APPENDIX. 



less than 10/. 

 with regard 

 to weekly 

 close- time, 

 but under 

 certain cir- 

 cumstances. 



No person 

 to sell or 

 knowingly 

 possess fish 

 caught in 

 close-time. 



Stewart depute or substitute, before whom any conviction 

 with regard to the weekly close-time shall be made, to mi- 

 tigate the penalties herein contained in relation thereto to a 

 less sum than 10/., unless the offence shall have been com- 

 mitted within half an hour after six of the clock on Saturday 

 night, or within half an hour before two of the clock on 

 Monday morning, from the fifteenth day of February to the 

 first day of June, or within half an hour after six of the 

 clock on Saturday night, or within half an hour before six of 

 the clock on Monday morning, from the first day of June to 

 the fifteenth day of October, in which case the penalty may 

 be mitigated as herein-before mentioned. 



4. And be it further enacted, that from and after the pass- 

 ing of this act, if any person or persons shall, between the 

 fifteenth day of October in any year and the fifteenth day of 

 February then next following, knowingly have in his, her, or 

 their possession, or carry about, sell, offer, cry, proclaim, or 

 expose to or for sale, or shall exchange for any goods, matter, 

 or thing, any salmon, grilse, sea trout, bull trout, whitling, 

 or other fish of the salmon kind caught at any time during 

 the said period in the said river Tweed, or in any river, 

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

 pond, or other pool or cut which runs into or otherwise com- 

 municates with the said river Tweed, or within the mouth or 

 entrance of the said river Tweed, except such fish as are 

 taken by means of angling or rod fishing, between the fifteenth 

 day of October and the first day of November in any year, 

 every such person shall forfeit and pay any sum not less than 

 11. and not exceeding 21., for and in respect of each and 

 every salmon, grilse, sea trout, bull trout, whitling, or other 

 fish of the salmon kind so cried, offered for sale, sold, ex- 

 changed, purchased, or found in the possession or proved to 

 have been in the possession of any such person or persons as 

 aforesaid, over and above forfeiting each and every such fish 

 so sold, purchased, or found, and also over and above for- 

 feiting every boat, cart, basket, or package in which the 

 same may be found. 



