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as the}' ma}' judge necessaiy, who shall be sworn to the faithful dis- 

 charge of their duty, whose duty it shall be to prosecute for all offences 

 against this act ; and all fines and forfeitures that shall be incurred b}' 

 virtue thereof shall be one half to him or them who shall sue for the 

 same, and the other half to the use of said town of Nantucket ; and 

 the same shall be recovered, with legal costs of suit, b}* an action of 

 debt, in an}' court proper to try the same, — [March 28, 1833. 



[1850, 6; 1855, 116; 1858, 95; 1870, 284.] 



1834. 



[1821, 62.] 



An Act to repeal all Laws heretofore made for regulating the Alewive Fishery in a 

 certain Stream in the Towns of Dracut and Methuen. 



1834, 117. Sect. 1. Be it enacted^ That all laws heretofore made 



regulating the alewive fishery in a certain stream which flows from 



Peter's Pond, in Dracut, in the county of Middlesex, and Metiiuen in 



the county of Essex, into Merrimack River, running through Bartlett's 



farm, and on which are situated Barllett's Mills in Methuen, and 



Richardson's Mills in Dracut, or that require any passage-way for said. 



fish through or around any dams across said stream are hereby 



repealed. — [March 25, 1834. 



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[1824, 107.] 

 Ax Act concerning Alewives in Herring River, in the Town of Sandwich. 



1834, 126. Sect. 1. Be it enacted^ That the selectmen of the 

 town of Sandwich for the time being, or a major part of them, are 

 hereby empowered, in the month of March or April annually, to pre- 

 scribe the time, place or places, and manner of taking alewives in 

 Herring River, in the town of Sandwich, such time not to exceed four 

 days in a week ; and they shall appoint some suitable person or per- 

 sons to take the same, and fix the compensation to be paid therefor. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted^ That the owners or occupants of 

 dams across said river shall annually, during such time, not exceeding 

 sixty days in each year, as shall be prescribed by the selectmen of 

 said town, or the major part of them, for the time being, keep con- 

 stantly open and maintain through, over or around their respective 

 dams, a passage sufficient and proper for the passage of said fish, to 

 the satisfaction of said selectmen, under a penalty not less than ten 

 nor more than sixty dollars for eacli and every twenty-four hours they 

 shall neglect to open a passage-way as aforesaid ; and the said select- 

 men shall, thirty days at least before the commencement of said 

 period, n6tify in writing the owners or occupants of said dams of the 

 time when the said passage-ways shall be opened, and the manner in 

 which they shall be constructed and regulated : provided, however, 

 that if any owner or occupant shall at any time be dissatisfied with the 



