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same," passed the twenty-eighth da}' of March, in the 3ear of our Lord 

 one thousand seven hundred and eight3'-eight, designating the time 

 for the passage-ways to be opened for the fish to pass and repass, is 

 found inconvenient ; therefore, 



Be it enacted, That from and after the passing of this act, the time 

 for the passage-way or ways to be kept open for said fish to pass and 

 repass through an}' mill-dam or dams now erected, or hereafter to be 

 erected, on that part of said Ipswich River which is below Flint's and 

 Meriam's mills, or any stream or streams running from any natural 

 pond into the same, shall be from the tenth day of April to the third 

 day of June annually ; anything in the above-mentioned act to the 

 contrary notwithstanding. — [March 11, 1805. 



[Sp. Laws, vol. 1, p. 191.] 

 An Act in addition to and for repealing a certain Clause in an Act passed March 

 twentj'-eighth, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight, 

 entitled " An Act to prevent the Destruction of Alewives and other Fish in Ipswich 

 River, and to encourage the increase of the same." 



1805, ch. 29. Sect. 1. Be it enacted, That the future using and 

 improving of Barnabas Dodge's saw-mill, standing on Ipswich River, 

 at Warner's mill-dam, so called, within the towns of Ipswich and 

 Hamilton, from the last day of April to the first day of June annually, 

 shall be under the directions, regulations and restrictions of the major 

 part of the selectmen of the towns of Ipswich, Hamilton, Topsfield, 

 Middleton and Reading, for the time being ; such directions, regula- 

 tions and restrictions being made in writing under the hands of the 

 major part of the selectmen aforesaid, and delivered to the said Dodge 

 from time to time as shall be found necessary. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted, That for every omission or violation 

 of such directions, regulations or restrictions as aforesaid, the said 

 Dodge shall be subject to such penalties and forfeitures as are incurred 

 by an Act entitled "An Act to prevent the Destruction of Alewives and 

 other fish in Ipswich River, and to encourage the increase of the same," 

 for using and improving said mill, within the term aforesaid ; to be sued 

 for, recovered and applied in manner as is prescribed in the said act. 



Sect. 3. Be it further enacted. That the sixth clause of the afore- 

 mentioned act, so far as it respects the improving and using the said 

 Dodge's saw-mill, within the term therein mentioned, shall be and 

 hereby is repealed. — [February 11, 1806. 



An Act authorizing the Inhabitants of the Town of Acton, in the County of Middle- 

 sex, to regulate the talfing of Fish called Shad and Alewives within the limits of 

 said Town. , 



1805, 43. Sect. 1. Be it enacted. That from and after the pass- 

 ing of this act, it shall be lawful for the inhabitants of the town of 

 Acton, to sell the right and regulate the time, places and manner of 



