West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-09-26

a sum Of not less than one hundred
dollars, for his good behavior for a
year; or if he fails to give such Sec
urity, commit him to Jail for one
month unless it be sooner given.
AS to unenclosed lands, petition has
to be made to the county court, and
notice given by publ cation in q
newspaper.
1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son to catch or destroy any of the
fish in the creeks or rivers of this
State by means of drag or other nets,
fish pots, weires, traps, by sledging,
shooting, or other devices (except)
by hook and line and gig and spear)
nor shall it be lawful to put in the
rivers, creeks or streams, of this
State at any time fish pots, weirs, or
traps nor shall it be lawful for any
person to catch or destroy any of the
fish in the rivers of this State, by
means Of drag or other nets, sledg-
ing, shooting, seins, or other device
Except by hook and line and spear)
from the first day of April to the
first day of December of each year.
1t shall not be lawful to catch or de-
stroy any jack salmon or white sal
mon, in any manner, between the first
day of April and the fifteenth day of
June of each year, nor to catch or
destroy any brook trout or handbook
ed salmon in any way between the
first day of September and the first
day of January of each year nor
shall it be lawful for any person to
kill fish at any time with Coculus
Indicus or other poison, or by the
use of explosives.
1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son, to trespass upon or go into any
enclosed field, adjoining or near the
stream in which said person is fish
ing nor to pass through any enclos-
ed field for the purpose of fishing
without permission from the owner
or occupier of such field, nor shall it
be lawful for any person, at ny sea-
son, to catch or destroy fish in any
dam or pond, the property of any
person, except with the consent of
the owner of such dam or pond, un-
less such dam or pond be in some of
the rivers of this State. But nothing
IN this act shall be construed to pre-
vent the catching of minnows or
small fish Except salmon, shad or
trout,) by means of hand or cast
nets to be used in angling or scien-
tific purposes nor to prevent the
fish commissioners of this State or
any time with nets or seines, for the
purpose of propagation, or stocking
other waters, nor to prevent any
person from taking in any way fish
from his private dam, pond or spring
at any time. Any person, who shall
buy, or receive any brook trout, land
locked salmon, California salmon.
German carp, or any other fish
canght or taken contrary to the pro-
VISIONS of this act, knowing the same
to be caught or taken, shall be gull
ty of misdemeanor, and shall be
punished therefor as hereinbefore
provided.
1t shall not be lawful for any per-
son in any place to catch, kill or
lnjure, or pursue with such intent,
any quail or Virginia partridge, be-
tween the first day of December and
the tenth day of October or any
wild turkey between the first day of
January and the first day of October
or blue winged teal ,mallard or wood
duck, or any other wild duck, wild
goose brant, at any time between
the first day Of April and the first
day of October. And It shall be
unlawful for any person at any time
to catch by seine, net or trap, quail
or Virginia partridge. And it shall
be unlawful for any person by the
use Of any swivel or privot gun or
any other than the common shoulder
gun, or by the aid of any push boat
or sneak boat used for carrying
such gun, to catch, kill, wound or
destroy or to pursue after with such
INTENT upon any Of the waters, boys,
rivers, marshes, mud fats, or any
cover to which wild fowls resorts
within this State, any wild goose,