Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-19

shall be fined not less than 500 nor more
than $500, TO be paid to the trustee of the
county where the offense has been COM
mittsd, for the use of the public schools of
said county.
Sec: 8. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect from and after its passage.
the public welfare requiring it.
Passed April 4, 1881.
81. B. RAMSEY.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
GEO. II. MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate
Approved April 5. 1881.
ALVIN HAWKINS.
A BILL to be untitled "An act to pro-
tect fish in the State of Tennessee"
Section I. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
it shall not be lawful for any person to
catch. kill. destroy or take fish in or from
any ofthe waters of this State whether q
running stream or lakes or ponds having
outlets into running streams either in high
or low water by means of any seine, trap
net. gig. spike, gun, grab-hook or snatch
hook, or to use tishberries, lime or gis mt
powder, dynamite. gunpowder or any
other explosive substance for the destruc>
of fish In any of said waters, or by any
other mems than by angling with baited
nook and line and with trot-line; Provided
tina none of the provisions of this act shall
hinder and prevent the commissioner of
hsherie. or their agents from catching or
taking fish from any of said waters at such
time nd IN such manner as to them may
seem proper and to them only for the pur>
pose OF stocking or restocking the waters
OF this State, and provided further, that
this act shall not be construed SO as to pro-
hIblt The use of hand or minnow net in
| taking small fish or minnoHs for bait.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted That is
shall not be lawful for any person
10 place any trap Of any kind whatever
IN any stream or in the mouth of any
stream or tr tributary thereof, or in any lake
or pond which has an outlet 10 any
stream either in high or low water, there
| oy preventing the free ascent or descent,
up and down to and from said waters
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That it
snail not be lawful for any person to mo>
lest, disturb or damage any fish during the
spawning season, or to modest, stu b or
DANA g In any way whatever any fish eggs
or young fish in any of said waters in this
State
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That any
person, company or corporation violating
the trst, second or third section of this act
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof befo any court of COM
petent jurisdiction shall be fined not less
than 80 nor more than $25, and shall forfeit
all boats, nets, seines. gigs, spikes, grab
and snatch hooks and all other contriv-
ances used in violating the provisions of
this act, which contrvances shall be sold
at public auction by the sheriff of the
| county in which the offense is committed
Sec, 5. Be it further enacted, That all
fines collected and moneys arising from
sales of contrivances forfeited under this
act shall be paid to the county trustee for
the use of the public schools of the county
in which the offense is committed.
Passed April 4, 1881.
GEO. n MORGAN.
Speaker of tn Senate.
III. B. RAMSEY.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved April s, 1881
| ALVIN HAWKINS,
Governor.