The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-05-22

N"tii N"S uTSl uaT Ol NIdIcI, III the year
OF cur Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy four.
SEC. 5. The Governor of the Common.
wealth Is hereby authorized and required
to appoint three competent persons, who
shall be known as the State Fishery Com
missioners who shall be commissioned
aud hold their positions for the period of
three years from the date of their ap.
pontment, unless the said commission is
sooner dissolved by Legislative enact
ment; aud any vacancies occurring in
said commission, by death, resignation or
otherwise, shall for the unexpired term in
like manner be filled, by the appointment
and commission of the Governor. The
general duties of the said commissioners,
in additian to their other duties specified
in this act, shall be to forward the restora
ton Of the inland fisheries Of the rivers
and waters Of this Commonwealth and 10
stock the same with fish 10 succession at
their judgment, as they shall be supplied
with means therefor; and they shall use
every lawful means to have all the laws
in the case or cases made and provided,
tc be faithfully executed, who shall be
paid their reasonable and necessary ex-
penses for the performance of the duties
prescribed by this act, and shall report
their proceedings and doings annually TO
the Legislature, through the Governor of
the Commonwealth, accompanied by a
full aud itemized statement, under oath,
of all expenditures made by them in pur,
suauce Of the provisions of this act PRO,
uided, That before the Governor shall is
sue commission to any of the said Com,
missioners, he may require each of them
to file bond in the sum OF $40 600 with
one or more sufficient sureties, in the
Auditor Generals Office, to be approved
of by the said Auditor General, condi
toned for the performance of the duty oi
said Commissioners with fidelity and the
faithful application of any moneys which
may come to his hands as such Commits
| sioner.
SEC g. During the present year, 1873,
/ the Commissioners aforesaid are required
to have constructed, by contract with the
lowest and best bidders, after due public
notice, approved fshways or ladders for
the passage Of migratory or anadromous
fishes, as follows One in the Columbia
! Dam, in addition to the one now existing
therein one in the Clark Ferry Dam
one in the Shamokin Dam, and one In the
| first dam in the Junata River, above its
confluence with the Susquehanua River,
for which purpose $4,000, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any moneys in the State
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
During the year 1871 the said Commits
sioncrs are hereby required to have con-
structed, by contract, in like manner,
with the lowest and best bidder, after due
public notice, approved fishways or lad
ders for the passage of migratory or anad-
romous fishes, as follows: One in the
Muncy Dam one in the Nanticoke Dam
one in the Lewstown Dam Gin the mar
rows), and one in each OF the two dams
first occurring on the Lehigh River, above
its confluence with the Delaware River,
and one in the Horse Race and Towanda
Dam, in the North Branch of the Susque-
hanna River, or open said dam, for which
purpose 10000. or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
out of any moneys in the State Treasury
not otherwise appropriated; and during
the year 1875 the said Commissioners are
required to have constructed, by contract
with the lowest and best bidders, after due
public notice, approved fshways or lad
ders for the passage of migratory or an
adromous fishes, as follows One in the
Newton Hamilton Dam one in the Rays
| town Branch Dam, and one in the third
and fourth dams each on the Lehigh Riv-
err, above its confluence with the Delaware
River for which purpose $50, 900, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out Of any moneys in
the State Treasury not otherwise appro
priated Preceded, That in each OF the
said years, the fshways aloresai shall be
completed in succession in the order in
which they are above named /; and no
moneys shall be paid out Of the State
Treasury under the provisions of this sec
tion, except upon the qualified certificate
or certificates OF the said commissioners
or majority thereof, from time to time
that the services have been rendered OF
the work done in accordance with this act
which certificates, being presented to the
Auditor General he shall issue his war
rant or warrants upon the State Treasury
in payment of the same, in favor OF tho
person or persons to whom the same may
be due And ProOided, That none OF the
fshways named in this section TO be con
structed in the years 1874 and 1919, shal
be put under contract or constructed, un
less the said commissioners, or majority
of them, shall, on or before the trst day
of May, in the year 1871, file certificate
with the Auditor General, that in :hei
opinion the said ishways have been sue
cessful, and can be successfully used 70
the passage of migratory or apadromou
fishes dad Preceded further, That. ma.
fshways constructed under this act, mus
be built aud constructed in a substantial
manner, after the most improved aud ap
proved method, to admit OF the passag