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Tlio dam at Batavia is ownod by the Van Warwick Paper MillB and Challengo Mills, and the 

 Newton Wagon Company, and Shumway & Bishop hnvi- "water privilogos." There will bo no 

 troubb' here. The dam" owners are ready to begin work at once. The firms who have "water 

 privileges" say that they have nothing to do with tne fii^liway. Notice served August 16th. 



The dam at North Aurora is owned by several, though I could »nly find one of the owners — 

 Mr. Alonzo George, cashier of the Second National Bank of West Aurora. I served notice on 

 him, aud he will act as the law directs, notifying all the others interested with him, the notice being 

 directed to each, and all of them. Notice served August 17th. 



J. J. Stolp, Iloyt Bros., and Jameson & Sheets own the two dams at Aurora. Stolp and Jame- 

 son it Sheets are ready to go to work, while Iloyt Bros., say that they would rather allow other 

 parties lo put the lishway ia their dam at double cost so they would have redress in the event the 

 dam should be damaged. Notice served August 17th. 



Hoard & Broodhead, at Montgomerj', are ready to goto work at once. Notice 8er\'ed Augnst 

 17th. 



William Parker, at Oswego, is ready to put in the flshway. Says he fought the State once, on 

 the question, bnt will not do so again. Notices served August 17th. 



M. B. Castle & Co.. and Sheridian Black own the dam at Yorkville and are ready to put in the 

 fishway. Notice served in person on Castle & Co., and on Black's foreman. Notices served 

 August 17th. 



All the owners insist that someone clothed with the proper authority wait on them and desig 

 nate place for fishway, and that as soon as that is done they are ready to proceed at once. 



With great respect, I remain, yours very truly, 



GEO. E. COLE. 



FISH LAWS. 



An Act io Encourage ihe Propagation and Cultivation and to Se- 

 cure the Protection of Fishes in all the Waters of this State. 



[Approved May 31, 1887, in force July 1, 1887.] 



Section 1. Be it enacied hy the People of the State of Illinois, 

 represented in the General Assembly, That it shall be unlawful 

 for any person to catch or kill any fish with any seine or any 

 other device used as a seine, in or upon any of the ri^-ers, creeks, 

 streams, ponds, lakes, sloughs, bayous or other water courses 

 wholly within or running through the State of Illinois, nor shall 

 the meshes of any weir basket or trap, or any device used for 

 catching fish in such waters not above prohibited, except for 

 catching minnows for bait, be less than two inches square: 

 Provided, however, that seining shall be lawful and allowed be- 

 tween the 1st day of July in each year and the 1st da}^ of March 

 in the following year, with seines, the meshes of which shall not 

 be less than two inches square, in such rivers or streams as are 

 used for navigation, wholly within the State, and not above or be- 

 yond any private or corporate dams on said rivers or streams, and, 

 also, in the navigable bays or lakes connected with such naviga- 

 ble streams wholly within the State, and not extending beyond 

 the overflowed bottoms of such rivers or streams: Provided, also. 

 That it shall be lawful for the Fish Commissioners, or persons 

 authorized by them, to take fish in any way at any time they 

 deem best, for purposes of propagation or distribution. 



§ 2. That no person shall place, cause to be placed, or erected, 

 any seine, weir, net, fish dam or other obstruction in or across 

 any of the rivers, creeks, streams, ponds, lakes, sloughs, bayous 

 or other water courses wholly within this State, in sucli manner 

 as shall obstruct the free passage of fish up and down or through 



