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or being apprehended, or in custody for such 

 offence, or on any other account, and who shall 

 make confession thereof, and a true discovery 

 on oath of his accomplice or accomplices, so as 

 such accomplice may be apprehended, and shall 

 on trial give evidence so as to convict such ac- 

 complice, shall be discharged of the offence so 

 by him confessed. 5 G. 3. c. 14. s. 1, 2. 



And if any person shall take, kill, or destroy, 

 or attempt to take, kill, or destroy, any fish in 

 any river or stream, pond, pool, or other water, 

 (not being in any park or paddock, or in any 

 garden, orchard, or yard, adjoining or belong- 

 ing to any dwelling-house, but in any other in- 

 closed ground being private property) ; he shall, 

 oa conviction before one justice, on the oath of 

 one witness, forfeit 5 to the owner or owners 

 of the fishery of such river or stream of water, 

 or of such pond, pool, moat, or other water. 

 And such justice, on complaint upon oath, may 

 issue his warrant to bring the person complained 

 of before him ; and if he shall be convicted be- 

 fore such justice, or any other justice of the 

 county or place, he shall immediately after 

 conviction pay the said penalty of 5 to such 

 justice, for the use of such person as the same 

 is hereby appointed to be paid unto ; and in 

 default thereof, shall be committed by such 

 justice to the house of correction for any time 



