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lakes, it is not of the little inland lakes, streams and slonghs, 

 where, with one swe3p of the seine, everything in the natme of tisli 

 can be taken out. That the principle of restockuig is correct and 

 can be demonstrated Wd know, but it is quite as essential that the 

 work done be- protected until time enough has elapsfd to give the 

 Ush so planted an opportunity, by their great re])roductive qualities, 

 to multiply and repleuish the wateis. This seems to us to be a 

 fact so patent to any reasoning mitul as to be unnecessary to state 

 it, yet experience has shown us that it does not, even yet, make 

 itself felt by all ; but we trust that time and the beneficial effects 

 of such work as has been done in this direction may eventually 

 educate all up to a full appreciation of the necessities tf the case. 

 Herewith we give a copy of the law as amended at the last session 

 of the General Assembly. 



FISH LAWS OF THE STATE OF .LLINOIP. 

 lApprovedJune 30, 1885,. in foree July 1, 1885.] 

 Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of lUhioia, rep- 

 resented in ihe General Assemhltj, That it shall be unlawful tor any 

 person to catch or kill any fish with any seine or any otlier device 

 usetl as a seine, in or upon any of the rivers, creek^, streams, 

 ponds, lakes, sloughs, bayous, or other watercourses, ^^Lolly within 

 or running through the State of Illinois, nor shall the meshes of 

 any such net, weir basket or trap, or any device used for catching 

 fish in such waters not above prohibited, except for cat<dhng min- 

 nows for bait, be less than two inches square. 



Provided, however^ That seining shall be allowed between the first 

 day of September an I the first day of March of the following year, 

 with seins whose meshes shall not be less than two inches s-quare. 



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

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

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

 other watercourses wholly within this State, or in any part of such 

 stream or watercourse wholly within this State, in such manner as 

 shall obstruct the free passage of fish up or down or through such 

 watercouises, and that it shall be unlawful for any person to catch 

 or take fish, except miiinows for bait, with any device other than a 

 book and line or spear, within one-half mile of any dam constructed 

 across any of the rivers or creeks of this State. 



§ 3. 'Ihat it shall be the duty of any person or persons who 

 now own or hereafter may erect any dam or other obstruction across 

 any of the rivers, creeks, streams, bayous, or other watercourses 

 within this State, t > place therein suitable fishways in order that 

 the free prtssage of tish up and down through such waters may not 

 be ol)structed. A failure to perform this duty for thirty days after 

 the passage of this act shall be deemed a violation of this section, 

 and a failure to peif )rm such duty for each 15 days thereafter, 

 shall constitute a separate offense. 



§ 4. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons at any 

 time to catch or kill any fish in any of the rivers, creeks, ponds. 



