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shall for each offence forfeit and paj' the sum of twenty dollars, and 

 shall forfeit all seines and nets so used. 



Sect. 5. Be it further enacted, That the several towns adjoining 

 the aforesaid river and streams may, at their annual meeting in 

 March or April, choose three freeholders each, to inspect said fisher^', 

 who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duty, and shall 

 complain of all breaches of this act that come to their knowledge, 

 and shall, when directed b}' the committte of sessions, remove obstruc- 

 tions in said river or streams at the expense of the person causing 

 the same ; and an}' person chosen one of said committee, and being 

 notified thereof, and who shall neglect to take his oath for the space 

 of seven da3-s, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars. 



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

 molest either of said committee in the execution of their office, he or 

 the}' so offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not more than seven nor 

 less than three dollars. 



Sect. 7. Be it further enacted. That each of the towns adjoining 

 said river and streams, ma}', at the aforesaid annual meeting, choose 

 a special committee to farm out or sell the privilege of taking said 

 fish, and establish the rates at which fish so taken shall be sold, and 

 the money arising from the sale of said fishery, or proceeds thereof, 

 shall be paid into the respective town treasuries for the use of the 

 respective towns, saving to Stoughton an equal share with the town 

 of Canton, as is provided in the act of incorporation of the said town 

 of Canton ; and if any person, in any town aforesaid, after the farm- 

 ing or selling the privilege in said town, shall take any of said fish, 

 not being legally authorized so to do, or if any person being author- 

 ized to take said fish, shall, when in his power, refuse to sell, or shall 

 receive for said fish more than the established rate, he or they so 

 offending shall forfeit and pay a sum not more than twelve nor less 

 than two dollars. 



Sect. 8. Be it further enacted, That it may be lawful for Jonathan 

 Leonard and Adam Kinsley to keep down their dam the whole of the 

 year, they to make such a canal or passage-way round their dam in 

 Canton as the committee of the sessions aforesaid may approve of as 

 being sufficient for the passage of said fish ; and also make a wear to 

 prevent said fish from passing up to the slitting mill. 



Sect. 9. Be it further enacted. That all forfeitures incurred by a 

 breach of this act shall be recoverable by action of debt, with costs 

 of suit, before any justice of the peace for said county of Norfolk, 

 excepting the penalty of one hundred dollars, which may be in like 

 manner recovered in the court of common pleas for said county ; one 

 half of each penalty shall be to the use of the prosecutor and the 

 other to the town where the oflTence is committed. 



