Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

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his own lands from the depredations Of
any birds herein intended to. be pro-
tected. .ss it5 IN s3iff.1 !
SEC. 6. Whenever a person shall have
made or created an artificial pond on his
own land, and shall put therein any fish J,
or the eggs ofany fish or oyster, for the
purpose of breeding and cultivating fish
or oysters, and shall give notice thereof
by written or printed handbills, put mp
in public places near said pond ;and any
person who shall thereafter enter in or
about such pond for the purpose of fish
ing, or shall catch or take away any fish
or oysters therefrom, or shall be guilty
Of committing any trespass upon any arr
tiicial fish pond by fishing in tho same,
or in any manner using any meansto des-
troy the fsh,or oysters raised or collected !.
in such pond, or by breaking the dam or
dams for the purpose of permitting The
fish or oysters to escape, or by poisoning
the same. or in any manner destroying
or injuring the same; and any such, PER-
sons, upon conviction, shall be deeRed
guiltyof misdemeanor, and shall be
subject to q fine of mot less than twenty
dollars nor more than one hundred .doI-...
lars, or be Imprisoned, at the discretion Of
the court; which fine, If imposed, shall !,
go, one half thereof to the infarmer. and
the other half thereof to the person or
persons whose property shall have been
injured Provided, That nothing in this
section shall be construed as to apply 10 :
ponds used as water power Tor manufac!e
turing purposes. .t8i.4n;ar,7 II,
SEC. z. That it shall not be lawful for,
any person in this State, after theJdr day
OF april. 1S7z,1 to take any trout rom
the streams thereof by impregnating the
waters with poisonous or deleterious sub
stances and any person violating tliisf
provision shall, upon conviction thereof,
be fined ten dollars for everysach oHsnse.
or be imprisoned not less than ten, days,
which fine, if imposed, shall go, one-half
to the informer, and the other half to the
school fund of the county in which such
offense shall have been committed. 9y,y.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
Approved March 18th, 1872. s' ~
AN ACT to Regulate The issuing Of Ckeeks 10
Laborers upon Plantations and Else,ehere.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Sem,
ate and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, snd by the
1.-THE authority of the same , lfr
That unless otherwise provided by
special contract, it shall be, and it Is
hereby, required of all persons who en-
ploy laborers upon plantations or else
where by the day, week, month or year,
to pay such la borers or employees in
United States bank notes or fractional
currency.
Sec. 2. That if any person or persons,
after the passage of this act, shalt offer
to any laborer or employee, except as
provided for in the preceding section, as
compensation for labor or services per.
formed, check or scrip of any description
in lieu of United States bank notes or
fractional currency, the said person or
persons SO offending shall he liable to in
dictment and punishment by ,fiue not
exceeding one hundred dollars. and by
Imprisonment not exceeding twenty days
or both, according to the discretion of the
court. Provided, That the word checks
in this act shall lot be constructed so rs
to prohibit the giving of checks upon any
of tho authorized banks of deposit or
issue in this State.
Sec. 8. All acts or parts Of acts ineon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved Mr. rch 13, 1872.
EFFECT OF FROST ON PLANTs.-It has
been disputed question whether plants
killed Dy frost die in freq ay;no nr IN 4ha,,