The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-07-27
THE NEW Acr for the protection

THE NEW Acr for the protection Of
ish 10 the Delaware and Slsquchanna
rivers and their triLuidrics, concern
ing which considerable inquiry has
been made. makes some important .
changes. Trout may not be taken en-
except By hook and line aud only dur
ing the months of April, May, June
aud July, ani the first fifteen days of.
August, under a penalty of five dollars
COR each trout so caught or had in
possession. The most important provi.
sion is that which prohibits fish baskets,
&c. which must be removed frcm all our
streams. The owners of these arc
liable to severe fines for a neglect TO
remove them. Below we give tn,
eleventh section Of the Act
SECTION IL. On any Of the streams
or parts of streams contemplated by
this act. and under tho jurisdiction OF
this commonwealth, to which anu
dromus or migratory fishes shall now
have access, by the uon-exi-tence Of
dams, or by openings in the dams,
whether intended or not to facilitate
,uch access, aud in whatever of the
reaches or spaces below or between
dams, such planting Of new species
shall have taken place as is herein con-
templated, the shcrff1 Of the COUNTIES
have jurisdiction Of such reaches of the
streams. whenever they shall discover
nr be informed Of the existauces or
contrvauces f1r the catching of fish
as are commanly known a. fish baSk
cts. eel wers Riddles brush or faScine
nets, or any other permanently set
meaus OF taking fish iu the nature of q
sieve, which are know to he wasteful
aud extravagaut modes of fishing, the
,ald shcrils shall give Ten days no
I tice in two newspapers Of their -espec-
tive counties, that the said contrivan.
are known to exist and arc declared
common nuisanccs, ordering them I.
be dismantled by their owner ar man
ayers so rs 10 render them no longer
capable Of taking or injuring the 6.he,
of the streams OF whatever kind and
it al tho expiration OF the said ter
days the di>mautling shall not hav,
',takcG place, then the said sheriff,
shall proceed, with such good men o
the county as may be lescessary TO-
the purpose and destroy or dismante
the said fish baskets. eel weirs or sucl
devices contemplated by this section
50 that they may no longer be caps
: ble of taking or injuring fish 1; and th'
: accounting officers OF the counties
shall make good the cost of the sal,
proceedings to the said sheriff o
, sherifrs in the settlement of their no
counts with the said sheriiis and ifupOl
ben, duly Informed bya reputable ,iti
Zen Of tho cousty that sal niiSalso'
are in existence aud require Abatement
the said sheriff or sheriffs shall n
proceed a. directed in this act. thel
he or they, upon conviction in th
county court ofthe said neglect Of dut
shall be fined not less than Que hun
drei nor more han one thousand dol
. lars for every such neglect said hue
! ! to be collected us ordinary linos ar
: collected, and the proceeds divide
equally between the informcr or CON
plalDant aud the school directors Q
the proper district, for school purpose
= = only this section is not intended I
supersedo any other law Of this CON
monwcalth for the suppression of fs
! baskets, ct cetra, it the same be foun
= elleacious to destroy " abolish the