels!orG, Frazer, Thomas and
Schoch the committee, who immediately pro
cceded to he work assigned them.
On motion, Mr. Smull was appointed
Treasurer, to disbursc the fund raised
The Convention then adjourned sine die /,
New England Methodism is still active, !
earnest and successful. The increase IN the |
membership the past year is twenty-five
hundred and fitty'one. r ri1 |
The Lutheran churches in .Newberry and
part of Lexington districts, S, G., have en-
ioyed extensive reviyals of religion during