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the towns aforesaid, and to enter any building where they sui)pose 

 this act or any parts of it are violated ; and if an}' person, chosen a 

 fish-warden or inspector as aforesaid, shall refuse or neglect to be 

 sworn as aforesaid, for the space of five days after he shall be dul}' 

 notified of his election as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay a tine of 

 ten dollars to the use of said town, to be recovered by action of debt 

 by the treasurer thereof, and such town shall proceed to a new choice 

 and so on, as often as circumstances shall require ; and if any of the 

 towns aforesaid shall neglect to choose fish-wardens as aforesaid, or 

 to make sale of their privileges aforesaid, within the time limited 

 therefor, according to the meaning of this act, such town shall forfeit 

 and pny a fine of one hundred dollars for the use of him or them who 

 shall prosecute therefor. 



Sect. 7. The laws heretofore made for the regulation of the fish- 

 ery and the passage-way for fish in Taunton Great River, except so 

 far as respects the town of Middleborough, be and the same are here- 

 by repealed : provided, Jioicever, that any prosecutions which have 

 ])een or may be commenced, for the recover}' of any forfeitures recov- 

 ered by virtue of the laws hereby repealed, may be prosecuted to final 

 judgment and execution in the same manner as if this act had not 

 been passed: and provided, also, that all contracts made prior to the 

 passing of this act, by any of the towns aforesaid, by virtue and in 

 pursuance of the laws hereby repealed, shall be valid to all intents 

 and purposes, this act to the contrary notwithstanding. — [March 24, 

 1843. 



1844. 



An Act further to regulate the Fisheries in the Little River. 



1844, 59. Be it enacted, etc., as follows : Sect. 1. The inhabi- 

 tants of the towns of West Cambridge and Somerville in the county 

 of Middlesex, who now have by law the right to take fish in that part 

 of Little River, so called, which lies north of Alewive Bridge and the 

 Winter Hill road in said towns, shall hereafter have the right to take 

 fish three or four daj's successively in five of the daj's on which they 

 have by law heretofore had such right, computing from the first day 

 of March in each year, and on no other da}'. 



Sect. 2. P^very person offending against this act shall forfeit and 

 pay to any person who shall sue for the same, a sum not exceeding 

 twenty dollars for each oflTence. 



Sect. 3. This act shall take eflfect from its passage. — [March G, 

 1844. 



[1846,149.] 



