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than ten dollars and not exceeding twenty dollars, for each offence, 

 to be recovered by an action of debt in any court proper to try the 

 same, one half thereof to the use of the said town of Ipswich and the 

 other half to him or them who shall sue for the same. — [February 

 24, 1825. 



[Sp. Laws, vol. 1, p. 166.] . 

 Ax Act in addition to an Act entitled " An Act to prevent the Destructioti and to regu- 

 late the Catcliing of the Fish called Alewives, in their passage up the Rivers and 

 Streams in the Town of Harwich in the County of Barnstable." 



1824, 107. Sect. 1. Be it enacted, That from and after the pass- 

 ing of this act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to 

 catch, by seining thereof, any of the fish called alewives within one 

 mile of the river called Herring River, in the town of Harwich afore- 

 said. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted, That if any person or persons 



shall violate the provisions of this act, each person so offending, for 



each and every such offence shall, on conviction thereof, pay a fine 



not exceeding three dollars nor less than one dollar, if the quantit}' of 



fish is less than one barrel ; but if the quantity shall be one barrel or 



more, such person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay for 



each and every barrel of fish so taken, the sum of three dollars. 



Sect. 3. Be it further enacted, That any penalties incurred by any 



breach of this act shall be recovered and appropriated in the manner 



prescribed by the act to which this is in addition, for the recovery and 



appropriation of the penalties incurred under the provisions of that 



act. — [February 24, 1825. 



[1850, 148.] 



1825. 



[Sp. Laws, vol. 2, p. 434.] 



Ax Act in addition to an Act entitled " An Act for the regulating and disposing of the 

 Fish called Alewives within the limits of the Town of Weymouth, and for the more 

 effectually securing to the said Town the advantages thereof." 



1825, 48. "Whereas an agreement has been entered into between 

 the proprietors of the falls and water privileges on Alewive River, 

 and the town of Weymouth, for the removal of the objections which 

 exist in the minds of said proprietors under the act to which this is in 

 addition, to the use of their water power for manufacturing purposes ; 

 in pursuance of said agreement : 



Sect. 1. Be it enacted, That the proprietors of the water-falls and 

 mill privileges on Alewive River in Weymouth, be and they are hereby- 

 authorized and empowered to erect proper fish-ways which shall be 

 satisfactory to commissioners to be appointed as is hereinafter pro- 

 vided, and said commissioners, when thus appointed, shall have full 

 power to settle difficulties which may arise between the town and said 



