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tectlng any crop OF frult or grain on
his own lands from the depredations
of any birds herein intended to be
protected.
Sec. 6. Whenever person shat
have made or created an artifcia
pond on his own land, and shall put
therein any fish, or the eggs of any
fish or oyster, for the purpose O
breeding and cultiyating fish or oys
tiers, and shall give notice thereof, bJ
written or printed handbills, put VI
in public places near SAID pond; anc
any person who shall thereafter en-
ter in or about such pond f"r the pur
pose of fishing, CT shall catch or take
away any fish or oysters therefrom
or shall be guilty. of committing any
trespass upon any artificial fish ponc
by fishing in the same. or in any man
ner using any means to destroy the
fish or oysters raised or collected il
such pond, or by breaking the dam OF
dams for the purpose Of permitting
the FISH or oysters to escape. or by
poisoning the same. or in any man
ner destroying or injuring the same
and any such person or persons, upor
shall be guilty Of misde
meanor, and shall be subject to fine
of not less than twenty dollars mol
more than one hundred dollars, or b
ut the discretion IF The
Court; which fine. imposed, shall e
thereof to tho informer. and
the other, half thereof TO the person
or persons whose property shall have
been injured: Provided, That notli
ing in this Section shall be construed
as applying to ponds used as water
power for manufacturing purposes.
Sec. Z. That it shall not be lawfn
for any person in this State, after the
first day of April, (l842,) to take any
trout from the streams thereof, BY
impregnating the waters with poison
GUS or deleterious substances; ant
any person violating this provision
shall, upon conviction thereof be fin
ed ten dollars for every such offense
or be imprisoned not less than ter
days, which fine, if imposed, shall g
onc.half thereof to the informer, anc
the other half to the schoo! fund Q
the County in which such offenseshal
have been committed.
Sec. 8. That this Act shall take
effect from its passage.
Approved March IL, 1872.
AN ACT to Amend an Act Entitled
Gan Act to Establish q New Judi
cial and Election County from por
tions of the Counties Of Barnwell
Edgefeld, Lexington and Orange
burg, to be Known as Aiken Coun
ty."
Be it enacted by the Senate ane
House of Representatives Of the Stat
of South Carolina, now met and sit
ting in General Assembly, and by th'
authority of the samo,
That Section 5th Of an Act entitled
Gan Act to Establish a new judicia
and election County from portions Q
the Counties of Burnwell, Edgefick
Lexington and Orangeburg, to b
known as Aiken County," be amend
cd by striking ont all after the wore
the" in the second line, and insert
ing "Counties of Aiken, Barnwell
EdgefcId, Lexington and Orange
burg shall be as follows in the House
of Representatives,: Aiken, four mem
bcrs; Barnwell, four; Edgefeld, five
Lexington, two; and Oransoburg
five"
Approved March 12, 1872.
AF ACT to Renew and Amend the
Charter of the Saint Andrews La
theran Church, Of Lexington Coun'
tv.
SEC 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in General Assembly and by
the authority Of the same,
That so much of an Act entitled
San Act to incorporate certain com
panes and societies." passed on the
Goth day of December, Ammo Domihi
1887, as relates to the Saint Andrews
Lutheran Church, of Lexington
be, and the same is hereby,
re.cnacted: Provided, That the said
society be hereafter known by the
name of tie Saint Andrews Luther.
an Church; of Lexington County.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall be deemed pub.
lie Act, and continue in force for the
term Of fourteen years.
Approved March -, 1872.
AN ACT to Empower Fathers to
Legitimatize Certain Children by
Last Will and Testament.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
Aouso of Representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met
and sitting in General Assembly and
by the authority of the same,
That white fathers Of children born
of black or colored mothers, who
were formerly held as slaves. either
during tho time of such mothers ser
vitude, or since emancipation, the
cohabitation between the parents o.
such children. by last will and tesla
ment, as to cnablo them to inherit
possess and enjoy all rights, titles and
hereditaments, the same as Lawful
children born in wedock: Provided
however, That no such father may
have been married during, at any
time previous, whose wife was then
living, or who since may have broken
off such cohabilation for the purpose
Of marriage, or any other cause, shall
be entitled to the power conferred by
the provisions of this Act.
Anproved March 12, 1872.