196 LAWS RELATING TO 



[Sp. Laws, vol. 1, pp. 180, 247.] 



An Act for the Preservation and Takini? of Shad in Mattapoisett River in the To-.vn of 



Rochester. 



1829, 41. Sect. 1. Be it enacted, That the penalties, remedies, 



provisions and laws, enacted and now in force, tor the preservation 



of the fish called alewives in Mattapoisett River in Rochester, in 



the county of Plymouth, and for the regulating the taking the said 



fish in said river, be and the same are herein- extended to shad in 



said river and the ponds from which said river issues. — [February' 



10, 1830. 



[Sp. LawF, vol. 1, p. 422.] 



An Act to regulate the Pas>age-M''ay for Fish at the Dam across Taunton Great River, 

 in the County of Bristol, at a place called King's Bridge. 



1829, 65. Sect. 1. Be it enacted. That the proprietors of the 

 mills and dam at King's bridge, on Taunton Great River, in the county 

 of Bristol, shall construct and keep open at their said dam a conven- 

 ient wa}^ for the passage of such fish as usuallj' pass up the same river, 

 in their proper season, which passage-way shall be of such dimensions 

 and constructed and regulated in such manner as shall be prescril)ed 

 and directed by the selectmen of the town of Bridgewater, in the 

 county of Plymouth, or tlie major part of them, who are herebj' ap- 

 pointed a committee for this purpose, in pursuance of the agreement 

 of the said proprietors and the town of Middleborough, in the county 

 of Plymouth, the said town of Middleborough being the onl3' town 

 interested in the fisher}' in said river above said dam ; and the said 

 selectmen of Bridgewater, or the major part of them, shall, from time 

 to time, on the application of said town of Middleborough, or of said 

 proprietors, and at the expense of said town of Middleborougli, or of 

 said proprietors, as the said selectmen of Bridgewater shall adjudge, 

 repair to said dam and order and direct such alterations to be made in 

 said fish-wa}', and in the regulation of the water, as to them shall ap- 

 pear to be proper, taking into ccmsideration the interest of said pro- 

 prietors as well as the importance of providing a convenient way for 

 the passage of the fish ; and all such alterations as may be ordered 

 and directed as aforesaid shall be made by said proprietors within 

 such time as said selectmen shall order. 



Sect. 2. Be it further enacted. That so long as the said proprie- 

 tors or owners of said mills and dam shall keep open during the 

 proper season of the passing up of said fish a passage-waj' so con- 

 structed and regulated as aforesaid, the}' shall not, nor shall either of 

 them, nor their tenants, nor the occupants of said mills and dam, be 

 subject to the penalties of an}' act regulating the fisherj' in said river, 

 nor to any action, prosecution or penalty under any law requiring a 



