The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-15


passage Of this act there shall be close
time in.sllsthes creeks a stteAins and in
land waters OF this State from the set
tipgof nc sui each Saturday until the
risiae 81 the sua on each Monday, du-
ting hieli tip;s al seines, nets, wires,
OF any plansof aevice for the stoppage
or catching of fish which obstruct moro
Ethan Two. .ahiFds Of my stream, Other
than a.stream, sothar than, dam for
manufacturing purposes, shall be rcmov-
ed from said creeks, streams or, wa crs,
and the owner, ln whole or in part, of
sf5s such obstruction, plan or devise
shall be liable toa fine of twenty dollars
f,rEessh and every Offence, one half ito
goto the informer,. and the other ha j
to the use Of the county in which such
obstruction is found: - s'S@
See hat all manufacturing COM
panics,or persons ,swho have erected, or
may erect. artificial dams across tie in
and creeks, streams, for. waters of this
State, which Prevent the migratory fish
from ascending the same, shall, .inmedi-
Eateiy after tho ,passagetof this act, coh-
struct proper. fshways over the same;
and sshepla sl4,r I X 5ssnch manufacturing COM
panics or persons refuse or fail SO to do,
they shall be liable to fpc Of, five thou
sand dollars. recoverable by the county
in whichssuch .dan, hus been or may be
,ereated:si :sia u court of scou,petont .inris
diction. ASTo3s f. eVhT ssu
SEc.v3. That should any person or
persons cause to- flow into, or be cast
into, any of the creeks. streams or in
laud waters of this State sapy impurities
that are poisonous to fisher destructive
tofleirsspawn, such person or persons
shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun
ishaBic with i fine of not less than five
hundred dollars, or imprisonment of not
lesssthan six months in the county Jail;
-the. fine to go one-half to the informcr
aud ther Other dsElf to the county: Pro
vidcd, That the.s.dutics assigned by the
joint rcsolutions of Jauuars 10, slS70
to the board tof Fish commissioners, be,
and they are hereby, assigned and trans
ferred TO pomnissioner, ofthe bureau of,
agricultural statistics.
SEC. A. This act. to. take effec: on:
and after lis passage. go,
x.zTAPppfoved Masvh 9, 1871. -
y - esrssasa-Sy sss7 -s.t.er
.-An act to regulate tic disposition q, fines
6ggapegaaies ispossa and eotlecfe1i, i,l
criminal causes ly tie ciircua coNn o.
general SESSIONS aud ttriq1 jasisces:
.sSEcrIoN41. BE it Resolved by the
Senate and House Of Representatives d"
aheaStateHof Soutl, Carolina, now met
mud sitting in General Assembly, and by
helmthority of. the sanIe, That all fines
and penalties inn esed and collected by
the circuit. court Of general sessions in
scfiminalscauses, ,shallbe forthwith turned
over. by the clerk of said court to the
county; treasurer Of the county wherein
the same are imposed aud all fucs and
penalties imposed aud collected by tria
justices, in criminal causes, shall be
forthwith turned over by them to the
countys.treasurers Of their respective
counties for county purposes: Provided,
sRhatswhen, by law, any person or per
sonssentitled, ms informcr or informers,
tommy portIonsof the fine OF penalty i'm
posed and collected, the same shall be
Immediately paid over to him or them
eSEes = Mo ACCOUNT Of the circuit So
licitor, thelsclerk of the circuit court Of
ageperal sessions, the county, sheriff, Or
trial justices, for fees, in any criminal
cause, heard rpfosecuted IN the circuit
eoustgor beforea trial justice, shall be
paid, unless they seyerally shall declare,
on oath, that the costs in the said cause
have not bern recovered ofgthe defend.
ant, and thar he, the defendant, was I'M
able gpS Che same and, further, that
all fines;ahd penalties Ehcfotofore collect
ed by, them have been faithfully and full
" paid bgersto the County treasurer of
t!ie county. s.s,- 2 s',tRis ttee 81 80
81 Ssoss3ss Ifsany clerk of the circuit
court of general sessions, county sheriff,
or trial Justice, shall neglect or refuse to
Immediately pay over, as required blythe
first section of this act, any and all fines