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of Ten Shillings for every Salmon so taken or killed ; and every 

 Salmon so taken, and every Boat, Net, Rod, Engine, or Tackle 

 used in such Fishing, or by means of which any Salmon has 

 been taken or attempted to be taken, may be seized and 

 forfeited. 



LXVIII. Every Person who enters or is found upon any 

 Ground adjacent or near to the River or in or upon the River 

 with Intent illegally to take or kill Salmon shall for every such 

 Offence be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Pounds. 



LXIX. If any Person who is found in or upon the River, or 

 upon Ground adjacent or near to the River, has in his Possession, 

 or if he be in Company with any Person having' at the Time in 

 his Possession, any Net or Implement wherewith Salmon are 

 usually taken or killed during the Periods when it is unlawful 

 to take Salmon by such Net or Implement or for such Person 

 to have the same in his Possession (excepting in the Case of 

 Occupiers within Half an Hour immediately after the Com- 

 mencement or Half an Hour immediately before the Termination 

 of the Weekly Close Time), or during the Periods when such 

 Fish may be taken, unless such Person be the Occupier of a 

 Fishery in the River or duly authorised by any such Occupier 

 to fish in the River, the Possession of such Net or Implement 

 shall be deemed and taken to be sufficient Evidence of the 

 Intent of such Person to commit the Offence specified in the 

 immediately preceding Section ; and notwithstanding of any 

 such Net or Implement not being in the Possession of any 

 Person who is found as aforesaid in or upon the River, or upon 

 Ground adjacent or near to the River, it shall be lawful for the 

 Sheriff or Justice before whom the Complaint against such 

 Person shall be heard to infer, adjudge, and determine the 

 Intent of such Person to commit the Offence specified in the 

 immediately preceding Section, according to the Evidence 

 which may be adduced on the Hearing of such Complaint, and 

 to convict or discharge him accordingly. 



LXX. Every Person who during the Periods in each Year 

 when it is lawful to fish for Salmon knowingly takes or kills 

 or aids or assists in taking or killing in or from the River any 

 foul, unclean, or unseasonable salmon, or knowingly has in 

 his Possession any such Salmon, or exposes for sale or exchanges 

 for any Matter or Thing any such Salmon, shall for every such 

 Offence be liable to a Penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, and 

 every Salmon so taken, and the Net or other Engine by which 

 the same has been taken, and the Hampers, Baskets, and 

 Packages in which the same are found, may be seized ami 

 forfeited ; and the Proof that such Salmon were not taken in or 

 from the River contrary to this Enactment shall lie upon the 

 Person in whose Custody the same shall be found. 



