[Broadside on cloth] State of Rhode Island / Fish When and How Not To Be Taken
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- Rhode Island: s.i., 1900
Rhode Island: s.i., 1900. Very Good. Rhode Island: s.i., ca. 1900. First Edition. Large broadside printed on linen (29.5x45.5cm.). Light uneven toning, some fraying to margins as can be expected, else a Very Good or better, fresh example.
Possibly unrecorded display broadside listing fishing infractions and their accompanying fines. Sea bass and lobster are the most carefully monitored, especially "egg bearing" lobsters "taken for private use" ($5 fine) and lobsters "taking [sic] by non-licensed men" ($20 fine). The bottom edge of the broadside concludes with the rules pertaining to fresh water fish (should not be "taken in any other manner except with single hand lines with not over 2 hooks upon each"). As for ice fishing, "During the open season when fishing through ice a person may operate 10 lines with a single hook upon each."
None in commerce or OCLC as of January, 2025.
Possibly unrecorded display broadside listing fishing infractions and their accompanying fines. Sea bass and lobster are the most carefully monitored, especially "egg bearing" lobsters "taken for private use" ($5 fine) and lobsters "taking [sic] by non-licensed men" ($20 fine). The bottom edge of the broadside concludes with the rules pertaining to fresh water fish (should not be "taken in any other manner except with single hand lines with not over 2 hooks upon each"). As for ice fishing, "During the open season when fishing through ice a person may operate 10 lines with a single hook upon each."
None in commerce or OCLC as of January, 2025.