ON THE CHANNEL-FISHERIES* 109 



* And be it further enacted, that no owner, 

 farmer, or occupier, or any person otherwise em- 

 ployed in any fishing or right of fishing in any arm 

 of the sea, river, or other water whatever, shall be 

 deemed an incompetent witness to prove any of- 

 fence or offences done or committed against this 

 act, by reason of his, her, or their being such 

 owner, farmer, or occupier. 



And be it further enacted, that every pecuniary 

 penalty and forfeiture imposed by this act, may be 

 sued for and recovered, together with the full costs 

 of suit, by and to the only proper use and behoof 

 of any person who shall inform or sue for the same, 

 in any of His Majesty's courts of record at West- 

 minster, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or informa- 

 tion, wherein no essoin, wager of law, nor more 

 than one imparlance shall be allowed. — And be it 

 further enacted, that no person who shall be con- 

 victed of any penalty under this act, shall be 

 prosecuted under any other for the same offence ; 

 and that all and every conviction and prosecution 

 under this act, shall be deemed and taken to be 

 final to all intents and purposes whatsoever. — And 

 be it further enacted, that no action at law shall 

 be brought against any magistrate or magistrates, 

 or other person or persons, for any thing done in 

 the execution of this act, until one calendar month 



* I have continued this section more because it is in the 

 former act than because I think it necessary or proper. 



