Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-06-12

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manent set means of taking fish In any
OF the waters of this Commonwealth /;
any person violating the provisions OF
this section shall be liable TO a penalty
of twenty ave dollars for each and
every ofiensc. Propided, That this
prohibition shall not apply to the fish
ing with gill nets in the river Della
ware below Trenton Falls.
1t shall not be lawful at any time 10
catch fish by drawing scines IN any Of
the waters of this State, under pen
atty of twenty-five dollars. Prorided,
That this section shall not extend to
sbad fishing; and Provided also, that
the meshes or seines used shall not be
less than three inches. And provided
further, That no seine shall be- drawn
within one.fourth Of mile Of any dam
across any river of this Commonwealth,
under a penalty Of fifty dollars for
each and every offense.
1t shall be lawful TO fish with fyke
or hoop nets in any OF the streams Of
this Commonwealth uninhabited by
brook or speckled trout, during the
months Of March, April, May, Septem-
ber, October and November of each
year. Provided, That the meshes of
the nets shall not be less than one
inch in SIZE, and not placed at the con-
fluence OF any wing walls. And pro-
pided further, That any salmon, bass,
speckled trout, pike, pickerel, or every
kind OF fish introduced into any OF the
waters of this Commonwealth for the
purpose Of stocking the same shall, if
caught, be returned to the waters
alive under the penalty of twenty-five
dollars for each offensc. No black
bass, green bass, yellow bass, willow
bass, rock bass, Lake Erie or green
bass, pike or pickere or wall-eyed pike,
commonly known as Susquebanna sal
mon, shall be caught between the FIRST
day of January and the first day of
June, nor shall any such species Of
fish be caught at any other time dur
ing the year, save only with hook
and line, scroll or spear, under pen
atty of ten dollars for each offense
No speckled trout yellow bass,
green bass, willow bass or black bass,
Lake Erie or green bass, or other fish
shall be caught by shutting or draw
ing off of said waters or by dragging
small nets or seines when the waters
shall be drawn off, except by the order
of the State fishery commission, and ii
shall not be lawful to place quicklime,
poisonous bait or any torpedo or ex-
plosive with intent to catch or kill any
fish, under the penalty of fifty dollars.
The Board of Fish Commissioners
shall, on the application Of ten or more
citizens, appoint one or more fish war
dens, whose duty 1t shall be to enforce
all laws of the Commonwealth now in
force providing for the protection and
propagation of fish.
Nothing in this act prevents any
person in the State from catching
speckled trout or black bass with nets,
in waters owned by himself for the
purpose OF stocking other waters Nor
is any person prohibited from taking
fish from private ponds or streams
owned by him and used for cultivating
fish.
The catching OF bait fish by means
OF band nets or cast nets is not pro.
hibited.
Lake bass, rock bass, or blue sun
fish, species recently introduced by the
fish commissioners, shall not be caught
for three years, from January l, 1878,
under penalty of five dollars for each
offense.
Black, yellow or green bass OF less
size than six inches, shall not be caught,
but should they be, it shall be the du-
ty Of those taking them to return them
Immediately TO the water, under pen.
atty of ten dollars for each offense.
The sale Of .pbeasants, partridgcs
and weodcock, is allowed for q period
of fifteen days after the time limited
for killing the same has expired
To carry out the objects of the law,
the following provisions have been en-
acted
In all cases of arrests made for tho
violation OF any Of the sections Of this
act, the possession Of the game, fish,
birds, animals, fowls, nets, or other
devices, shall be prima facie evidence
OF the violation OF said act. Propided
that nothing in this act, shall prevent
any person from killing any wild ami
NAL or bird, when found destroying
grain, fruit or vegetables on their prem.
ises.
Any Justice of the Peace or Alder
man, upon complaint made by afiida-
Wit, shall be authorized to issue war
rant to cause the arrest Of persons, and
on hearing shall, if they are convicted
Of ohenses charged, sentence them to
pay the fines and penalties prescribed,
one half of which shall go to the in
former and the remaining half to the
Treasurer of the county, in which the
offense was committed which shall be
distributed 10 the various school dis
tricts in proportion The defendant
on refusing TO pay tho penalty shall be
committed to the county Jail for a
period of not less than one day for
each dollar Of penalty imposed unless
security shall be entered to answer the
charge OF misdemeanor before the
Court of Quarter Sessions Of the coun.
ty in which the offensc was commit.
ted; the Court on conviction Of the
defendant and his failure to pay the
penalty imposed, shall commit him to
the county Jail for period of not less
than one day for each dollar Of penalty
imposed
Judges of the Court or Justices Of
the Peace, shall, on proof by affidavit