INLAND FISHERIES. 125 



[1805, 76.] 



An Act in addition to an Act entitled " An Act to prevent and remove Obstructions to 

 the passage of Shad, Alewives and other Fish in Parlier River, and the Falls River, 

 so called, in the County of Essex, and the Streams and Brooks running into the said 

 Falls River." 



1808, 91. Sect. 1. Be it enacted, That no person or persons 

 whatever, be allowed from and after the passing of this act, to catch 

 with dip-nets through the ice any bass, shad, alewives or other fish in 

 Parker River, the Falls River, so called, in the county of Essex, and 

 the streams and brooks running into the said Falls River and in Row- 

 ley River ; and any person or persons so offending, shall forfeit and 

 pay for each offence a fine, not less than five dollars nor more than 

 twenty dollars, at the discretion of the court before whom trial shall 

 be had, according to the aggravation of the oflTence. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of 

 this act, no person or persons whatever be allowed to take by seines 

 any bass, shad, alewives or other fish in Parker River, Rowley 

 River, the Falls River, and streams and brooks running into the said 

 Falls River, excepting within that part of Parker River lying more 

 than seventy rods below the falls, by John Lee's manufactory ; and 

 any person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay for each 

 offence, a fine not less than five dollars nor more than twenty dollars, 

 at the discretion of the court before whom trial may be had, accord- 

 ing to the aggravation of the offence. 



Sect. 3. Be it further enacted. That from and after the passing of 

 this act, no person or persons whatever be allowed to catch an}' bass, 

 shad, alewives or other fish, oftener or more than two days in a week, 

 the days to be Monday and Tuesday, and from sunrise on Monday 

 morning to sunrise on Wednesday morning. And if any person or 

 persons shall catch any bass, shad or alewives in Parker River, the 

 Falls River, and streams and brooks running into Falls River, and in 

 Rowley River, or shall drag any seine or drag-net, or set any net, or 

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

 in the said rivers or streams, 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 five dollars nor more than 

 twenty dollars, at the discretion of the court before whom trial may 

 be had, according to the aggravation of the offence, and the seine, 

 net, pot or other machine shall be forfeited. 



Sect. 4. Be it further enacted, That from and after the passing of 

 this act no person or persons whatever shall be allowed at any time 

 to catch by seines, nets, pots or any other way, any bass, shad, ale- 

 wives or other fish, within six rods from said mill-dam, or other dams, 

 or of any sluice or passage-way through or by any mill-dam or other 



