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pagation of fish, except hy express sanction of a fishery officer, or 

 officers. 



No. 7. — ^All other persons are forbidden to take fish, for purposes 

 of trade, ■within the limits covered by leases from the Crown — except 

 only by written permission of the lessees. 



No. 8. — The receipt, gift, purchase, sale or possession of any fish 

 had in contravention of these Regulations shall be punishable accord- 

 ing to law ; and the article so had and all materials so unlawfully 

 used therefor, shall become subject to forfeiture and disposal as the 

 law directs. 



No. 9.— ^Hereafter no slabs or edgings, or other mUl rubbish, shall 

 be sent adrift in any river or stream which may have been leased or 

 reserved by the Crown for propagation, or where fishways have been 

 erected. 



No. 10. — ^For any and every breach of the foregoing Eegulations 

 the penalty attached shall be as declared by the sfforesaid statute — 

 saving moreover all other recourse in like cases provided by law. 



The first publication of the present By-laws in both the English 

 and French languages, in the Canada Gasette, shall be sufficient 

 notice to give legal eflfeot ; and the production of a copy, purporting 

 to be printed by the queen's printer, shall be primd. facie evidence 

 of every such Regulation, and that it is in force as law. 



Aud each contravention of any of the aforesaid By-laws may be 

 stated as an offence against the Fisheries Act. 



P. M. Vankottghnet, 



CommigBioTim'. 



STRAITS OR RIVERS NIAGARA, DETROIT, 

 AND SAINT CLAIR. 



ACT 3 WILLIAM IV. CAP. 2». 



ABSTBAOT. 



Sec. I. — ^It is forbid to use, or cause to be used, any seine or other 

 net for the capture of white-fish, in the straits or rivers Detroit, 

 Saint Clair and Niagara, of greater length than fifty fathoms ; under 

 forfeiture of one hundred and twenty-five pounds. 



II. — It is forbid to fish in the said straits or rivers, with seines, 

 gill-nets, or other nets, on the first day of the week, called Sunday ; 

 under penalty, for every such offisnce, of fifty pounds. 



III. — ^It is forbid to divert the natural progress or running of 

 white-fish, by shingling or other device ; upon penalty of one hun- 

 dred and twenty-five pounds, or imprisonment. 



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