Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-06
Washington County's Fish Law.

Governor Richie of Maryland has
signed the bill passed at the recent
session of the Legislature concerning
fishing in the waters of Washington
county, and which was sponsored by
the Washington County Fish and
Game Protective Association. The
measure as passed and signed is as
follows:
An act to further protect the Ash
| of Washington county and to provide a
nonresident license, and to prohibit
gigging in the waters of said county,
including the Potomac river, and to
provide a closed season on certain
| fish.
| Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, that on
and after the passage of this act, it
shall be unlawful for any person not
resident Of Washington county to fish
in any waters of said county, including
the Potomac river, without first hav-
/ ing obtained a license to so do from the
clerk of circuit court Of Washington
county. Such license shall cost the
sum of $500, and the clerk shall re-
! tain therefrom the sum Of % cents FOR
issuing same, and shall expire on the
! first of June of the succeeding year
Money derived from the issuing OF said
licenses shall be transmitted TO the
Treasurer of the State of Maryland, to
be credited to the State Game Pro-
lection Fund, to be used as provided
December of each year after the
passage of this act
Section 2. Be it further enacted
that no person shall catch or in any
manner take or kill in the waters Of
Washington county, including the Po-
tomac river, any fish whatsoever by
! spear or gig or explosive, or any
black bass, pickerel or pikc-pcrch
otherwise known as walleyed and Cal
I ifornia salmon, between the first day
of January and the first day OF June.
both dates inclusive in each an
every year, in any manner what
socver, nor at any time, save only with
rod and line baited with artificial flies
or natural bait; and it shall further
be lawful to use artificial ha''. general
~ known as plugs, equipped with one
single and three treble hooks or with
spoon or spinner equipped with treble
hook; and it shall be unlawful to take
any black bass less than eight inches
measuring in each case from the tip
of the nose to the Ito Of the caudal
fin, or more than Is black bass in any
one day in the open season. The pos
session Of any spear or gig BY any per-
son in skiff or boat shall be pre-.
Sumptivc evidence Of guilt
Section 3. And be il further enact
ed, that any person violating the pro-
visions of this law, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof before any Justice
of the peace of said county, shall be
fined not less than ten dollars nor
more than twenty-five dollars in each
and every case, excepting where more
than Is fish per day are caught, when
the fine shall be five dollars for each
and every fish caught over and above
said limit of fifteen, in .'.~- - said
previous fine, and shall stand COM
mitted to the county Jail in default OF
payment of said fine, but in no case
over period of thirty davs. One-half
of the fines under this act o. go
the informer or person causing the ar
rest and the other half to the State
Treasurer to account of State Game
Protective Fund
Section a. And be it further enact
ed that all laws or parts of laws eth
er local or general inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall take effect from the first
day of June, 1920.