The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-25

England States and Canada; to direct
and superintend, III their discretion, the
construction of fish ways that may be built
in the streams of the State; and also, at
the expense of the st ue TO introduce shsd
and salm N, or other good varieties OF fish,
into such streams, lake, or ponds as they
may deem suited 10 the habits and .uc
ces>ful cultivation Of such fish. Provided
the entire expense incurred under this act
shall not exceed five hundred dollars
Sec. 2. Said commissioners shall hold
their offices for the term OF five years,
unless others shall be appointed to fIl the
vacancies occasioned by death, resignation,
or inability to attend to the duties requir-
ed
Sec. 3 No person shall be allowed to
take any shad or salmon in any Of the
waters of this State or contiguous thereto
for the term Of five years from the date of
the passage of this act. Provided; the
States adjoining and the province of Can
ada enact similar prohibitory laws respcc-
ing the waters tributary 10 and flowing
from the lakes and streams of this State
and Provided furthermore, if the States
of New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
each enact similar prohibiiory laws, then
this section section sha | prohibit the ta
king of shad or salmon from the Connect
cut River and the streams, lakes or ponds
tributary thereto 3; and provided further,
it the Government of Canada and New
York shall each enact a similar law, then
this section shall propihit the taking of
shad or salmon in Lake Champlain and
Lake Memphrcmasog and the ponds and
streams tributary thereto, but not other
wise.
Sec. 4. No pcr>on shall be permitted to
take any trout or lungc in this State, with
any hook, net, or other device, for the
term of five years from the date of this
act, exccp, from the lr-t day Of May to
the fifteenth day of Angus, Of each year
provided, however, tl.at nothing in this
section shall be construed TO prohibit the
taking OF ii,h in private ponds constructed
expressly for the raising of fish by the
owners thereof; and provided further,
that any person wanting spawn for the
propagation of fish. may take fish from
their spawning beds or elsewhere during
the spawning season, provided such persons
first obtain written permission from a
III, rity of the board of civil authority CT
the town in which such fish arc TO be
taken.
Sec. D. Any person violating the third
Or fourth sec ions of this act shall be liza
bic to prosecution before any Justice Of
the Peace for the county in which the
otfensc is committed, AMI shall be fined
not less than five dollars, nor more than
one hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less
than ten days nor more than three months,
IN the jail in the county in which the of
tens' / committcd, or both iatics, in
the discretion of the court, together with
costs Of proseculiuu-Dne half of the fine
to 90 to the person making the complaint,
and the other half TO the treasury of the
State. Provided: that nothing in this
act contained shall prevent any person
from taking trout or mu,kalunge with
hook AMI line, from the iiitaenlh day of
May TO the thirty first day of August in
each year.
= { Il. Ihis act shall take effect from
its passage.
approved Nov 10, 1866.