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No nets, 

 leisters, &c. 

 to be used 

 without li- 

 cence. 



Fish taken 

 in nets or 

 otherwise, in 

 open season, 

 to be re- 

 stored to the 

 proprietor or 

 occupier of 

 fishings. 



Water 

 bailiffs, &c. 

 may seize 

 and detain 

 offenders. 



forfeit and pay any sum not less than 21. and not exceeding 

 201., over and above forfeiting such net or nets. 



28. And be it further enacted, that it shall not be lawful 

 for any person or persons not authorized, and therein par- 

 ticulai'ly named, by hcence or leave in writing or printed, and 

 under the hand of some owner or owners, occupier or occu- 

 piers of a fishery in the said river Tweed, or in some river, 

 rivulet, brook or stream, mill pool, mill lead, mill dam, sluice, 

 cut, canal, pond or pool running into or otherwise communi- 

 cating with the said river Tweed, or in the mouth or entrance 

 of the said river Tweed, to fish with or use within such fishery 

 any net, leister, salmon spear, or similar engine, or salmon 

 tackle of any description whatever ; and every person so of- 

 fending shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum 

 not less than 10^. and not exceeding 2/., besides forfeiting the 

 nets, leisters, or other similar engines or tackle so used by 

 him or them ; and it shall and may be lawful for any water 

 bailiff or water bailiffs, or other person or persons employed 

 or acting under the authority of this act, to seize and detain 

 all such nets, leisters, spears, or similar engines, or salmon 

 tackle, from any person so fishing with the same, who does 

 not upon demand show a licence or leave for using the same 

 in manner before mentioned. 



29. And be it further enacted, that if in the open season 

 any person or persons, while in the act of fishing for river or 

 fresh water trout, shall take any salmon, grilse, salmon trout, 

 bull trout, sea trout, whitling, or other fish of the salmon kind, 

 from any of the said rivers, streams, or waters, by any means 

 whatever, such person or persons shall forthwith deliver up 

 the same to the proprietor or occupier of the fishery where 

 the same were taken, and in default thereof every such 

 person shall forfeit a sum not less than 10^. and not exceeding 

 21. for every such fish so taken by him, her, or them. 



30. And be it further enacted, that it shall be lawful for 

 every water bailiff or other person whatever, without any 

 warrant or authority other than this act, brevi manu to seize 

 and detain any person who shall be fovuid committing any 



