OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. Unlawful to take menha unless licensed according to this act CHAPTER 141. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to Regulate Fishing by Steam and other Vessels with shirred or purse seines in the waters of the State of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or perden with purse sons, corporation or corporations, to take or attempt to or shirred nets take with purse or shirred nets menhaden of any kind in any waters within the jurisdiction of this State, including the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, within three nautical miles of the coast line of said State, either on his own account and benefit or on account and benefit of his employer; provided, however, that any person licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act may take menhaden with a purse or shirred net in accordance with the permission granted by such license. To apply to Section 2. Whenever any person or persons, corporation or corporations, may intend to take menhaden with enue for license such purse or shirred nets in the waters above specified, to take men haden Charge for License dependent on tonnage of vessels engaged in fishing such person or persons, corporation or corporations, shall make an application to the Collector of Oyster Revenue of this State, for a license to take menhaden, with purse or shirred nets, as aforesaid. Section 3. Upon the receipt of such application the Collector of Oyster Revenue shall upon the payment to the said Collector of the sum of One Hundred Dollars for each steam, naptha or oil vessel, not over One Hundred and twenty-five (125) net tons, and Two Hundred OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. signed by Gov tested by Sec Dollars ($200.00) for each vessel over One Hundred and Approved April 3, A. D. 1913. one year violation of OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. Sec. 1, Chap. 152, Vol. 26 amended CHAPTER 142. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to amend an Act entitled "An Act Fixing the Time for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Chapter 152, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware, be amended by striking out all of that part of Section 1 after the word "every" in the seventh line of said section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Monday and twelve o'clock noon of the following Saturday." Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Approved February 4, A. D. 1913. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. CHAPTER 143. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to Regulate the Catching and Taking of Shad in Broadkiln River and its Tributaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: ing for shad in River limited Section 1. That on and after the approval of this Act Hours for fishit shall be unlawful to catch or take shad from the said Broadkiln waters, in any manner, whatsoever, between the hours of twelve o'clock noon of every Saturday and sunrise of the Monday next ensuing, and also between the first day of June, in each and every year, and the first day of March, thence next ensuing. used Section 2. That hereafter, it shall be unlawful for Nets to be any person to catch or take, or attempt to catch or take, shad from the said waters, except by the following nets, namely: haul seines, drift nets and bow nets, and the size of the meshes of said seines, to conform to the general State Law, governing the same. violating this Section 3. That any person or persons violating Sec- Penalty for tion 1 and 2, of this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a mis- act demeanor and upon conviction before a Justice of the Peace, in and for Sussex County, shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars, nor more than Twenty-five Dollars, for each and every offense so committed. Section 4. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Section 5. This shall be deemed and taken to be a pub- Public act lic Act. Approved March 19, A. D. 1913. 割 OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. Sec. 2, Chap. 148, Vol. 26 amended Devices and contrivances to be confiscated Sec. 3, Chap. 148, Vol. 26 amended CHAPTER 144. OF FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME. AN ACT to amend an Act entitled, "An Act for the Protection of certain Fish in the fresh Waters of the State of Delaware, other than the Delaware River," being Chapter 148, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met: Section 1. That Section two of Chapter 148, Volume 26, Laws of Delaware, be, and the same is, hereby amended by adding at the end of said Section the words "the unlawful setting or placing of any of the devices or contrivances named in this Section shall constitute an offense against the provisions of this Section, and said devices and contrivances when found unlawfully set or placed shall be confiscated by the Board of Game and Fish Commissioners of the State of Delaware and be disposed of as said Board shall see fit." Section 2. That Section three of said Act be and the same is hereby amended by inserting immediately after the word "year" in the seventh line of said Section the words: "excepting pike in Sussex County, the season for Season for pike which fish shall be from the twentieth day of May to the first day of April in each and every year." in Sussex County Sec. 5, Chap. 148, Vol. 26 amended German carp, where to be Section 3. The said Act is further amended by striking out Section five and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Section 5. That it shall be lawful to catch German nets to be used carp in the waters named in Section one of this Act, ex caught and |