The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-23
Fish Laws.

At 4 MEETING OF THE BOARD uF
~ tunhty Ton ml>~IurerA for Putnam C,un
~, Florida. held ON thu . ,lJy ~ July. ls>o.
A. WAS ordered, the Publication Tor the term OF
tour SeeE~ "i Sections - To- ~. inclusive, ~
Chapter ~. Aetis.llan'- Digest. he and the
same is authorized, winch sad SECTIONS arr a.
follows. To wit:
SEC. - M person shall use in the rivers Of
TINS STATE any sill net 10. thu capture of the
! h>h kLown a. >had. with a M sh less than five
inches from knot To kuui, measured length
wise. that Is 10 say. a me,h. hen bTUtI hit io
. square, the sides of the mesh not To Ii. less
Than two and half inches. or use seine .Or
the capture ot amy of the food ilsbes with a
mesh i.,>s than three inches from knut IL
Knot, measured lengthwise; thst il To- SAL. a
mesh hen brought to n square the sides shall
n't Ia les than One and one hall inches Iu-
der penalty of thirty dollars Tor eae offeree
Pro' hied, that this 81 elton shall not apply to
any person who shall use seine or net with "A
smaller mesh than the ore defined tor the e.
elusive purpore OF catching mlnnovs tor I'aIt.
on i,h Tor MS own private tl>...
SiC. "a. No iersan shall catch or capture
any shid. or uss' "A gill net or seine for the.
capture of the fish known "a shad, between
The nrst day OF April and the trst DAY Of De
'emier, al amy year, cn,ler a Penalty of
twenty i've dollars tor each offence, ana thu.
rOhlisedthn OF all nets, SCENES, boats AMI
tatk'e used IN such ttnawt,ti acts.
81 :. No person shall place, construct or
erect. IN any oi the rivers ar streams Of this
STATE, any pound, dyk HI, or pufss,-net far thu.
capture of fu'si fishes. under q penalty ui
i"fty dollars Tor each Onen,e: bur this shall
mol apply To amy person constructing any
l"nni. iyAe or purse net for the capture Of
t>h Tot M, of her private u>s.
$40. nj. M person who has not resided in
this state Twelve months PIE, ious d crete
n III engage ~ The netting, capture or catch
ihg ANY io'si ltsles IN the public waters ct this
Ntat', Tor III" I,Irposs. ut selling, or ot OK port
ing or shipping Ia other States ar to foreign
e. uhfries. ami any NONRESIDENT as aforesaid
who shall violate thu prov islulis IL this So
tion shall la Ned In the sum of three hun
dIrd dollars Tor each offence with conf seal ION
al all nets, boats, tackle ami app iinc,s used
~ such unla~iul act: provii,,l, That this
-"cton shall hot apply to scientific persons
VINO shall capture fuoi fishes exclusively Tor
scIrntihc purposes.
skC.:.. TT, sh'rifFs Of the several counties
"t this state ls and they ARE hereby apyo,nt
ga special agents, who shall Ia known rs hsh
im,liifs, whu shall have Inwer To apisniu, "A
dPuty or deputies, aud to summon u SUN d.
cicnl posse when necessary to enforce the
prov al Sections ~ Il, -, ~ and "; AMI
such Allin ar his deputies shall have is,wer
t"a,fest ani take htOI. u magistrate, ANA
subject to trial according Ia law, any I.-rsou
Nnlatihp any al the provisions III ssht see
lions AMI The magistrate may order the seix-
~" nt any implements used by the offender
of oh.h,trs IN violating SAID prov isiOns; anu,
~ ,ts" ~ ronvnttou III thu accus, Il, may
maxi an order couti-,ating such implements
wv" ust w 'tt Stttt. AMI tht totuty tom
iniss,ohtts al each county shah have author
NY To pay such bailItf and his deputies such
reasonable remuneration ~ they may drcil.,
t,poh rs right.
SH, y. Amy person violating any of the
PRIV islotS al saul sections shall L.. deemed
Ruil'S III miS'i' m'anoi, AMI shall, upon
CONVECTION. b" punished by tine AMI r,IstS. ar
imprisonment AMI custs rs atnye ,iirrvte,i,
nnd IN default 81 th. payment at any tine,
ne offender shiii In committed tn the county
Jaii Tor thirty days. ~ sny srines, nets, tpats
or Tackle ARE cuniiscai'l, the rresi ding oilicer
~ w" CONT tstoie " huIn the ease may IL,
ti,,i shall authorize the proper officer u sell
n'rr d,it Notice, to the highest bidder. such
"ohilsc.tcd Articles for the pay nlent III thu.
tint, casts AMI expenses ut sale, The costs
AMI charges shah In the suIne IA may he al
iowrd sheritfs ~ roustahics Tor like services
aideNpenscs.
SIC ~ That rny balm or deputy or dep,I-
t"s, Whl shall IAN to take copnixhhcc Of any
sti'h Ntontiun or infringement Ut thus act,
when u shall have GENE within his knowle,ig
shan t1 finc,t ffty dollars for each neglect,
~ he discretion of the court. Provided, thai
nothing IN this ~ shall he construed IN affect
hlE ~ ANY manner the right III fishermen
ttc'l,i' nts of this state TN the Guf coast, Ia
rlulliv rivers and Ina, =, in tho capture of
tn'i'tt anu lnm,'ano, from using any seine
ihr, hlhy see proper. bat the Use Ot hand ~
east nets, for home ,isp or driin site markets,
shall MT iG unlawful.
So, N, by the words food fishes" IL meant
such FISHES ~ used tor food.
"I .tth wM. y. FORWARD, Clerk.