The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-04-09
Gbe Ginlesg Nep BIoontfelo, 11d.

tB- AT New York last week Judge
Blatchford excused w. +. Miller from serv-
ing ON the United States jury, the latter
averring in letter that he is q member of
the Reformed Presbyterian church, which
maintains that it is wrong to act with the
government OF the United States, as it
does not acknowledge God the Saviour of
the Bible. The judge said that such a
man was not fit to be entrusted with the
responsibilities of a juror. I frl 90
sdy The Staten Island Railroad has pass
cd into the hands of Receiver, in conse-
quence of the non-payment Of judgments
for the Westfield disaster. t"
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The Fish Laws.-The following is sy-
nopsis Of the laws regulating the taking
of Fish, in this State: ....
BLACK BASS. .-
1t shall be unlawful for any person to
take, catch Or kill, by any means Or device
whatsoever, any black bass in the Delaware
or Susquehanna rivers, or any oftheir tribu-
taries, until the first day of August, A. d.,
1878 PrOpided, That the accidental taking
of black bass shall not be construed as
violation of this act if the same shall be
Immediately returned alive into the said
rivers, and such black bass in their posses
sion shall be accepted as Primo Fdcie evi-
dence Of their having been taken from said
| rivers OF tributaries in violation of this act.
Any person violating the above provisions
of this act shall, upon conviction thereof
before any justice of the peace, pay a fine
of five dollars for each and every fish SO
taken OF had in possession, without being
able to prove that they were not taken
from the said rivers of streams, and in de-
fault of the payment of such fine to under
90 an imprisonment in the county Jail for
term of ten days.
PIKE.
! The species commonly known as Susque-
hanna salmon, pike, perch and jack salmon,
shall henceforth not be taken in any of the
/ the streams meant to be included in this
act during their spawning time, this is to
say between the first day of February and
and first day of June in any year and the
and the mode or proof of such taking and
the penalty for the same shall be the same
as in the case of black bass.
| f.fv .i TROUT.
No person shall at any time, with intent
SO to do, catch any speckled brook trout or
any speckled river trout with any device
save only with a hook and line and no
person shall catch any such trout, or have
any such trout in possession, save only
during the months of April, May, June,
July and the first fifteen days of August
under penalty of five dollars for each
trout so caught or had in his possession
but this section shall not prevent any per-
sons or corporation from catching trout in
water owned by them or upon their premi-
ses, to stock other waters in any manner
or at any time.
DRuGGING FISH.
No person shall place in any fresh water
stream, lake or pond, without the consent
of the owner, at any time any deleteri-
Gus substance with, the intent to injure
fish, or any drug or medicated bait with
intent thereby TO poison or catch fish, nor
place in a pond or lake stocked and inhab-
tied by trout or black bass any drug OF
other deleterious substance, with intent to
destroy such trout or bass, nor place in
any fresh water, pond or stream stocked
with brook trout any pike, pickerei, black
bass or red bass, or other pisciverous fish
[salmon exceptedl, without the consent Of
the owner Of the land upon which the pond
or stream is situated. Any person viola.
ting the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shal
in addition thereto, and in addition to any
, damage he may have done be liable to &
penalty of one hundred dollars.
FISHING wITusEINEs
1t shall not be lawful for any person tC
fish with seines in the waters of the Rays
town branch Of the Juniata river and it,
tributaries under penalty Of ten dollars
for each offensc. N
:, FISH BASKETS.
The sheriff of the county is authorized ant
! required to declare fish baskets and brush
nets common nuisance in the rivers of tho
! Susquehanna and Juniata and their tribu
taries, and on failure of the owners to re,
move them, the sheriff shall destroy or re
move them himself. fisg ~.
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