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of said towns shall neglect to choose the committee assigned to it, 

 the committee or committees which shall be duly chosen and sworn 

 within the other towns, or either of them, shall have the powers and 

 shall perform the duties hereb}' required ; and the regulations which 

 shall be so agreed upon b}' said committees shall be written and 

 posted, in three public places at least, in each of said towns. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted. That the said committees, or the 

 majority of the members, not less than three in number, who shall be 

 present at any meeting duly notified by the first chosen or eldest 

 member of the committee, which shall be chosen in the town of Lynn, 

 or by the request of any three members of the said committees, shall 

 be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to require of the 

 owner or occupant of -any dam or sluice-head of any mill erected or that 

 maj- be erected over said river or streams, to open and keep therein 

 a sufficient passage-way for said fish at such time, on or aft6r the first 

 day of April annually, as the said committees, or the major part of 

 them present, as aforesaid, shall think necessary ; and may also require 

 of the owner or occupant of any canal or course whereb}^ any natural 

 stream is or shall be in part changed or altered, to leave sufficient 

 water in the natural stream for the easy and safe passage of the said 

 fish ; and upon neglect or refusal of such owner or occupant of any 

 dam or sluice-head, or canal, as aforesaid, to comply with this act, the 

 said committee, or major part who shall be present at any meting as 

 aforesaid, shall and may cause such sufficient passage-way and open- 

 ing as they shall judge necessary for the purposes aforesaid, to be 

 made in such dam, sluice-head or canal, with least prejudice to the 

 owner or occupant, and at his expense. And such passage and open- 

 ing shall and may be continued at the discretion of said committee, 

 from the time they shall order the same, as aforesaid, and until they 

 shall order or permit the closing of the same, uot exceeding the fif- 

 teenth day of June in every 3'ear. And if any person or persons 

 shall obstruct the passage-way or opening required or allowed by the 

 said committees, or the major part of them, as aforesaid, in any dam, 

 sluice-head or canal within their jurisdiction, as aforesaid, such oflfender 

 or offenders shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding sixty dollars 

 nor less than thirtj' dollars. 



Sect. 3. Be it further enacted^ That if any persons shall be found 

 taking any of the aforesaid fish on any da}', or in any place, or in any 

 manner contrary to the regulations of the said committees, or of 

 otherwise killing and wasting such fish, such offender shall forfeit and 

 pay a sum not exceeding two dollars nor less than one dollar for each 

 oflience. 



Sect. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said 

 committees, jointly, and of each committee in their respective towns. 



