Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-05-24


etc, as shall DO and are improved by
the owners or lcssces for propagation
Of fish or game fish.
Section twenty ono imposes a penal
ty of twenty-five dollars for placing
any set nets, fish baskets, pond nets,
gin nets, eel wcirs, Riddles, brush and
iacine nets, or any other permanently
set means Of taking fish or otherwise,
in the nature Of sons, in the waters Of
the Commonwealth, provided that moth
ing in the act shall prohibit the fishing
with gill nets in tidal waters.
Section twenty-five imposes pen
atty of ten dollars for catching or kill.
ing, at any time save only with rod,
hook and line, or scroll, any black bass,
pickcrel, pike or Susquebanna salmon,
or for catching any of these fishes be-
tween July / and March |, except alive
for stocking other waters. A proviso
declares that the section shall not ap-
ply to the waters of Lake Erie, except
In the ponds on tho island or peninsula
forming the north and east shores OF
the harbor of Erie.
Section twenty.threc imposes pen.
atty of twenty-five dollars for catching
or killing fish in any Of the inland wa.
ters inhabited by specklcd trout or
black bass, by means Of any net or de-
vice in the nature thereof the meshes
or open spaces in which shall be less
than three inches, provided that moth
ing herein shall authorize the catching
of speckled trout by means Of any do.
vice, save only by rod, hook and line,
except for propagation and to stock
other waters.
Section twepty-iour provides that II
shall not be lawful TO catch any spock-
led trout, black bass or other fish by
shutting or drawing off any portion OF
the waters in the State, or by dragging
or drawing small nets or scincs therein
when the waters shall be wholly or in
part drawn of, except by order of the
State fishery commissioners. The
placing of any explosive substance
with intent TO catch any fish, is pro
hibitel. The penalty for violating thi:
section is fifty dollars.
Section twenty-five authorizes The
board OF fish commissioners, on the ap
plication in writing Of ten or more cit
liens OF any county, to appoint one OF
more fish wardens or water bailiils
provided that persons 80 appointed
shall receive no compensation from th'
State.
Section twcnty.six provides that any
l person who may sell or have in BIZ
possession any pinnated grouse, ruffed
grouse or quail for fifteen days aftcl
the time limited for killing the game
shall not bc liable to o penalty pro
vided he shall prove that such bird
were killed within the period allowed
by this act or were killed outside th'
limits of the State at some place wher
the law did not forbid the killing.
Section twenty-seven provides tha
any person summarily convicted bcior
J Justice OF the peace or alderman shal
be sentenced to pay the fines provides
: in this act, one.half to go TO the in
: former and the other halt to the count,
in which the offence is committed
: The defendant can appeal to the cour
/ of quarter sessions should he be dissat
: isfcd. On conviction, unless he pa,
, the penalty, he shall be committed I
} jail lor q period Of not less than on
: day for each dollar Of penalty imposed
) The succeeding three sections pre-
: vide that nothing in this act shall b
so construed as to prevent any porso
! from catching speckled trout or blac
r bass with nets in waters owned b
: himself for the purpose of stockin
other waters to prevent any perso
. from taking fish from private ponds Q
: springs owned by him and used &c
: cultivating fish to prevent the catcl
ing Of his bait fish by means of han
. nets or cast nets for angling or sciel
{ tifc purposes to apply 70 any streal
+ forming the boundary line betwec
this and any other State over which th
4 State has concurrent jurisdiction wit
r such State, so far as such streams forl
r such boundary line, nor to any LAX
f partly within the boundaries Of th
r State.
/ Section thirty-one rcpcals all &C
inconsistent with this act.