Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-22
@A9 @OE~ --Ek .- CHAPTER XIII fish in Maced it's tributaries. the senate-aud

.. CHAPTER XIII .s s s., | An act protecting fish in Macedonia brook and
 it's tributaries.
 Be 1t enacted by the senate aud house of Tepfe-
 sentatives in general assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That any person who, after the first day of August, A: D: 1872ss and prior to theTfr day of July A. D 1872, and prior to the first day of July, A. D. 1875, sllalbe guilty, of catching Or its -ililart KaaiE nd Shaton any fish seine. shali be punished by fine of five dollars, or by.inaprfsontnent in the commoil jail for ten days, or by such fine and imprisonment both. l Y Approved. July IS, 1872. - 70 >'t .@s--' 't--- 5ttH H-7 -t',- r
 . CHAPTER xxI4I An act in addition to "an act for encourage and . '~s'@ ---~ regulating fsheries.''
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of repre .
 sentatives Ill general assembly convened
 Sec. 1. N0'persbn shall takeor carry away any black bass from Long, Lake. in the town of Win chester, for the purpose or intent of stocking another lake, pond or stream with the same for the tenn of five years. .-.. s-..
 Sec. ?. For each and every violation of this act the person OF persons so offending shall be pun ished upon conv iction thereof by fine not eX- ceeding thirty dollars, one-haK payable to the treasurer of tho town pf Winchester, and one-hslf to the informer, upon such convection of the df- fender! ! = .-.:i,. .ae 7n 1 Sec. 5, 2 Ih shall take effect from the date
 AprEoyed, July 2s, ds72. t ''' - CHATTER xxYI
 An act amending an act, appro we'd July 24, 1871.
 entitled ''an act in addition to an act for en-
 couraging and regulating fisheries.
 Be it. enacted by the senate and house Of repre-
 sentatlves in gelieral assembly convened:
 Sec. That the fish commissioners, or 0 ma- jority Of them, shall appoint two or more persons ln each town to be fish wardens, whose duty it shall be to assist the fsh commissioners in de- tocting ana prosecuting offenses against the tiahn ish1vAE If ho wi ha mi f1 the same fees as allowed by law to grand jurors in criminal cases and in addition thereto shah have oae half the penalty that may be recovered and paid into the treasury for any offense detected by'theni. - ''-'f =
 Se:,2 Chapter twenty-seyen of the session laws of 1869, approved June Fl, 1869, IS hereby repeaied.. '--~'-<L IF r-. ',~--'.Fr
 Sec. 3. After the year 1872 po person shall set use, shall assist ill setting using, any pound wier other similar fixed centriyance for catch- ing fish i'll any of the waters within the jurisdic- ton oftl1e state, between the hours of six o'clock Saturday morning and six o'clock the following Monday morning. during the period from March 70 to June 20, Of each year. And the owners of all ponds,- weirs or other. similar fixed contrV- ances for catching fish in any of the waters ofore said, shalf during the time betweef said hours lift and keep up out of the water; at least thirty feet of the outer or seaward end of the leader, and also lift up and close the opening of the bowl ,so as electually to prevent the entrance of any fish therein, and So as to allow the fish to pass under and beyond the same; and on each Monday morning, or as soon thereafter as the weather will permit, the bowl shall be lifted and thoroughly examined, for fish; and if any shall be therein, the same shall be set free on the sea ward side of the bowl. And further, the iesder of any pound wier, other similar fixed contrlvH auce for catching fish, shall not at any time be more than two hundred rods long; aud the bowl on it's outer end shall not at any tina extend bet yonds one mila from iolvz4 wafer mark. nor apr proach within twenty rods ofany channel atYof near the mouth of any river. And further, no net shall be used for the leader, Ileart or bowl having mesh loss than two add one-half inches square. And further, before setting such pound, Wier or other similar fixed cdltriyance, the own! CT thereof shall deliver to the c9qnmlssioners on fisheries of the state description thereof: lnT cluding the place on the shore whore It IS to be set the name of the owner of the pound, Wier or other similar fixed c0ntrlGAnce, and said comm1s7 sioners shaI number the Eamein order of its de4 livery, which number shall be Set snd maintained in a cohspieuous place at the land 7end Of the leader, and also at the seassard end 4f i9r, near the outer bowi-the same to be in dark letters3 each as least six inches long and f0ur. inches broad. painted on light ground. And further any s.aeit, grilse or salmon caught at any ume in said pound, wiers os contEiyance shall be i'm mediateiy released anu the fact reported to the commissioners bh sfisheffes. And fuEtker, sugh owner shall keep accurate record of the. lnumbsn of each kind of edible fish caught therein during leach day of the period aforesaid, and shall make true return thereof under oath to the commls7 uauCAACoS to dosr And the violation of any one of the cop- ditions or provisions of this act shall be punish ca by a fine of four hundred dollars; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to fyke fishing; provided, also, that if -by reason Of stress of weather it hhaH have been impraeticable. to haula pound betWesn the honrs F of one o'clock A. M. and six o'clock 4. M. on Saturday, they may make one haul tapd one on-I ly) between the hours of six o'clock A. M and twelve o'clock P. M, on sad Saturday. And also this ace shall not be s0 construed as to prevent the nse of fine mesh bowl for the taking of White fish within the limits and restrictions aforesaid, afaer taes first day efJune of eaeh year. J. l.. CT draw 6 seine or gill net in anyof the rivers of this state, at any time between the setting of the ! sun On Saturday evening and the setting of thu sun the following Sunday evening. during the period from Mafch 18th to June 10th 6E each year and no net or eeina shall be ensed ct any. time in any of the rivers of this state for catching shad lfasing mesh less thantWorand U half inchss sqnare. and the violation of any of the pr0Esiout of this section shall be punished by . fne of ons hundfed dollafs.t--s .-4 - t.-, i.---s.- ss~-r- See. 5,,- -Ia addition to the penalties .prosi. ded for the violation of any Of the provisionl