PITBLIO GENERAL LAWS. XXl 



Sect. 4. And he it enacted, That whenever any 

 person who owns, controL<? or erects an artificial 

 pond upon his ©wn land, or land of which he is in 

 legal possession, and shall pnt therein any fish or 

 the eggs or spawn of tisli, for the purpose of breed- Krecdio^ &ih. 

 ing; and cultivating tisli, and shall give notice 

 thereof, either in one or more newspapers of the 

 county, or by written or printed handbills put u\) 

 in public places near said pond, any person whu 

 shall thereafter enter upon such jtremises for the 

 purpose of fishing, or shall catch in said pond or 

 ponds, and take therefrom any fish, shall be 

 guiltv of a trespass, and in addition thereto, shall 

 be liable to a penaltv of fire dollars for the first /««»i'y ^' 

 nsh, ten dollars Jor the second^, and twenty dollars 

 for the third and each subsequent ofience ; provi- 

 ded that this Act shall not jjrevent the owner of 

 such pond or ponds, or any one by his authority, 

 from catching or taking fish therefrom. 



Sect. 5. And he it enacted, That any person or 

 company engaged in the increase of brook trout 

 by artificial process, (known as fish culture,) may 

 take from his or their pond or ponds in any way, 

 and cause to be transported, and may sell any _^^®^j***^* ^^^ 

 brook trout, and the spav/n of brook trout at anycuftur* mii.r 

 time, and common carriers may transport them, '*•'• 

 and dealers may sell them, on the condition, that 

 the packages thereof so transported, are accom- 

 ])anied by a certificate from a Justice of the Peace, 

 certifying that such trout are sent by the owner or 

 owners, or agents of parties so engaged in fish cul- 

 ture ; and such person or company may take in 

 any w^ay, and at any time, upon the premises of 

 any person, under permission of the owners there- 

 of, brook trout to be kept and used for artificial 

 propagation only, and for no other purpose. 



Sect. 0. And he it eiuuied , That violation of any 

 of the provisions of this Act contained,, may be 

 prosecuted by any citizen of the county in which Any citizen 

 said violation shall take place, before any Justice ""*-'' ?'■'»*•'"•** 

 of the Peace or Circuit Court ibi- said county, the 

 informer to be a competent witness ; funds paid us 

 penalties sliall be equally divided between the in- 

 former and the Public School Commissioners of the 

 county, for the benefit of the Public Schools in the 

 district where the oiFence is committed. 



