IfiO best's art of angling. 



charged of the offence so by liim confessed. 

 d. G. 3. c. 14. s. 1, 2. 



/\nd if any person sliall take, kill, or destroy, 

 or attempt to take, kill, or destroy, any fish in 

 any river or stream, pond, pool, or oiher water 

 (not being in any park or paddock, or in any 

 garden, or orchard, or yard, adjoining or belong- 

 ing to any dwelling-house, but in any other in- 

 closed ground, being private property) he shall, 

 ©n conviction before one justice, on the oath of 

 one witness, forfeit 5l. to the owner or owners of 

 the fishery, of such river or stream of water, or 

 of such pond, pool, mote, or other water: and 

 such justice, on complaint, upon oath, may issue 

 his warrant to bring the person com[)]ained of 

 before him ; and if he shall be convicted before 

 such justice, or any other justice of the county 

 or place, he shall immediately after conviction 

 pay the said penalty of 5l. to such justice, for 

 tlie use of such person as the same is hereb}^ ap- 

 pointed to be paid unto ; and in default thereof, 

 shall be committed by such justice to the house 

 of correction, for any time not exceeding six 

 months, unless the forfeiture shall be sooner paid ; 

 or such owner of tfie fishery may bring an action 

 for the penalty (within six calendar months after 

 the offence) in any of the courts of record at 

 Wesminster. S. 3, 4. 



Provided, that nothing in this act shall extend 

 to subject any persons to the penalties thereof, 

 who shall fish., take, or kill, smd carry away, any 

 fish in any river, or stream of water, pond, pool, 

 or other water, wherein such person shall have a 

 just right or claim to take, kill, or carry away 

 such fish. S. 5. 



7. By the bhick act, if any person, being 

 ^rmed and dis<;uised, shall unlawfully steal oir 



