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offence, forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars. 3 W. 4, c. 29, s. 1. 

 22 V. c. 86, s. 30. 



48. Any person found fishing for white-fish in either of the said 

 rivers within Upper Canada, with seines, gill-nets or other nets, on 

 the first day of the week, called Sunday, shall forfeit for every such 

 offence the sum of two hundred dollars. 3. W. 4, c. 29, s. 2. 



White-fish in Upper Canada. 



49. Any person who attempts to divert the natural progress or 

 running of the white-fish within Upper Canada, by shingling or other 

 device, shall forfeit for every such offence the sum of five hundred 

 dollars, or be imprisoned, not exceeding three months, at the discre- 

 tion of the court. 3 W. 4, c. 29, s. 3. 



50. All forfeitures incurred under the three last preceding sections 

 of this act may be recovered by action of debt, with costs of suit, 

 before any court having competent jurisdiction ; one moiety thereof 

 to the person who sues for the same, and the other moiety to be paid 

 into the hands of the Eeceiver General. 3 "W. 4, c. 29, s. 5. 



CROWN LANDS DEPARTMENT. 



FISHERIES. 



Toronto, 20th December, 1858. 



Pursuant to certain provisions of the statute 22d Viet. cap. 86, the 

 Governor General in council has been pleased to adopt the fol- 

 lowing Regulations for Salmon and Sea-trout Fisheries in Lower 

 Canada : 



By -Law A. In agreement with the intent and meaning of the 4th 

 and 7th sections of the Fishery Act, it is hereby declared that hence- 

 forth the Crown, for all practical purposes, resumes and reeenters 

 formally into possession of all fishing stations for salmon and sea- 

 trout appertaining thereto, in Lower Canada, and that no claim by 

 priority or by reason of past occupation of any of these places, shall 

 hereinafter exist, and that any party or parties continuing to occupy 

 and use any net-fishery for salmon or sea-trout without obtaining 

 lease or license therefor under authority from the Crown, shall, after 

 previous notice, become liable to such pains and penalties as are 

 imposed by the aforesaid act saving moreover, all other recourse in 

 like cases provided by law. 



B. Neither stake-nets, drift-nets, gill-nets, float or stell-nets, 

 scoop-nets, seines, weirs, nor other self-acting machine whatsoever, 



