An Act to define and to protect fishing rights and privileges in that portion of Saginaw bay bordering on fractional sections four, five, seven and eight, township seventeen north, range ten cast, and in fractional sections eleven and twelve, township seventeen north, range nine east, state of Michigan. [Act 11, P. A. 1903.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: UNLAWFUL TO SET NETS WITHOUT PERMISSION. (147) § 7614. SECTION 1. No person shall drive any stakes for fishing purposes or set or place any nets in the waters of Saginaw bay contiguous or adjacent to sections four, five, seven and eight, in township seventeen north, range ten east, and sections eleven and twelve, in township seventeen north, range nine east for a distance of three miles from the shore of said lands, unless such person is the lawful owner or occupant of the shore frontage opposite to which said stakes are driven or nets set or placed, or unless such person shall have a license so to do from the said owner or occupant. (148) § 7615. PENALTY. SEC. 2. Any person or persons offending against the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and such person or persons shall also be liable civilly, to be recovered in an action of trespass in any court having jurisdiction thereof, for all damages to the owner or occupant or licensee therefrom of the lands within the water frontage of which, as above defined, the unauthorized act or acts shall have been committed. An Act to provide open channels by regulating the setting of nets for fishing in Saginaw bay and Tawas bay. (a) [Act 114, P. A. 1907.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: NETS PROHIBITED. (149) 7604. SECTION 1. No person shall drive any stakes for fishing purposes, nor set, place or extend any pound, trap, stake, or set net of any kind, or any other device for the purpose of taking or catching fish in the waters of the Saginaw bay and Tawas bay, south and west of a line drawn from Tawas Point lighthouse in Iosco county, Michigan, to the Port Austin lighthouse in Huron county, Michigan, excepting as hereinafter provided. WHERE NETS MAY BE SET. (150) § 7605. SEC. 2. Nets may be set for a distance not to exceed one and three-quarter miles out from the shores of the main land of said Saginaw bay and Tawas bay and from the shores of any island situated therein, and in all cases within the meaning of this act shores shall be deemed to extend out to where the water attains a depth of four feet, and the easterly shore of said waters between Fish Point in Tuscola county and Sand Point in Huron county shall be deemed to extend to a line drawn from Fish Point to the extreme westerly point of Little DeFoe island; thence to the extreme westerly point of Stony island; thence to the extreme westerly point of North island, and thence to Sand Point, excepting that nets may be set in Sebewaing bay under the restrictions provided in this act south (a) See sections 79-113. of the southerly line of Wild Fowl bay as determined by act one hundred twentyfour of the public acts of nineteen hundred three. IDEM. (151) § 7606. SEC. 3. Nets may be set from the westerly side of the reef, shoal or bar commonly known among Saginaw bay fishermen as Coryeon reef, commencing on the westerly side of said reef, shoal or bar where the water attains a depth of not less than eleven feet and not more than fourteen feet and extending westerly not to exceed one and three-quarter miles, but no net shall be set less than four miles from the easterly line of said Saginaw bay, as established in section two of this act, and from Sand Point northeasterly, the purpose being to leave an open channel of at least two and one-quarter miles in width for the free and unobstructed passage of fish: Provided, No nets shall be set on or from said reef south of a line drawn from said Fish Point in Tuscola county to a point where the section line between sections twelve and thirteen, in township sixteen, north of range four east, would intersect the Saginaw bay if extended. Coryeon reef is further described as that reef, shoal or bar commencing at Coryeon Point in Bay county, Michigan, and extending to Little Charity island. IDEM. (152) 7607. SEC. 4. Nets may be set out from reefs or shoals northerly and easterly of Charity island a distance not to exceed one and three-quarter miles commencing in water between eleven and fourteen feet in depth. IDEM. (153) § 7608. SEC. 5. Nets may be set from reefs and shoals westerly of Charity island not to exceed one and three-quarter miles commencing in waters not to exceed twelve feet in depth. IDEM. (154) 7609. SEC. 6. Nets may be set for a distance not to exceed one and three-quarter miles from reefs or shoals lying between Oak Point and Port Austin lighthouse in Huron county, commencing in water between eleven feet and fourteen feet in depth. IDEM. (155) § 7610. SEC. 7. Nets may be set for a distance not to exceed one and three-quarter miles out from the reefs or bars commonly known as Saganing bar, Rifle River bar, and the Pinconning bar commencing in a depth of water of from eleven to fourteen feet. IDEM. (156) § 7611. SEC. 8. Nets may be set for a distance of not to exceed two hundred and forty rods north of east from the reef or bar commonly known as Point Lookout bar commencing in water between twelve and fourteen feet in depth. CONSTRUCTION OF ACT. (157) § 7612. SEC. 9. This act shall not be construed to deprive any owner of water front in or around said Saginaw bay or Tawas bay of his riparian rights under the laws of this state, except as to the location of nets thereon as herein provided. PENALTY. (158) § 7613. SEC. 10. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined a sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the jail of the county in which such violation shall occur for a term not exceeding ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. An Act to define and to protect fishing rights and privileges in that portion of Saginaw bay bordering on Arenac and Iosco counties, state of Michigan. (a) [Act 122, P. A. 1905.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: STAKES AND NETS PROHIBITED. (159) § 7616. SECTION 1. No person shall drive any stakes for fishing purposes or set or place any nets in the waters of Saginaw bay contiguous or adjacent to the shores of Arenac and Iosco counties in said state, for a distance of two miles from said shores, unless such person is the lawful owner or occupant of the shore frontage, opposite to which said stakes are driven or nets set or placed, or unless such person shall have a license so to do from the said owner or occupant: Provided, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the Charities or any other islands situated in Saginaw bay. PENALTY.-CIVIL LIABILITY. (160) § 7617. SEC. 2. Any person or persons offending against the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not more than ninety days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court; and such person or persons shall also be civilly liable, to be recovered in an action of trespass in any court having competent jurisdiction thereof, for all damages to the owner or occupant, or licensee therefrom, of the lands within the water frontage of which, as above defined, the unauthorized act or acts shall have been committed. An Act to prohibit the taking or eatching of fish with net or other device of any kind, except hook and line, from a part of Thunder bay, Lake Huron, to prescribe a penalty for violations thereof, and to repeal all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith. (b) [Act 324, P. A. 1905.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: WHERE AND HOW UNLAWFUL TO TAKE FISH. (161) SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch or take fish of any kind with net, or other device of any kind, except hook and line, from that part of Thunder bay in Lake Huron, lying inside, or south and west of a straight line extending from the mouth of Thunder Bay river to the center of Sulphur island; thence south and west to the north and south line between sections twenty and twenty-one in township twenty-nine north, of range nine east, in the state of Michigan, where said line intersects the waters of the said lake, excepting therefrom that part of said Thunder bay in front of sections two, eleven and twelve in township twenty-nine north, of range eight east, and sections thirty-four and thirty-five in township thirty north, of range eight east: Provided, That no net or other device of any kind, except hook and line, shall be used by any person to take or catch fish in that part of the waters of said Thunder bay within. one half mile of the mouth in any direction of any stream that discharges its waters into that portion of said Thunder bay. PENALTY. (162) SEC. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction of such offense shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail of Alpena county or the Detroit house of correction for not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment with costs of prosecution in the discretion of the court. Sec. 3 repeals inconsistent acts. An Act to prevent obstructions being so placed in the Bay of False Presque Isle in the county of Presque Isle, as to prevent the free passage of fish up or down said stream to their spawning grounds. [Act 118, P. A. 1903.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: UNLAWFUL TO SET NETS. (163) SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful to set nets or seines of any kind or description west of a certain line commencing at the quarter post between sections thirteen and twenty-four in town thirty-three north, range eight east; thence north across the bay of False Presque Isle to quarter post between sections twelve and thirteen in said town thirty-three north, range eight east, in Presque Isle county, at any time from and after the passage of this act. PENALTY. (164) SEC. 2. Any person or persons who shall wilfully so place any nets or seines in the stream mentioned as to prevent the free passage of fish up or down said streams shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court. An Act to prohibit the catching of fish with seines, gill nets, or any form of pound or trap nets in the channels known as the Les Cheneaux channels or in the entrances thereto, except that portion lying east of the east line of section thirty-four, town forty-two north, of range one east. (165) [Act 70, P. A. 1889.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: UNLAWFUL USE OF NETS IN LES CHENEAUX CHANNELS.-MINNOW BAIT. SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful hereafter to fish with seines, gill nets, or any form of pound or trap nets, in the channels known as the Les Chen eaux channels, in Mackinac county, or in the entrances thereto, except that portion lying east of the east line of section thirty-four, of town forty-two north, range one east, said line running north and south: Provided, That it shall be lawful to use, in said waters, nets or seines of not less than one-fourth inch mesh, and of dimensions not greater than thirty feet in length and five feet in width, to catch chub and shiners for minnow bait, for use with rod and line, or hand line only, by the person catching the same, or for his use, and not to be used for sale, nor kept in any box, trap or pail, in other than fresh water, until used: Provided further, That it shall not be unlawful to catch chubs or shiners for bait in any waters of the state that have not been stocked with trout by the state fish commission. Am. 1897, Act 284. An Act to regulate the taking of fish in Whitney bay or any. waters tributary thereto, in the township of Drummond, county of Chippewa. [Act 38, P. A. 1903.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: USE OF NETS IN WHITNEY BAY PROHIBITED. (166) SECTION 1. No person or persons shall fish with, use or set any seines, gill nets, or any form of pound, trap, sweep or set nets, or any like device for taking fish in Whitney bay or any waters tributary thereto in the township of Drummond, county of Chippewa. An Act to prohibit fishing with, using or setting seines, gill nets, or any form of pound, trap, sweep or set nets, or like device, or any spear, night lines or set lines, in any of the waters of Little Bay de Noquette and the tributaries thereof. [Act 102, P. A. 1907.] The People of the State of Michigan enact: WHERE NETS, SPEARS, ETC., NOT TO BE USED. (167) SECTION 1. No person or persons shall fish with, use or set any seines, gill nets, or any form of pound, trap, sweep or set nets, or any like device, or use any spear, night line, or set line, for taking fish in any of the waters of this state known as Little Bay de Noquette, which within the meaning of this act, shall be defined as those waters of Little Bay de Noquette, and tributaries north from a line drawn from the extreme end of Saunder's Point on the west shore to the extreme end of Squaw Point on the east shore. PENALTY. (168) SEC. 2. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any justice having jurisdiction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and cost of prosecution, or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed sixty days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. DUTY TO ENFORCE ACT. (169) SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the state game warden, the commissioners of state fisheries and the sheriffs, within their respective jurisdictions, to enforce the provisions of this act, and when, upon complaint or information otherwise obtained, they shall discover any violations thereof, to institute the neces |