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Sect. 4. Be it farther enacted^ That the several towns aforesaid 

 shall, at their annual meetings in the month of March or April in each 

 year, choose three or more persons, being freeholders in their respec- 

 tive towns, whose duty shall be to see that this act be duly observed, 

 and to prosecute for all breaches thereof; and each person so chosen 

 shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of his duty ; and the several 

 towns shall be holden to make a reasonable compensation to the per- 

 son so chosen by them respectivel}' for all uecessarj^ services in dis- 

 charge of their duty under this act. And if any {person so chosen 

 shall refuse to serve, he shall forfeit and pa}' to the use of the town to 

 which he belongs the sum of ten dollars, to be sued for and recovered 

 b}' the town clerk ; and the said town shall immediately proceed to a 

 new choice. 



Sect. 5. Be it further enacted^ That if any person or persons 

 convicted of any of the offences aforesaid, by indictment or informa- 

 tion, shall fail to paj' the costs, or any part thereof, of the process on 

 which he or they shall be convicted, so that the county in which the 

 conviction takes place shall be chargeable with such costs, the several 

 towns aforesaid shall reimburse to the said county the same costs in 

 the following proportions, to wit : the town of Taunton three seventh 

 parts, ^nd the towns of Dighton and Wellington, two seventh parts, 

 and the town of Berkley two seventh parts thereof, to be apportioned 

 and charged b}' the count}' treasurer to the said towns respectively', 

 and to be assessed by the assessors of the said town with other town 

 charges. 



Sect. 6. Be it further enacted. That all laws heretofore made for 

 the regulation of the fisher}' in Taunton Great River be and the same 

 is hereby repealed. — [February 15, 1816. 



[1818, 106 ; 1832, 44.] 



1816. 



An Act to prevent the Taking of Fisb in a Pond called Winchel's Pond in Egremont, in 



the County of Berkshire. 



1816, 30. Sect. 1. Be it enacted. That from and after the pass- 

 ing of this act no person or persons shall be allowed to piit or draw 

 any seine or seines, or put or set any net or nets whatsoever in the 

 pond called Winchel's Pond, in the town of Egremont, in the county 

 of Berkshire, for the taking of the fish called pickerel ; and any 

 and every person who shall presume to take any fish called pickerel 

 with any seine or net from said pond, shall incur and pay a penalty 

 of ten dollars for every such offence, and the seine or net shall be 

 forfeited to the said town of Egremont. as also all the fish so taken, 

 to be at the disposal of the selectmen of said town. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted^ That no person or ^jersons shall be 



