Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-06-21
s1IERIFF's NOTICE
for the enforcement OF the Fish
Law.

YYNDER the Act of the Legislature of Penn
~ sylvania, passed at the session of 1871 for
the protection OF salmon, black bass, and other
food fishes newIy introduced, or to be introduce
ed into the river Delaware and SusquehauuH,an
their tributaries generally, and for tn protection
of fish generally in said streams. |, Samuel II.
Rothernel. Sheriff of Nouhumb, rland County.
in compliance with and Tor the enforcement OF
said law, hereby give notice that all conven en-
for the catching OF fish, commonly call "a fish
baskets, &C., within my iursdictipu as sheriff of
said county, Ind now known TO exist in the
streams of said county, are hereby declared to !,
common nuisauccS, and hereby command, ac-
curdiug to law, that they be removed and dis
mantled by the owners managers thereof,
witmn ten DAYS from the date of this prOclama.
tion. Aud for the information Of the public,
hereto attach that section Of the Fish Law rciut-
ing to the removal and dismanlIing of hsh-bas-
kcts, &c:
Sec. IL. On any Of she streams or parts Of
streams contemplated bg this act, and under the
jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, TO which an
adromous or migratory fishes shall have acce.s,
hy the nou-exi.tcnce of dams. or by openings In
the dams, whether intended or not to facilitate
such access, and whatever in the teaches of spa
ccs below or between dams, such planting Of
new species shall have taken place, as herein
contemplated, the shcriiis of the counties having
Jurisdiction of such reaches of the stream when
ever they shall discover or he Informed Of the eX
istcucc of such contryanCes to the catching of
FISH as are commonly known as ish-baskcts, eel
wicrs, kildles, brush or fascHe nets, or aug 9TH
permanently sex means of taking fish, in the
nature of a seiyc, which are known to be waste
ful and cxtravagant modes of fishing, the said
shCrins shall give ten days notice in two news
papers Of their respective counties, that the said
coutriyauccs are known to exist and are common
nuisanccs, ordering them TO BE- dsmautled by
their owners or managers, SO as to reud er them
no longer capable of iniuring the fishes of the
streams of whatever kind and il Mt the eXpra-
tion Of the said ten days the dismantleing shall
not have taken place, then the said sheriN shall
proceed, with such force Of good men OF the
county as may he necessary for the purpose, and
destroy or dsmante the said n,I-bas skets, kid.
ed by this section, 5o that they may bc no longer
capable OF injuiiny fish and the accounting OIL
GERS Of the counties shall make good the cost Of
the said prccciag> to tho sal! sheriff sheritfs,
in the settlement gf their accounts with the said
sheriff. ard i, uuon being duly Informed by
rcpatl@t c,tiz... - the county that said nuisan-
cys are IN -yiErcurc aud require abatement, the
sand sh.IiT Cr ~ riffs shall not proceed as di-
rectcd in sh, act, then le OF they, upon convic-
ton in the county court OF tae said peglcct of
duty, shall be fined not less than one hundred
nor more than one thousand dollars for every
such neglect said fines to be collected ord-
nary fines are collected, and the proceeds are 10
be divided equally between the lnicrmcr or COM
plainant and the school directors of the proper
district, for school purposes only; this section
is not intended to supercedc any other law of
this Commonwealth for the suppression of fish
baskets, ct cetcrl, if the same be found elicaci-
ous to destroy or abolish them
SAMUEL II. ROTHERMEL, Sheriff.
Sheriii's Office, Sunbury, june l3, 1873.