Mr. Hampton Explains

Petoekey, Mich.. Svpt. 13, '98. To the Public : Owtng tu miHunderstajuüng and difticnliy ih.il has alrcady arisca on ocoouni u' t lic wording ol Act No. isc. o.' 1889, the folio winir explaaatio-n will be OÍ interest : aO1 purpoffte to ainciul Act No. 159 oí 189] bo as to forbid ftóhing "in any oJ t.hc iniand lakcs and streams (ii this state" in any inanner except witli hook aml line Iiut it only aincnds sect mi olie of 1 lie la v of 1891, witlumt changlng lta tltte, whlch is "Au Art in re.-nlate the taking and ea-tching of fisii in the iniand lakea of tliis Btate," inslead 0Í ■iniand waters", as incorrect ly niven in the Act of 1893. The üLd title thereiore slill ins as title o.' the luw, an. as ihe ]iri)islon of the Act ui 1893 in regard t. si reanis is not expressed iu that tit'.e. it is contrary to Art. IV.. Sec. 20 a the Oonstltution of Michigan. I therefore hoW ihat where thi re is no local act. iishiim' in streams is still iioerned l).v scclions -i and ." oí of t'he genera] fish la.w, Act 111 of 1889, which permita the speaxing d ci-rtain (lab. in streain.s, and also tak'H-ni itli dip net . Tlie inistake was evidenlly due to an attem.pt in ihe caoeing hours of tlie session to ahange Senator ileav's bill relative to (lam J.akes into a law Hoveiniiifi th' wliole state. State (Mine a.nd Fish Warden.