2G4 LAWS RELATING TO 



Sect. 2. 'No person shall set, draw or stretch any seine or drag- 

 n(t in anj' part of the waters in Ipswich River, within the limits of 

 said town, nnder a penalt}' not exceeding fifty dollars, to be recovered 

 in any court competent to try the same, for the use of said town. 



Sect. 3. This act shall take effect from and afcer its passage. — 

 [April 10, 1855. 



[18.56, 14, 52, 248 ; 1868, 157.] 



Ax Act to authorize William W. EldriJge, Jonathan Eldridge and Warren N. 



Rogers to construct a Fish-weir. 



1855, 173. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Sect. 1. William 

 W. Eldridge, Jonathan Eldridge and Warren N. Rogers are hereby 

 authorized to construct a fish-weir in the tide-waters near Clam 

 Point, so called, in the easterl}' part of the town of Harwich in the 

 count}' of Barnstable, for the purpose of taking fish : provided, said 

 weir shall cause no obstruction to navigation nor encroach on the 

 rights of others. 



Sect. 2. All persons unlawfull}' taking fish from said weir, or 

 causing obstructions to the passage of fish to said weir, or causing 

 damage thereto, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty dollars, to be 

 recovered in a;)y court competent to try the same, for the use of 

 the person who shall prosecute therefor. 



Sect. 3. Tiiis act shall take eflTect from and after its passage. — 

 [April 10, 1855. 



Ax Act to prohibit Seining in Apponigansett River and Creeks. 



1855, 175. Be it enacted, etc., as follows: Sect. 1. No person 

 shall set, draw or use any seine for taking fish in Apponigansett River 

 in tlie town of Dartmouth in the count}- of Bristol, or its tributaries, 

 north of a line running south-west from Ricketson's Point across said 

 river. 



Sect. 2. An}' person violating this act shall, on conviction, pay a 

 fine of not less than fifteen nor more than fifty dollars, to be recov- 

 ered by any court competent to try the same, for the use of said 

 town. 



Sect. 3. This act shall take effect on and after its passage. — 

 [April 14, 1855. 



Ax Act to protect the Fislieries iu the towns of Danvers and Beverly. 



1855, 208. Be it enacted, etc., as folio ics: Sect. 1. The inhabi- 

 tants of the towns of Danvers and Beverly and vicinity, in the county 

 of Essex, may at all limes take fish from Porter's, Crane and Waters 

 Rivers, so called, situated within and between the towns above named, 

 in any manner except that prohibited in the following section. 



Sect. 2. If any person or persons shall take any fish in either of 



