Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-27
JAMES D. PORTER, Governor.


AN ACT to protect private fisheries.
| Section |. Be il enacted by the General As
| sem6ly of the State of Tennessee, That il
| shall not be lawful for any person to catch
| fish with seins, nets or traps, in the waters
| covering the lands OF any other person or
| persons in this state, aud in case of a viola
ton of the above provision, the proprietor or
prOprietOrS may have q remedy by action at
| law or by oil in Chancery, and in,unctiOn
| and in either form of action may have an at
| tachment to attach the seins nets and trans
| so used; and in Chancery any number OF adj
| jacent pTOprletOrs OF such lands may iOin in
| the bill against any number of such tress-
| passers, and the bill shall not be dismissed
| for multifariOusneEn
| Section 2. Be 1t further enacted, That no
| person snail place across any strea in this
| State, near its mouth or Oppos te, any sein,
| net or trap, or other device which Will pre-
| vent the free passage of fish up or down the
| same; nor shall any person or persons be per
| mitted to flsh with such SENS, traps or other
! device in the waters upon the premises of
| other persons without q written permission
| TO do so, nor shall any person or persons be
| permitted, with sein or traps, to fsh in any of
| the waters OF tins state IN the months of
| March, or April, or May. Any violation OF
| this section is hereby declared a misde-
| meanOr, and shall be punished by fine of not
| less than ten dollars and costs, or imprison-
ment for not less than thirty DAYS at the
| option o the Court.
Section 3. Re it further enacted, That the
| counties of Blount, Clay, Monroe, Macon,
| Jackson, Gibson, Warren, Hamilton. Marion
| BledsOe, Sequatchie, Grundy, Van Buren,,
| McMlnn, Claiborne, Hancock, Franklin,
| Greene, Lincoln, Moore, Hawkins, Cooke,
| Ham len, Granger, Maury, Overton, Fen
| tress, Morgan, Sullivan, Hardin, Decatur,
Crockett, Sumner, SEWER. Marshall Harde.
man, McNatry, Carroll, Carter and johnson,
together with all other counties not men
| toned above in East Tennessee are excluded
from the operations of this act.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That this
act snail take effect from and after Its pas
sage, the public welfare requiring it,
Passed March %, 1915.
Speaker of the HOUseiOf Representatives
THOMAS H. PAINE,
Approved March "A, 1873.
JANIS d. PORTER, Governor.
AN ACT to protect farmers and prevent in
jury to crops.
Section |. Be lt enacted by the General A
sembly of the State Of Tennessee, That all
persons owning VIGOROUSLY mischievOus
stock, that are known TO be in the habit of
throwing down or jumping fences, shall be
required to keep the same confined upon
their own premises so that IL be not allowed
TO run at large to the injury of the enclosures
or crops OF any other person or persons what
ever.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, That all
owners of the stock shall be liable for ali
damages done by the same to enclosures or
crops of Others, and upon proof OF the amount
OF such damages, and of The character of the
stock committing the treSspass, recovery of
the amount and costs OF nit may be hau be-
tore any Justice of the Peace.
Section 3. Be II further enacted, That to
secure the payment OF such damages and
costs, execution shall be levied upon the
stOcK committing the trespass, and after ten
days notice shall ne sold 10 pay said amount
of damages and costs.
Passed March 70, 1875.
LEWIS BOND,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
THOMAS II. PAINE,
Speaker OF the Senate.
Approved March %, fs75
JAMES d. PORTER, Governor,
AN ACT to amend the Charter of the Uni
yersity OF Nashville.
Section l. Be II enacted BY the General As
SemOty OF the state of Tennessee That the
charter OF the University of Nashville be so
amended that the trustees may have the
power, II III their Judgment the Interests OF
the Institution require, to discontinue a
course of instruction strictly collegiate and
literary, and convert said institution, either
for instruction in the various branches apper-
tanning TO chemistry, botany, metalurEy and
other kindred subjects, embraced within the
title OF a scientific school, and also that said
trustees may have the power to dis continue
for time, If in their judgment IL becomes
proper to do so, instruction in the branches
purely collegiate, and make an arrangement
with the trustees Of the peabody Fund, " or
other association for the establishment OF a
normal school; provided, that any trust funds
heretofore bequeath6d 10 said university
shall be only used in accordance with the
purposes OF the trust.
Passed N arch q, 1875.
LEWIS BOND,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS ID. PAISE,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved March "A, 1873.
JAMES d. PORTER, Governor.