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the same practice, with more or less atrocity, conti- 

 nues to the present time ; be it therefore further 

 enacted, that whoever shall be convicted by the oath 

 of one credible witness, of catching, taking, or de- 

 stroying by any ways or means whatever (except 

 angling with rod and line) any young salmon, shed, 

 or spawn of salmon, in their passage down the rivers 

 to the sea, shall forfeit and pay the sum of 20/. for 

 the first offence, 50/. for the second offence, and 

 commitment to hard labour ; and for the third 

 offence, the like penalty, whipping, and commit- 

 ment to hard labour for one year. And if any 

 miller or other persons having the command or 

 controul of any mill-leat, fulling or tocking leat, 

 paper-mill or other leat, or artificial stream of any 

 denomination whatever, shall put or place, or 

 cause to be put or placed, or continue so put or 

 placed, any net or basket, or other thing, device 

 or contrivance, having the effect of such net or 

 basket, at his mill tail, or by the side thereof, 

 or at any other place under any other name, that 

 shall catch, take, or destroy, or have the effect 

 of catching, taking, or destroying the said salmon, 

 spawn, shed, or fry, shall forfeit and pay the sum 

 of 100/. for every offence ; that is, for every time 

 such net, basket, or other thing, shall be so used. — 

 And be it further enacted, that such magistrates 

 shall order all such nets, baskets, or other things, 

 contrivances or devices for the purposes aforesaid, 

 to be immediately removed, abated and destroyed. 

 — And, that there shall be, and in case that there 



