NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 348

HOUSE BILL 435

AN ACT TO PERMIT THE RESIDENTS OF BLADEN COUNTY TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF FISHING IN THAT PART OF WISHART'S TOWNSHIP, ROBESON COUNTY, KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS "THE BIG SWAMP" WITHOUT BEING REQUIRED TO PURCHASE A STATE FISHING LICENSE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SO DOING.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. That residents of the County of Bladen shall be, and they are hereby, permitted to fish within the boundaries of that portion of Robeson County, situated easterly of the center of the main run of the Big Swamp, and shall not be required to purchase a State-wide fishing license so long as such fishing is confined to the limits of said portion of "The Big Swamp"; provided, such persons have procured a county license to fish in Bladen County, when required by law.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of May, 1961.