158 -BFST'S ART OF ANGLING. 



before one justice, in one month after the of- 

 fence, every such offender in stealing, taking, or 

 killing fish, shall for every such offence j^ive to 

 the party injured such recompence and in such 

 time as the justice shall appoint, not exceeding 

 treble damages : and moreover shall pay down 

 to the overseers for the use of the poor, such 

 sum, not exceeding 10s. as the justice shall think 

 meet ; in default of payment, to be levied by dis- 

 tress ; for want of distress to be committed to 

 the houseof correction, notexceedingone rnonth r . 

 unless he enter into bond with one surety to the 

 party injured, not exceeding 10, never to of- 

 fend in like manner, 22 and 23 C. 2. c. 25. s. 7. 

 And the justice may take, cut and destroy all 

 such angles, spears, hairs, nooses, trolls, wears, 

 pots, fish-hooks, nets, or other engines, where- 

 with such offender shall be apprehended. S. 8. 

 Persons aggrieved may appeal to the next 

 sessions, whose determination shall be final, if 

 no title to any land, royalty, or fishery, be there- 

 in concerned. S. 19- 



5. Whereas, divers idle, disorderly, and mean 

 persons have and keep nets, angles, leaps, piches, 

 and other engines, for the taking and killing of 

 fish out of ponds, waters, rivers, and other fish- 

 eries, to the damage of the owners thereof; 

 therefore no person hereafter, shall have or keep 

 any net, angle, leap, piche, or other engine for 

 the taking of fish, other than the makers and 

 setters thereof, and other than the owner and 

 occupier of a river or fishery ; and except fish- 

 ermen and their apprentices lawfully authorized 

 in navigable rivers. And the owner or occupier 

 of the river or fish ; and every other person by 

 him appointed, may seize, detain, and keep to his 

 own use, every net, angle, leap, piche, and other 

 engine, which he shall taxi used or laid, or in the 



