GO FISH, BUT USE A POLE - Fish naturally swim up stream. The men along the lower end of Turkey Creek knew that and knew that they could place traps in the creek preventing them from swimming up the stream. The men of northwestern Laurens County sought the help of the Georgia Legislature. On October 24, 1870, a law was passed directing the sheriffs of Laurens and Wilkinson counties to remove any traps or obstructions. Any officer failing to comply with the directive was subject to a fine up to five hundred dollars.
Georgia Laws, 1870, p. 457.
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