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Ifit, General Hqesioiis to appoint Ovkhsfers of Fisiieriks, cacii of whom is to bn aworn. and to forfoit a fine not Iciis ilian one pu'iv', nnd not tnore tlian /ivc jiounJs, fur ncijlcct or rofusal to serve. General Sossiona may [my out of County liulcs, such ouin, as tlmy may doom iiccc.-.siry for enforcing tins Act. Qn<\ Encii Overseer sliali from timo to time, and Qt least three titnes a year, ccrcfully examine the diiTarcn!; River.-', SMi-'ams, Dranches of Rivers, Lakes, Mill Pcnds r^nd Brook;?, within his district : and in case any Miii iwni, Liecliiiii, is'uijance, of Ohsinictioiis 'vliatGver, or any triiiibi, r.jards, 8!oiip:>, or other thin;? inj'.irious to the l''isliern.-i, nr by wliicli ilie i''ii.ii r.:innot /hc/y puss be be found tlierein,— the Ovcnjee. sliull report tho same, on oath in v.ritiiig, to any Juslic; uftlie I'jucu. 3rd. Any .lustice to ivhom such complaint, or the complaint of any person on oath sh all be made shall noti- fy tliQ saini'; to the Clerk of the ('eace,'«ho shall iis.semble a ni'KCiAL Skssio.ns, and give nDtico thcicof to tha o'wiior or occupier, or person otVondiny; Special Sessions sliall examino into the complaint, nnd if they find it 'f'f.U i(>-'^i>n(kd and proved, tiiey shall order the owner, nccupicr, or ollbndcr, tn remove tlic same accor.ling to tho ■.ii^.iiiini,' cf Ihi.-) Act, within a rciiso'nblo lime, and convict him in a Penalty of not less than 2Vo, nor mors Ten poiiivis Jor each oJJ'tncc, with Costs. 4ih. Such Special S'S^ions shaU and may, if they deem it expedient, also issue a warrant to llio Sheriff, dirt'ciintr him wiili his A^^^.-iant to rcr;uive order-iroy the db.struction or nuisance ; and all persons arc rcqviired to aui hmi, uiiJer a penalty ufuolluia tlun oiie i,oiiii"d,aiid not .uorc than five pounds, for neglectiug or refusing BO to assist. 5tli. Warrant to i.;3ue fur "I'ove Fine and Ccsts. (jlli. Party a"^rieved nny, en givinij SDcnnfy, appeal to General Sessions. 7th. General Sessions may roiulale Pisheric-, although the Land on both sides be owned by the saiuo per- son, and in;.y forbid fishing hy clip nuts jr scoops. COURT OF (GENERAL SESSIONS, LINENBURG, 10th Arnii., 1838. The Court direct that all obstructions to the River Firherics be forthwith removed, and that the Overseers OF FisuEiuES dil'geiitly perform the imiiortant duties imposed on then by tho above Act. , Dv the Court. CHARLES B. OWEN, ClkrkPeack