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An Act in amendment of Chaptei* 282 of the General Statutes. 



Section 1. Sectiou 3 of Chapter 282 is hereby amended so that it shall read 

 as follows : After the expiration of said three years, no black bass shall be taken 

 in any waters of this State, from the first day of March to the fifteenth day of 

 July, and only by hook and line as aforesaid. 



An Act in amendment of Chapter 495 of the General Statutes, the same 

 being in amendment of Chapter 134 of the General Statutes, " On cer- 

 tain fisheries." 



Section I. Section 1 of C'hapter 495 is hereby amended so that it shall read 

 as follows : Every person who shall take any trout between the iirst day of 

 September and the first day of January in each year, shall forfeit twenty dollars. 



In regard to the first amendment proposed, it has been found that a 

 good man}' bass have been taken in June and early in July with spawn 

 in them, and so it is deemed best to add six weeks to the close-time. 



We close our report for the year with a statement of our cash account 

 and respectfully suggest that the sura of one thousand dollars be appro- 

 priated for the expenses of the year 187G. 



ALFRED A. REED, Jr., ^ Commissioners 

 JOHN H. I'.ARDEN, V on 



NEWTON DEXTER, ) Inland Fisheries. 



