Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-10-02
SHERIFF'S NOTICE
For the Enforcement of the Fisl
Law.

TNDER the Act of the Legislature of Penr
- sylvania, passed ut the session OF 1871, fc
the protection of salmon, black bass, and othe
food fishes newly introduced, or to be introduce
into the river Delaware and Susquehanna, an
their tributaries generally. and for the proteetO
of fish generally in said streams, !, Samuel
Rothermel, Sheriff of Northumberland count,
in compliance with and for the enforcement
said law, hereby give notice that all convenience
for the catching of fish, commonly called is
baskets, &c, within my jurisdiction as Sheriff
said county, and now known to exist in tn
streams of said county, are hereby declared to
common nuisances, and l hereby command, at
cOrdiDg TO law, that they be removed and di:
mantled by the owners or managers thereo
within ten days from the date of this proclama
tion. And for the information of the public
hereto attach that section of the Fish-Law ralai
ing TO the removal and dismantling of fish bas
kets. &C.:
SEC. II. On any of the streams or parts @
streams contemplated by this act, and under th
jurisdiction of this Commonwealth, to which an
adrOmOus or migratory fishes shall have access
by the non-existence of dams, or by openings
the dams, whether intended or not TO ficilitat
such access, and whatever in the reaches
spaces below or between dams, such planting
new species shall have taken place, rs herei
contemplated, the shcriffs of the counties havin
jurisdiction in such reaches of the streams, wheI
ever they shall discover or be informed of th
existence OF such coutrivances 10 the catching
fish as are commonly known as fsE-baskets, e.
wers, kidGles, brush or flscine nets, or an
other permanently set means of taking fish, j
the nature of 4 seive, which are known TO b
wasteful and extravagaut modes of fishing, tn
said sheriffs shall give zen days notice in tw
newspapers of their respective counties that tn
said cOutrivauces are known to exist and ar
common nuisances, ordering them to be dismant
bv fbpir Or fo IL
them no longer capable of injuring the fishes
the streams of whatever kind and if at the ex
piration of the said ten days the dismantlin
shall not have taken place, then the said sheri
shall proceed, with such force of good men
the county as may be necessary for the purpose
and DESTROY or dismantle the said fish baskets
kiddIes, eel wiers or such other devices cOntem
plated By this section, so that they may be
longer capable of injuring fish and the account
ing officers of the counties shall make good th
cost of the said proceedings to the said sheriff
sheriffs, in the settlement of their accounts wit
the said sheritfs and if upon being duly inform
ed by reputable citizen of the county that sal
nuisances are in existence and require abatement
the said sheriff or sheriffs shall not procee
as directed in this act then he OF they, upon cor
victon in the county court of the said neglect
duty, shall be fined not less than one hGndre
nor more than one thousand dollars for ever
such neglect said fines to be collected as ord
nary fines are collected, and the proceeds are I
be divided equally between the infOrmer or com
plainant and the school directors of the prope
district, for school purposes only this section
not Intended to supercede any other law of thi
Commonwealth for the suppression of fish ba.
Eets, ct cetera, if the same be found eficaciOu
to destroy or abolish them.
SAMUEL II. ROTHERMEL, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Sunbury, Sept. Is, 1SI4-