304 British UredinecB and Ustilaginecs. 



or in any of the Fences belonging to the same (which such Occu- 

 pant is hereby authorized to do, and every action to be brought 

 against him for so doing, shall be utterly barred), or shall be 

 obliged, pursuant to this Act, to pay for pulling them up or cutting 

 them down, that then the owner or proprietor of such Land shall 

 pay the said Occupant the full value of his Labour and Cost in 

 destroying them himself, or what he is obliged to pay to others 

 as aforesaid ; and if such Owner or Owners shall refuse so to do, 

 then it shall be lawful for the said Occupant or Occupants to 

 withhold so much of the Rents or Income of the said Land as 

 shall be sufficient to pay or reimburse his cost and charge arising 

 as aforesaid. 



This Act to continue in Force until the Tenth Day of June, 

 One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-four. 



From the Province Lcnvs of Massachusetts^ 173 6- 1761, p. 153. 



