The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-28
WHAT THE NEW LAWS ARE
INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH.
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE.

of the following year, every person VINO
buys sells, offers or exposes for sale
any steelhead trout (Salmo gairdnerD,
between the LIST day of February and
the 1st day of May of each year, every
person who, at any time, takes or
catches any trout. except with hook
and line, is guilty of a misdemeanor;
provided. however, that steelhead trout
(Salmo gairdnerD may be taken in tide
water, between the 1st day of May and
the 1st day of February of the follow
ing year, with lawful nets; and law
full net shall be a net that when placed
in the water is unsecured and free to
float with the current or tide, and the
meshes Of which are, when drawn
closely together and measured inside
the knot, not less than seven and one
half inches in length. Every person
found guilty of any violation of any
OF the provisions of this section shah
be fined in a sum not less than S2o,
or be imprisoned in the County Jail IN
the county in which conviction shall
be had not less than ten days, or be
punished by both such fine and inn
prisonment; and all fines imposed ana
collected for any violation Of any OF
| lie IIONISIOIS u Ills S6CLiOli oAietiA -
paid into the Fish Commission fund.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit
| the possession at any time Of steelhead
trout (Salmo gairdnerD when taken IN
| tide water with hook and line and
nothing shall prohibit the United States
| Fish Commission and the Fish Com
mission Of this State from taking, at all
such times, such fish as they deem
necessary for the purpose of artificial
| Matching.
! Section >. Section GA of the Penal
! Code is hereby amended to read as toi-
lows:
| GA Every person who, between the
| 10th day of September and the 10th
| day of October of each year takes or
| catches buys, sells, offers or exposes
for sale, or has in his possession any
| fresh salmon: every person who, be
| tween the 10Th day of October and the
| 10th day of November of each year,
! takes or catches any salmon above
/ tide water; every person who shall set
| or draw. or assist in setting or drawing,
| any net or seine for the purpose OF
taking or catching salmon, shad,
! striped bass or sturgeon, in any OF the
waters Of the State at any time be-
| tween sunrise of each Saturday and
sunset of the following Sunday; every
! person who. for the purpose of catching
salmon, shad, striped bass, or sturgeon,
| in any of the waters of the State, fish
with or use. any seine or net, drag
net or paranzella, the meshes OF
which are. when drawn closely together
and measured inside the knot, less than
seven and one-half inches in length, is
! guilty Of a misdemeanor, and is pun
ishabla by a fine Of not less than 500,
or by Imprisonment in the County Jail
in which the conviction shall be had,
/ not less than 100 days. or by both such
fine and imprisonment. and all the fines
| imposed and collected for any violations
/ Of the provisions of this section shall
/ be paid into the Fish Commission
Fund" In the construction and mean
/ ing of this section, the limits of tide
water in the Sacramento River shall
be deemed 10 extend from it's mouth to
the city of Sacramento in the San
JOAQUIN River from its mouth to the
Southern Pacific Railroad bridge near
Lathrop, in san Joaquin County; in
/ Eel River in Humboldt County, from
its mouth TO East Ferry. above the
er. to a point on the river north of
the residence Of James McGaTvey; in
Smith River in Del Norte County, from
! its mouth TO Higgins Ferry. Nothing in
4 this section shall prohibit the United
States Fish Commission and the Fish
/ Commission of this State. from taking
at all times such fish as they deem nee
/ essary for The purpose Of artificial
: 4 n
J prosecution for the violation Of any
of the provisions of this section that
! the fish were caught or taken outside
/ or within this State.
SELLING INTOXICANTS.
The section Of the Penal Code relat-
ing to penalties for selling liquor to
habitual or common drunkards and In
dams was amended by the Legislature
| to read as follows
Section 39T. Every person who sells