The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-01
For the Protection Of Game Fish III
Berkeley. Clarendon and Williams

\ BILL
For the Protection Of Game Fish III
Berkeley. Clarendon and Williams
burg Counties and for The E"pca' 81
Certain Laws EclAtin" Thereto.
'Ee il enacted BY the General Assembly
OF the State of South Carolina:
SECTION l. That in ihe counties oi
Berkeley, Clarendon ADD Williamsburg.
foe the purpose OF classification. the fo.-
lowing ,ish shall be known as game hsh.
viz: Jacktish or pickerel. pike. black
bass or pond trout. stripped bass or rock
fish. Yarmouth. reGhclly. robin. hreaE:.
copperface or ball-brcau. ban.led Dream.
yelow-belly perch. >u: perch. red i'n
trout or yellow perch. I.:n-b'w ir""'.
speckied trout. hyer. cappin rock bass,
gogsle-eye and white ;'erch.
SEC. ,. That hereafter ';ur!n- ih"
months ot April. May. June n;:d July
no person or persons shal! c;,e:. draw.
fasteu or otherwise make, G>e OF any
seine o.: drift net. fyke net OF ANY other
description. or ,is- any other appliances
for the catching OF game !i>h. except
hook an6 line ANA ordinary bait. or by
spoon. o: bv actit!cia! ay. or by phantom
ninoow. or by artiticia! bait For the
violation O. this section the party :"
violating shall be :ined twenty 500 Ooi
dollars or be imprisoned thir;: tJ0i da;S.
for each offense: Provided. Tha; this
section shall not apply 10 such person
or persons rs are catching zane ilsa
with net or other appliances for The
purpose OF stocki:. a pend or otter
stream, and not for commercial pur-
poses: Provided. also. That any or n!
persoaS engaged in catchiGy game iisa
fo- The purpose -! stocking :, pond OF
stream must notify the nearest rna%!.-
trate OF his o: their purpose 10 so eaten
the fish.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be lnlawful 10 poi>oa
the streams or waters in the coun:y ~
any manner whatever for III" PURPOSE
OF taking FISH. The muddyins OF tstreamS
or poadS, or the Introduction OF any
substance which results in maSia2 the
fish sick. so that they may be caught Is
hereby declared 70 be poisoning IN tae
sense OF this Act. For violaiiu: this
sectioc. The person 80 violating shall be
fined five hundred $500 dollars. o. be
imprisoned six (6j months.
SEC. !. No navieahic stream IN the
counties OF Berkeley. Clarendon aod
Williamsburg shall be ob~tructed by
dam or otherwise uo!e>> there b': pro-
vded :, tishway in SAME. For the viol:l-
ton of this section the person or cor
po-ation so violating shal! be linec not
less Than twenty-five iS2ol dollars fo-
each day ;ha: such obstruction shall
eXis, without said fsh@ay in same after
having been Dotified in writing by ANY
person that such obstruction exists.
SEC. ). Any ronmic.atory fish, except
gam. fish. may De caught 1t any time
or 10 any manner no, prohibited By this
Ac, Migratory fish may be c:ugh; IL
accordance with such laws rs now exist
or !uly hereafter be enacted.
SEC. 6. That fo- the violation OF any
provisions OF this Act, 40; otherwise
provided for. shall. upon conviction. oe
fned no. less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty-five dollars, or be inpriS-
orcd for no; less than tea days no. .Eore
than thirty days, and for the violation
OF any provision OF Section !. upon con-
! vic:ion, be 6ned rot less than one dollar
nor more than twenty-five dollars. or be
imprisoned for not less than one day nor
more than thirty days.
SEC. :. Such parts Of Sections o2i. 30.
! 5;'22 55s'2 and 555. of Volume ,, OF the Code
and such other Acts or parts OF Acts as
conflict with the several provisions OF
this Act, are hereby repealed.
SEC. s. Il shall be unlawful 10 throw.
place or put dynamite or any explosive
in any lake. stream or inland water in
Berkeley, Clarendon and Williamsburg
counties, for the purpose OF taking fish
For the violation OF this section the per-
son so violating shali be ined i've hun
dred $500! dollars or be imprisoned one
year.
SEC 9. That 81! Acts or parts o: Acts
Inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed
SEC. 10. That ali tires collected for
tn. violation OF any Of the sections OF
this Act shall be turued iaco the County
Treasury 70 be dis5ursed the same IS
any ordinary county find.
SEC II. That this Act SHALL take ef-
fec. Immediately on its passage and APP
prova: by the Governor.
received from the clerk OF the board
of county commissioners statement oi
the county's finances, but II Is. am
sorry 70 say. not full enough Z, give Us
much Information. however u came too
late for ME 70 20 over i; with the House
members, so | shall take il up with
them Monday. AZ which time we VIII
also consider tae recommendations Tor
township assessors and TWO coTn:y c":n-
miSS:onerS.
bave beec ASKED bt what authority
The present board OF county commissions
e:S paid OCT money from the treasury
fer the nire OF detectives 10 the liquor
cases. think his question should D..
pat not 70 Us bat TO them nv ihe -r:."c
Jury. I know OF 40 las which gives The
commissioners the righ, 20 hau:.ic Tie
public money for such Il Durpc>-. aE;!
die not know this was Go". uctl: Look.
e., over the report uf he com miss oner-
and SAW where they did pay out monr.
for such :. purpose. wis always under
the impression the money 'o- he de-
,ecr:reS was r:t>e,: by pr!v.::r >un~cr!p-
liun. and that no; L Geo. oi !. came oi:
OF the couaty fuat;S. The gentlemen
assuming 10 see Tia. the liGuo: laws are !
enforced did 80 y! thc;r own voition. !,
unau,horized by any >pec;a! authority !
or provision being made - ORA" upon
Tue l.eiSutS ~! Nt'i - = ~ y
REIN bursed ou: Of The treasury. which !
from the report seems I" De he case. L
seems 20 nae Ihe commissioners w-oI .
beyond their right. However. pre-
Su,.e the commissioners reached the
conclusion ;ha, inwsmuch rs through !
this hand o: law upho.Gers iI:qu"r law
there WAS ,norcy put iuio The treasury.
tbs. !; Was proper 10 reimburse The 81;
apyuinie', law defenders Tor their ou;-
,av whether there was Any authority IL
lax OK no, The bad tigers violate tn-
law, aid reckon the commissioners
,hiuk it alright 10 :io!Ate The isw 10
catch them. II. however. the county i
10 p.y for detectives .i:en 60 th!u: the
commissioners should ask for auG re:
the authority. and n II pay out ':lon'y l:
the request OF individuals wEo have
been posing aS volunteer guardians ot
the Jaw, creating the impression 'h..::