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1841. 



[1836, 177.] 

 An Act concerning the Andrews Fishing Company. 

 1841,57. Be it enacted^ etc. ^ as follows : Sect. 1. The present owners 

 of land adjoining the Andrews River and Mill-pond, so called, in the 

 town of Harwich, shall be each entitled to one share in the Andrews 

 Fishing Company, in Harwich ; and no one of them shall, b^^ conve}'- 

 ance or descent of his land, create or cause to be created, an additional 

 number of shares : 'provided, however, that each of the present owners 

 or his successor or successors, ma}' divide his original share into parts 

 or fractions. — [March 6, 1841. 



[1831,73; 1837. 18.] 

 An Act concerning the Skinnaquits Fishing Company. 

 1841,61. Beit enacted, etc., as follows: Sect. 1. The present owners 

 of land adjoining the Skinnaquits Pond and Stream or Red River, so 

 called, in the towns of Harwich and Chatham, shall each be entitled 

 to one share in the Skinnaquits Fishing Companj^ in Harwich and 

 Chatham ; and no one of them shall, by conveyance or descent of his 

 land, create or cause to be created, an additional number of shares : 

 provided, however, that each of the present owners or his successor or 

 successors, may divide his original share into parts or fractious. — 

 [March 6, 1841. 



[1840, 24.] 

 An Act in relation to certain Fislieries in Nantucket. 



1841, 76. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Sect. 1. From and 

 after the passage of this act, the town of Nantucket,, at an}' meeting 

 ■duly warned and held for that purpose, may make and ordain such 

 ordinances and regulations for the free access, increase, preservation 

 and taking of fish in Maddecket Ditch and Harbor, and Long Pond, 

 situated in said town, and may, for a violation of said ordinances and 

 regulations, annex such penalties, not exceeding flft}' dollars for one 

 offence, to be recovered in an action of debt, for the use of said town, 

 by the treasurer thereof, as the}' may deem for the good of the inhabi- 

 tants : provided, said ordinances and regulations are not repugnant to 

 the laws and constitution of this Commonwealth. 



Sect. 2. Said town may annually appropriate a sum not exceed- 

 ing two hundred dollars to carry into effect the provisions of this act. 

 — [March 13, 1841. 



1842. 



An Act to protect the Shad Fishery in Monomoy Bay. 



1842, 62. Be it enacted, etc., as follows : Sect. 1. No person not 

 an inhabitant of this state, shall take any shad in Monomoy Bay, 



