Litchfield enquirer., 1870-09-22
CHAPTER LxXyII.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That every dam or other artificial ob- structon now existing hereafter to be built up- on the Quinnebaug, the Shetucket, or the Far mington rivers in this State. and in the Housa- tonic river below the Great Falls ill New Milford, such dam or artificial obstruction with durable or suitable fish way for the passage of such fish, of such form and capacity and in such location as may be determined by the Fish Commissioners of Sec. q. Wheneverthe Fish Commissioners of the State shall have determined upon the form, capa- city and location of any such fish way, they sh all give written notice thereof to one or more of the owners or occupants of the dam or artificial ob- struction over which such fish, way is to be built and they shall require the same to be built within time to be therein specified by said Fish com missioners. I.. ...tA' r ... . s2s-s Sec. 8. If such way is not built and completed to the satisfaction of the Fish commissioners with in the time specified by them, the owner or occu- pant shall forfeit to the State not more than fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars for every day be- tween the first day of May and the first day of November, during which such fish way shall re- main incomplete after the expiration of the time fixed by such notice. aE % s@! F
 Sec, 4. On the completion of any fish way to the satisfaction of the Fish commissioners it shall be incumbent upon the owners or occupants to alter such fish way and to keep the same in repair and open and free from obstructions to the passage of fish in such manner and during such period as said Fish Commissioners shall require. The pen. alty neglecting to comply with any part of this section shall be not less than ten or more than fifty dollars day for each day of such neglect period shall be specified by such Fish commis. sioners, the fish way shall be kept open and free from the first day of April to the first day of Mo- Sec. 5. Any person who shall take or assist in taking from the Quinnebaug, the Pennington or the Shetucket rivers mentioned in this act, or from any tributary thereof, any shad, salmon, -sl~ -o1l& oS March. 1s75 shall forfeit and pay for each offence. to the treasurer of the county where such offence is committed the sum of fifty dollars.
 Sec. 6, All complaints for violation of this act town adjoining the river or its tributaryin which such oifence Is committed and the same shall be made by the State's attorney of any county on ar1ch river or tributary, and such attorney shall receive the same fees for service as for trials in the Superior court, which fees shall be taxed as part of the costs of the prosecution. @sa4
 Sec. 2. Nothing in this act or any other act con tained. ehall be construed as preventing or for bidding the Fish commissioners or any person au- thor1zed by them, from taking fish of any kind, in such manner and at such time and place as they nay choose for the purposes of science and of cultivation and dissemination. Aa A 6AaA
 Sec. 8. The three Fish commissioners now hold ing office, shah. upon the approval of this act, or as soon hereafter as may be convenient, meet to- lively marked "two years" "three years" and ssfour yeaTs;" and each commissioner shall hold office for the period 80 drawn by him and until his successor shall be appointed; and hereafter all appointments to said office shall be for four years and until successor is appointed; all acts to the. contrary hereof notwithstanding.
 Sec. g. This act shall take effect immediately
 Approseds Juiy12 1870. ela
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 CHAPTER LXXvII. An act in addition to and in alteration of an act entitled " an act incorporating the City of Mer-
 {8 Local Act.1
 Approved, July F, 1870.
 CHAPTER LxxTx s An act in addition to act relating to the City of
 Waterbury.
 Local Act.l Approved, July 18th. 1870.