The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-24

the General Laws OF Rhode Island, "Of
the Inland Fisheries
PASSED March 20, l9ol)
II Is enacted by the General Assembly as
follows:
Section l. Section OF Chapter IA OF the
General Laws is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
''Sec. g The commissioners OF inland
fisheries shall introduce, protect, and
cultivate fish I'm inland waters OF
the state. and may make au needful regu-
latons for the protection OF such fish, and
shall prosecute for the violation OF such
regulations and OF the laws OF the state
concerning inland fisheries. (rhey may In
their discretion from time 10 time make
experiments in planting. cultivating.
propagating, and developing any and all
kinds of shell-hsh and for the purpose
OF so doing may from time 10 time take,
hold and occupy. 20 the exclusion OF all
others. In one or more parcels any por-
tions of the shores OF the public waters OF
the state or land within the state COW
cred by tide water at either high or low
tide, not within any harbor lire and
which In not at the time of such taking
under lease as private and several
oyster fishery. Provided. that the land SO
held and occupied at any one time shall
not exceed three acres Said commission
with give public notice thereof by ad-
vcrtisement I'm some newspaper in the
county i'm which said land is situated,
which advertisement shall contain de-
scription OF said land; they shall also
forthwith notify the commissioners of
shell fisheries OF such taking and shall
transmit to them a description OF said
land, and shall also stake out or other
wise mark the bounds OF said land. Said
Use la al m
regulations for the protection OF the land
so taken and OF all animal life and 9TH
er property within the lines thereof and
shall prosecute the violations thereby
They may cooperate with the fish COM
missioners Of other states, and they shall
make an annual report TO the general as
sembly of their doings with such facts
and suggestions In relation TO the object
for which they were appointed as they
may deem proper. Said commissioners,
whenever complaint Is made by them or
either of them for a violation OF any
regulation made by them as aforesaid, or
for violation of any of the provisions OF
this chapter or OF chapters III, 1I2 and l7S,
shall not be required TO enter into recog-
nizance on such complaint or become liza
BILE Tor costs thereon"
Sec. 2. Section OF Chapter Ia OF the
General Laws is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows.
Sec. g. The said commissioners shall
cause copy OF any regulation made un-
der the authority OF the preceding sec
ton TO be filed I'm the office OF the town
clerk OF any town I'm which any waters
stocked with fish, or land occupied for
experiments under the authority OF the
preceding section and to which such reg
ulations may apply, may be. and shall al
so cause n copy OF such regulations 20 be
advertised i'm some newspaper published
in the same county"
Sec. 3. Section Of Chapter ia OF the
General Laws is hereby amended so as to
read as follows:
Sec 4. Every person who shall vio-
late any of the regulations made by the
of inland fisheries under
the authority OF the provisions OF the pre-
ceding three sections, or who shall take
any fish, nsh-spawn, or any apparatus
used I'm Matching or protecting fish, from
any pond, lake. river, or stream stocked
with or set apart by said commissioners,
or by private parties for the protection
and cultivation OF fish wi,n the consent
of the town -Juncil OF the town where
such cultivation is carried on. without
the consent of such commissioners or, IL
the cultivation of fish be carried on by a
private party, without the consent OF the
person cutivating the same. or who shall .
Crespass within the boundaries OF any
land which may be taken and occupied by
said commissioners for their experiments
in relation TO shel-ish, authorized by
section OF this chapter, shall be fined
not exceeding three hundred dollars or
be imprisoned not exceeding six months
or be both fined and imprisoned, in the |
discretion OF the court before which the |
offender shall be tried"
Sec. T. This act shall take effect from |
and after it's passage.