National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-12-21

tract made on or before the first day
of December next, or to any eXccu
ton issued OH a Judgment founded
on any such a contract.
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect /
from its passage.
Approved Nov. I, 1866.
An aci to provide for the restoration
and preservation of fish in the
State of Vermont.
1t is hereby enacted, &c.
SEC. !. The Governor of the
State is hereby authorized and en-
powered to appoint two persons to
be styled fish commissioners, whose
duties it shall be to confer with the
fish commissioners of the New Eng
land States and Canada to direct
and supcrintend, in their discretion,
the construction OF fisliways in the
streams of the state and also at the
expense of the state to introduce
shad and salmon or other good Nari
cites of fish, into such streams, lakes,
or ponds as they may deem suited
to the habits and successful cultiva-
ton of such fish. Provided: the
entire expense incurred under this
act shall not exceed five hundred
dollars.
SEC. 9. Said commissioners shall
hold their Offices for the term OF five
years, unless others shall be appoint
ed to fill the vacancies occaSioned by
death, resignation, or inability to at
tend to the duties required.
SEC. 3. No person shall be al
lowed to take any shad or salmon IL
any OF the waters in this state, on
contiguous thereto for the term o
five years from the date Of the pass
age of thisact. Provided: the states
adjoining and the province of Cana
Ga enact similar prohibitory laws
respecting the waters tributary t,
and flowing from the lakes and
streams of this state; and provided
furthermore, if the states of New
hampshire and Massachusetts Gael
enact similar laws, then this section
shall prohibit the taking of shad o
salmon i'll the Connecticut river an,
the streams, lakes or ponds tributar
thereto; and provided further,
the government of Canada and tn
state of New York shall enact sin
liar law then this section shall prt
hibit the taking of shad or SALINE
in Lake Cbamplain and Lake Men
phremagog and the ponds an
streams tributary thereto. but nc
otherwise.
SEC. 4. No person shall he pei
mittcd to take any trout or ingc i
this state, with any hook, net. q
other device, for the term of fv
years from the passage Of this act
except from the first day of MAY t
the fifteenth day of August of cac
year provided however, that not
ing in this section shall be construe
to prohibit the taking of fish in pl
vate ponds, constructed expressly f,
the raising OF fish by the owne
thereof; and provided further tin
any person wanting spawn for Il
propagation of fish, may take fl,
from their spawning beds or els
where during the spawning scaso
provided such person first obtain
written permission from a MAORI
Of the board OF civil authority
the town in which such fish are to
taken.
SEC. 8. Any persons violatil
the third or fonrth sections of Il
act, shall be liable to prosecution
fore any Justice of the Peace for (
county in which the offence is go
mitted, and shall be fined moi J,
than FIVE dollars nor more than %
hundred dollars, or imprisoned i
less than ten days nor more til
three months in the Jail Of the go,
~ in which the offence il commit,
or both penalties, in the discreet
OF the court, together with costs
prosecutlon-onc.half of the fine
70 to the person making the GO
plant, and the other half TO I
treasury Of the state. Provide
that nothing in this act contain,
shall prevent any person from 4,
ing front or maskalnnge with no
and line, from the fifteenth, day
May to the tlliity.first day Of AM,
IN each year.
SEC. 8. This act shall take of,
from its passage.
Approved Nov. 10, 1866.