The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-28

THE FISH AND GAME PROTECTIVE ASSoCIA.
TION-IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO THE
PRESENT LAW AsKED-AN ANCIENT MANSION
DESTROYED REMOVAL OF REMAINS OF CON-
FEDKRATE sOLDIERS-THE CITY ALMSHOCSE,
&C., &c.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY %, 1880.
A very interesting meeting OF the Fish
and Game Protective Association was held
last night, at which lightweight additional
names were placed on the roll OF member
ship, making the number Of members near
one hundred and fifty. For an association
that is only Il little over one week old. this
speaks very well. The business OF the
meeting locks 10 active work towards the
enactment and enforcement Of laws for the
protection Of fish and game. Steps will be
taken TO secure the organization Of auXili-
DRY ass 1ciations in all the adjacent counties.
Among other business transacted last night
was the adoption Of the following resOlu-
tions, reported by the Business Committee,
looking to the amendment Of the existing
law:
RESOLVED, That our senator and delegates
representing the city of Petersburg IN the
General Assembly be. and they are hereby,
requested to use their influence 10 have the
I'd and Sd sections OF the act OF Assembly,
approved April 80, 1874, entitled IAN act
10 prevent obstruction TO the free passage
OF fish in the streams of the State" so
amended as TO Iesd as follows:
"SectIon 2. ANY COMPANY, corporation,
person, or persons failing to comply vii h
the requirements o. the first section Of this
act shall forfeit So for each day be or they
may so fail or refuse 10 comply Herewith,
TO be recovered by motion or information
OF any person before the county or cOrp0-
ration court OF the county or corporation
wherein such dam or other thing may be
situated; and in case OF failure or refusal
OF any OF the owners or agents or officers OF
the dams or distractions aforesaid 10 con-
siruct sluices, slopes. or ladders as re-
quired, it shall be the duty OF the county
on corporation court of the county or cor
pOrdtion wherein such failure exists, after
due notice 10 the parties Interested and sat-
isiaclory proof Of such failure, to have the
same constructed Ut the expense OF Tie
owner or owners thereof.
"Sec,ion 3. II shall be the duty OF the
supervisors OF each county, and the members
of the Common Council Of each city or tOlcn,
by personal inspection OF the dams aud
streams in their respective counties and
months OF April aud October, TO examine
and see that the provisions OF the foregoing
sections are carried into effect"
Thereby imposing upon corporation
courts, as well as county courts, and upon
members OF city aud torn cOincits, as well
as upon supervisors OF counties, the duties
prescribed by said sections OF the act.
The changes desired in tue present law
are indicated by the words in italics.
The residence Of Mr.. Peter Stainback, In
Brunswick county. mentioned in this CORE
spoDdcnce as having been DESTROYED by fire
last Monday. was one OF The Oldest and most
noied mansions in tba. section. II was
Known as the Old Octagon Hall, for nearly
q century the hospIiabIe hone OF the Meades.
The Us. member ~ the Meade family who
occupied II was .Robelt II. Meade, who rep.
resented fhe county IN the General Assem-
bly, 10 1868. The tre which destroyed this