An Act to amend and reenact § 46.1-299, as amended, of the Code of Virginia, relating to devices signalling intention to turn or stop and rules therefor.
Volume 1968 Law 99
Law Body
Chap. 394.—An ACT to prohibit the killing of fish in Clinch river, in the
county of Scott, with dynamite or other explosive, and to prescribe a put-
ishment therefor.
In effect February 17, 1900.
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That it shall
be unlawful for any person to kill fish in Clinch river, in the county of
Scott, by throwing: dynamite or other explosives in said river, and upon
conviction thereof such person shall be fined fifty dollars, and shall be
confined in the jail of said county sixty days, and may be required to
work in the chain gang until said fine and costs of prosecution are paid.
One-half of said fine, when collected, shall go to the informer.
2. Be it further enacted, That upon complaint to any justice of the
peace in said county that any person has in his possession for unlawful
purposes dynamite or other explosives or upon his own suspicion, he shall
cause such person to be summoned and compel his attendance before
him, and shall examine such person on oath as to the amount of dyna-
mite or other explosives in his possession and the purposes for which he
is going to use the same, and require such person to file with him an
affidavit that he will not use such dynamite or other explosives for killing
fish in Clinch river in said county, and that he will neither sell or give
the same to another to be used for such unlawful purpose.
3. Upon proof that any person has used dynamite or other explosives
for such unlawful purposes after he shall have filed the affidavit afore-
said, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury and it shall be the duty of the
attorney for the commonwealth of said county to prosecute such person
before any justice of the peace of said county for perjury, and upon con-
viction thereof, such person shall be punished as provided under the
general laws of the commonwealth.
4. And it is further enacted, That upon the conviction of any person
under this act for perjury, the attorney for the commonwealth of sai!
county shall be entitled to a fee of five dollars, payable by the perser
so convicted, and the same shall be taxed in the costs against him.
5. All acts and parts of acts relating to the killing of fish in Clinch
river, in said county, in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
6. This act shall be in force from its passage.