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of the Province, and may cause experiments to be made and 

 spawn to be placed in suitable waters, and may re-stock 

 streams with fish suitable for food, and may take and employ 

 such means for the purposes aforesaid as may be required 

 by such general regulations, and as shall be approved by the- 

 Lieutenant- Governor. 



Commission- 17. Such Commissioners shall also examine into the work- 

 prosecution 1 i n & s ^ ^e n ' sner y ^ws and direct prosecutions of offences 

 and to report, against the same and report annually to the Lieutenant-Gov- 



ernor and perform any other duties which may be prescribed 



by law or regulations. 



Property in 18. Fish artificially propagated or maintained shall be the 

 P r P er ty of ^ ne person propagating or maintaining them, and 

 sections 5 to 10 inclusive of this Act shall not apply thereto. 



19. Whoever without permission of the proprietor fishes in 

 that portion of a pond, stream or other waters in which fish are 

 lawfully cultivated, owned and maintained by a private owner, 

 or lessee shall render himself liable to a fine of not less than 

 $5 and not more than $20, and to a further penalty in each 

 case of $1 for each fish so taken. 



Fish taken for 2O. The Commissioners may take or cause to be taken fish 

 a ^ an y ti me an( l i* 1 an 7 mann er for purposes connected with 

 fish culture or scientific observation. 



Fishing in 



msson 



Penalties. 



Who may be 



Committal 

 ment of "fin 



21. Any violations of the provisions of sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 r 

 11 or 14 of this Act, or any other section to which no speci- 

 fic penalty is attached, shall subject the offender to a penalty 

 of not less than S10 or more than $30, to be recovered upon 

 summary conviction. 



22. Any person may be the prosecutor or complainant in 

 P rosecu ^ions under this Act, and it shall be the duty of every 

 fishery overseer and fire and wood raner, constable and peace 

 officer to aid in the observance of the provisions of this Act 

 and in bringing offenders to justice. 



23. In default of the payment of any penalty imposed by 

 c ^ an( ^ cos ^ s ^.V anv person convicted of any offence 



under this Act, the offender may be committed to the common 

 gaol of the district or county where the offence was committed 

 for a period not exceeding three months, unless the penalty 

 and costs and the costs and charges of the commitment and 

 carrying the defendant to prison are sooner paid, and the 

 amount of such costs and charges of commitment and carrying 

 the offender to prison are to be ascertained and stated in the 

 warrant of commitment. 



Evidence. 24. Upon the hearing of any information or complaint 



exhibited or made under this Act, the person giving or making 

 the information or complaint shall be a competent"- witness, 



