The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-18
Berkeley, Bambera. Colleton, Ches-
terfeld, Clarendon, Dorchester,
Orangeburg and Williamsburg.

OF Berkeley, BamDerg, siCO!letOn,
Chesterfield, Clarendon, Dorchester,
Orangeburg and williamsburg for
the purpose of classification, the fol
lowing fish shall be known us game
fish, viz: Jackish or pickerel, pike,
black bass or pond trout, striped bass
or rock fish, Yarmouth, red belly,
robin, Dream, copper-face or ball
Dream, banded Dream, yellow7belly
perch, sun perch, red; lin trout or
yellow perch, rainbow trout, speck-
led trout, flyer, crappin, rock bass,
gogle-eye and white perch.
Sec. g. That hereafter, during
the months of April, May, June and
July, no person or persons shall
cast, draw, fasten or otherwise make
use of any seine or drift net, fyke
net of any other description, or use
any other appliances for the catch
ing of game fish,. except hook and
line and ordinary bait, or. by spoon,
or by artificial fly. or by phantom
minnow, or by artificial bait. For
the violation of this section the par
ty SO violating shall be fined ,tWen-
ty ($20.0O) dollars OF be imprisoned
thirty (3O) days for each offense:
Provided, That this; section shall not
apply to such person or persons as
are catching game fish with net or
other appliance for the purpose Of
stocking a pond or other stream, and
not for commercial purposes: Pro-
vided, also, That any or all persons
engaged in catching game fish for
the purpose .of stocking a pond or
stream must notify the nearest mag
istrate of his or their purpose to so
catch the fish.
Sec. 8. It shall be unlawfully to
poison the streams or waters in the
counties of Bamberg, Berkeley, Do1-
chester, Orangeburg, Colleton, Clar-
endon, Chesterfield and Williams
burg in any manner whatsoever ,or
the purpose of taking fish. The
muddying of streams or ponds, or
the introduction Of any substance
which results in making the fish
sick, so that they may be caught, is
hereby declard to be poisoning in
the sense of this Act. For violating
this section, the person so violating,
shall be fined five hundred (S50G)
dollars or be imprisoned six (6D
months.
Sec. 4. No navigable stream in
the counties Of Berkeley, Bamberg;
Orangeburg, Colleton,
Chesterfield, Clarendon and Will
shall be obstructed by
dam or otherwise unless there be
provided a fishway In same. For the
violation Of this section the person
or corporations so, violating shall be
fined not less than twenty-five
(s25.OO) dollars for each day that
such obstruction exists without said
fishway in same after having been
notified in writing by any person
that such obstruction exists.
Sec. S. Any nonmigratory fish
except game fish, may be caught at
any time or in any manner not pro-
hibited by this Act Migratory fish
may be caught in accordance with
such laws as now exist or may here
after be enacted.
Sec. 6. That for the violation of
any provisions of this Act not other
wise provided for shall, upon convic-
ton, be fined not less than ten dol
lars nor more than twenty-five do
lars, or be imprisoned for not less
han ten days nor more tkan thirty
days, and for the violation Of any
provision of Section 4, upon con-
be fined not less than ore
dollar nor more than twenty-five dol
lars, or be imprisoned for MT less
than one day, nor more than thirty
days.
Sec. Z. Such parts of Sections
524, ,525, 532 and .535, CT Volum,
IT., of the Code, and such other Acts
or parts of Acts as conflict with the
several provisions of this Act ale
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unla .vful to
throw, place or put dynamite or any
explosive in any lake, stream or in
land water in Berkeley, Bamberg,
Orangeburg, Chesterfield,
ColIeton, Clarendon and Williams
burg counties for the purpose OF TAX
ing fish. For the violation of this
section the person SO violating shall
be fined five hundred ($500) dol
lars, or be imprisoned one year.
Sec. 9. That all Acts or parts OF
Acts inconsistent with this Ac1 arc
hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. That all fines collected
for the violation Of any of the Sec
tions of this Act shall be turned int3
the county treasury to be disbHrsel
the same as any ordinary coanty
fund.
Sec. II. That this Act shall take
effect Immediately on its passage and
by the Governor.
Given High HOnOrs.