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second 3'ear, and the committee of the town of Carver the thh-d year, 

 and so on in rotation forever, shall notify the town clerks of the other 

 towns concerned in said fishery of the time and place in which said 

 committee shall meet ; said notice to be served ten da3's at least before 

 the time of meeting, at which meeting as well as all subsequent meet- 

 ings, the majority present shall have the power and authority of the 

 whole commiltee. 



Sect. 3. Be it ftorther enacted, That all persons, except the pur- 

 chaser or purchasers, or those employed by them, who shall take any 

 of said fish in Weweantit River, or in any pond or stream having 

 communication therewith, Si()pican River excepted, shall forfeit and 

 pay the sum of twent}^ dollars. 



Sect. 4. Be it further enacted, That if either of the towns of 

 Rochester, Wareham or Carver shall neglect to choose their propor- 

 tion of said committee, as they are required by this act, or if the com- 

 mittee, when chosen, whose duty it shall be to notify the clerks of the 

 other towns of the proposed time for the whole committee to meet, as 

 aforesaid, shall neglect to give such notice, the tovvn or committee 

 offending as aforesaid shall, for each offence, forfeit and pay to the 

 use of the town or towns performing the duties required b}' this act, 

 the sum of one hundred dollars. 



Sect. 5. Be it farther enacted, That the owner or occupier of any 

 dam on said river shall, annuall}', betwixt the first day of April and 

 twenty-fifth da}^ of May following, for such term and in such manner 

 as said committee shall direct, open a sufficient sluice-way for the pas- 

 sage of said fish ; and the owner or occupier of such dam, neglecting 

 to open or to continue open a sluice-way as aforesaid, shall forfeit and 

 pay the sum of fifty dollars. And the committee aforesaid shall have 

 power to open such dam when neglected as aforesaid, at the expense 

 of the owner or occupier. 



Sect. 6. Be it further enacted, That if any person shall make any 

 wear or other obstruction to the free passage of said fish, or shall 

 make use of any seine in said river or in an}' pond or stream commu- 

 nicating therewith, the person offending shall forfeit and pay the sura 

 of fifty dollars ; and said committee shall have authority to remove 

 such wear or obstruction at the expense of the person causing the 

 same ; and also to seize any seine used as aforesaid, and to dispose of 

 the same to the use of the said towns. 



Sect. 7. Be it further enacted, That the treasurers of the aforesaid 

 towns respective!}^, are hereb}' empowered, upon the complaint of any 

 of the committee aforesaid, to sue for the recovery of any forfeitures 

 incurred by the breach of any of the regulations provided in this act ; 

 and also of such further regulations as may, from time to time, be 

 provided by the committee as aforesaid. And all fines and forfeitures 



