The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-07-12
persons will seek claims, while
there are only i3,f73 all told, in
Guiding much poor land.
The Fish Law.

nation OF those Interested IN the
present condition Of the law as to
seining, and killing fish by explo-
sives or berries. There has been
considerable discussion on this
subject, and many seem TO have
gotten the idea that there Is no law
now in force against scining This
is a wrong impression. There is
both a law against scining, except
under certain conditions, and also
against killing or catching fish by
explosives, a. will be seen from the
following sections: Sec. D, p. i3i
session. acts 1901.
Sec. 3. II Is hcrey declared un-
lawful for any person to place,
erect or maintain, or cause to be
place, erected or maintainedin any
of the waters of this state, or In
front ofthe mouth of any stream,
slough. stream or bayou,any seine.
net, trammcl net, wing net, bag
weir, brush drag, fish trap or fish
dam. or other devise for catching
iish or by any such means to take
or catch any fish In the waters of
of this state: Provided, this sec
ton shall not apply to ponds,
pools or reservoirs wholly on the
premises belonging to such per-
sons using such devise or devices
and provided n very small seine.
no to exceed In length fifteen feet
and known as n minnUw scicnc
may be used for catching very
small fish, commonly called Jmin-
nows, to be thus caught for bait or
for stocking other waters with fish,
and for no other purpose; Provid-
ed. such minnow net shall not he
used for any purpose except In
counties where large streams how
containing game fish and minnows
are necessary to catch them with
hook land provided furthcr,thc fish
commission may use any neccssa-
~ devices for the removing of fish
from any ponds, pools or othcr
waters where. In thicr Judgment.
the safety of the flsh or the object
of this law will be promoted by
such removals; and any person Of
fc iding against any of the provi-
sions OF this section shall be decm-
cd guilty Of n misdcmeanor, and
fined sum not less that twenty
Ave nor more than one hundred
dollars: Provided, the provisions
OF she foregoing section shall not
apply to the netting, scining or
catching In any manner or to the
selling, buying or shipping OF fish
OF any description by bona iidc
residents of counties Affected by
overflow or back water from the
Mississippi river, whenever such
fish so caught from streams so AZ
lcctcd by back water or overflow
from the Mississippi river; Pro
vidcd, that nothing In this section
shall be construed to prevent any
any person from catching fish with
n seine with mcshes not less than
two(2) inches In size In any stream
OF water flowing through or bor-
dcring on lands belonging to sucl
persons: Provided, that such per-
sons shall not use said seine fol
more than two houre In any on'
day.
Approved March %, 1901.
See. 1856, II. S., 1899. Poisoi
and explosives not 90 be used t(
kill fish. No person shall place oI
use in any OF the waters OF thi'
state any medicated drug,
er coccu:us indlcis, or iish-Darry
any other poisonous thing ol
substance, calculated to poison
kill or injure any fish, nor shal
by such means kill, catch or talk
any fish that may be In said watcrs
aud no person shall place m,
dynamite, giant powder, nitro-gly'
cerenc or any explosive substanc
or preparation. iG any of the water
OF llc state, whereby any fish tina
mag be in said waters may be kills
injured or destroyed, and no per
/, son shall by such means XIII, catc
or take any fish from said waters
Mrs. Tom Vaughn and daughte
from Mexico came down on th
Com" and spent the day with Z
G.. White and family, before leny