38 LAWS RELATING TO 



Monday and Friday evenings of the said days in each week, from 

 eight of the clock in the afternoon to ten of the clock in the evening 

 of the same da}', between the first day of April and the fifteenth day 

 of May annually, on the penalty of five pounds for each offence. 



Sect. 11. Be it further enacted, That all fines and forfeitures 

 accruing for any breach of this act shall be one half to the use of the 

 poor of the said town of Pembroke, and the other half to him or them 

 who shall sue and prosecute for the same, to be recovered by action of 

 debt in any court proper to try the same. And all former laws here- 

 tofore made for the regulation of the alewive fishery in the town of 

 Pembroke, are hereby- repealed. — [February 26, 1790. 



[Sp. Laws, vol. 1. p. 236; 1811, 72; 1814, 128; 1840, 45; 1848, 116; 1853, 350; 1856, 83; 



1865, 47.] 



[Sp. Laws, vol. 1, p. 10.] 



An Act to regulate the catching of Shad, Salmon and Alewives, and to prevent Obstruc- 

 tions in Merrimack River, and in the other Rivers and Streams running into the same, 

 within the Commonwealth, and for repealing several Acts heretofore made for that 

 purpose. 



Sp. Laws, vol. 1, p. 272. Sect. 1. Be it enacted, That an act 

 passed in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and 

 •eighty-three, entitled "An Act to regulate the catching Salmon, Shad 

 and Alewives, and to remove and prevent obstructions in Merrimack 

 River, and in the other rivers and streams running into the same 

 within this Commonwealth, and for repealing several acts heretofore 

 made for that purpose," together with the several subsequent acts in 

 addition thereto, be and are hereby repealed, except so far as may 

 relate to any action, indictment or information which have been 

 alread}' commenced for the breach of the same. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted. That no person or persons what- 

 ever be allowed, from and after the passing this act, to catch an}'' 

 salmon, shad or alewives in any part of the Merrimack River, or in 

 any river or stream centering to and running into the same, within 

 this Commonwealth, oftener or more than three days in a week, the 

 days to be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in each week, and from 

 sunrise on Monday morning to sunrise on Thursday morning. And 

 if any person or persons shall catch an}^ salmon, shad or alewives in 

 Merrimack River, or an}' river or stream centering to or running into 

 the same, or shall drag any seine or drag-net, or set any net or pot, or 

 use any other machine for the purpose of catching any of the said fish 

 in the said rivers and streams, and within this Commonwealth, at any 

 other time or place than by this act is allowed, each and every person 

 so offending shall forfeit and pay for each offence a fine not less than 

 thirty shillings, nor more than four pounds, at the discretion of the 

 court before which trial shall be had, according to the aggravation of 



