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Therefore, Resoheei, that it is the unanimous opinion 

 of this Society that stringent laws should l)e prepared 

 by the legislatures of the several States to prevent the 

 pollution of streams, to make a close season for all fish 

 during their spawning seasons, and to prevent the 

 taking and sale of fish until they have reached a 

 proper size and age. That the size of meshes of all 

 nets should be regulated. That such protection should 

 be given by law that the full efforts of artificial propa- 

 gation can be realized. 



W. L. I\:)well, of Pa., offered the following resolu- 

 tion which, upon motion, was adopted : 



Resohuut that the Governors of the several States, 

 by \'irtue of their positions, be honorary members of 

 the Society. 



The Committee on Nominations then made a 

 further report which, upon motion, was adopted. The 

 report was as follows : 



The committee recommend that the style and 

 character of the report of our Transactions be changed, 

 and that hereafter the report shall show in the natural 

 order in which they occur the transactions of the 

 Society, the discussion to follow each paper as it 

 occurred, and that the Transactions l)e published 

 within 6ci days after the meeting. 



We further recommend that the Rec. Sec'y be 

 directed to notify each member of the .Societ)' of the 

 date of the next meeting a month before the same 

 shall take place, and that a copy of Transactions be 

 mailed to each honorary member of the Societ)-. That 

 he also be requested at the same time to ask members 



