440 ANNUAL RECORD OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. 



the Lehigh River, above its junction with the Delaware, for 

 Avhich an allowance of 120,000 is made, the whole amount ap- 

 propriated being 175,000. 



It is provided that these fish-ways must be constructed 

 in a manner satisfactory to the Commissioners, and are not 

 to be paid for until approved by them. The Commissioners 

 are authorized to appoint two fish-wardens in each of the 

 reaches or stretches of the river immediately below the 

 dams mentioned, who are to provide against any violation 

 of the fishery laws. In the event of New Jersey making 

 an equal appropriation, the expenditure of $3000 is author- 

 ized for the artificial propagation of shad in the Delaware 

 Kiver. 



The provisions against fish-baskets, eel weirs, or racks, and 

 similar contrivances, enacted in 1871, are to extend to all 

 streams in the commonwealth, and the Fishery Commission- 

 ers are to take due notice of any violation of the law. They 

 are required to select suitable locations for hatching-houses, 

 to stock and to supply the waters of the commonwealth with 

 useful food fishes, either by distributing the impregnated spawn 

 or the fry. For the necessary material and services the sum 

 of $10,000 is appropriated. 



All persons hereafter erecting dams in any rivers of the 

 state are required to supply fish- ways satisfactory to the 

 Commissioners, under a severe penalty. The catching offish 

 of any kind with a seine having a mesh less than ten inches(?), 

 or by any other appliance excepting the hook and line, be- 

 tween the 15th day of June and the 10th day of August, is 

 to be considered a misdemeanor, and is liable to a fine not ex- 

 ceeding llOO, and imprisonment not exceeding six months. 

 This provision does not apply to the Delaware River below 

 Trenton Falls. 



The act further jorovides that the capture or possession of 

 any shad taken in the Delaware River or its tributaries be- 

 low Trenton Falls between the 11th day of June and the 10th 

 day of August, or above the head of Trenton Falls, or any 

 where on the Susquehanna or its tributaries within the state, 

 between June 16 and August 10, shall be punishable by a 

 fine of $5 for each fish, although a special exception is made 

 in behalf of the Fishery Commissioners of the state, the co- 

 riparian states, and the United States Commissioner of Fish* 



