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it shall be lawful for the o\vner of the ground, water, or 

 fishery, where such offender shall be so found, his ser- 

 vants, or any persons authorised by him, to demand from 

 such offender any rods, lines, hooks, nets, or other im- 

 plements for taking or destroying fish, which shall then 

 be in his possession ; and in case such offender shall not 

 immediately deliver up the same, to seize and take them 

 from him for the use of such owner ; provided always, 

 that any person angling in the day time against the pro- 

 visions of this Act, from whom any implements used by 

 anglers shall be taken, or by whom the same shall be 

 delivered up as aforesaid, shall by the taking or delivery 

 thereof, be exempted from the payment of any damages 

 or penalty for such angling." 



And by another Act passed in the 7th and 8th George 

 IV., it is provided, that " if any person shall maliciously 

 in any way destroy the dam of a h'sh pond or other water, 

 being private property, with intent to take or destroy any 

 of the fish in the same ; or shall maliciously put any 

 noxious material in any such pond or water with intent 

 to destroy the fish therein, such offender shall be guilty 

 of a misdemeanour, and be punished accordingly." 



The provisions of these Acts do not extend to Scotland 

 and Ireland. 



fl3 For a more detailed Guide to Angling; and a full 

 description of the different kinds of Fresh and Salt Water Fish, 

 Guide to Bottom Fishing, &c. &c,, the reader is referred to 

 ELLIOT'S COMPLETE ANGLER, price Twopence, containing 17 

 Illustrations, and every requisite information to enable any 

 person to become an expert Angler. 



THE END. 



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