202 THE DRIFFIELD ANGLER. 



By 9 G. III. s. 3, 4. 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 in 

 any park, or paddock, or in any garden, 

 orchard, or yard, adjoining or belonging to 

 any dwelling-house, but in any other inclosed 

 ground, being private property) he shall, on 

 conviction before one justice, on the oath of 

 one witness, forfeit five pounds to the owner 

 of the fishery of such river, pond, or other 

 water : and such justice, on complaint upon 

 oath, may issue his warrant to bring the per- 

 son complained before him; and if he shall 

 be convicted before such justice, or any other 

 of the county or place, he shall immediately 

 pay the said penalty of five pounds to such 

 justice, for the use of the 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 not exceeding six months, unless the 

 forfeiture shall be sooner paid : or such 

 owner of the fishery may, within six calen- 



