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before one justice, in one month after the offence, 

 everv snch'^olFender in stealing, taking, or killing 

 fish,*'shall for every such oifence give to the party 

 injured such recompence and in such time as the 

 justice shall appoint, not exceeding trehle da- 

 mages : and moreover shall pay down to the 

 ove?-seers for the use of the poor, such sum, not 

 exceeding 10s. as the justice shall think meet; 

 in default of payment , to be levied by distress; 

 for want of distress to be committed to the house 

 of correction, not exceeding one month, unless 

 he enter into bond vv^ith one surety to the party 

 injured, not exceeding c£lO. never to offend in 

 like manner, 22 and 23 C. 2. c. 25. s. 7. And 

 the justice may take, cut and destroy all such 

 anoles, spears, hairs, nooses, trolls, wears, pots, 

 fish-hooks, nets, or other engines, wherewith 

 such offender shall be apprehended. S. 8. 



Persons aggrieved may appeal to the next ses- 

 sions, whose determination shall be final, if no 

 title to any land, royalty, or fi&hery, be therein 



concerned. S. 19- . , , i 



5 Whereas,divers idle, disorderly, and mean 



pers'ons have and keep nets, angles, leaps, P'ches 

 and other engines, for the taking and killing ot 

 fish out of ponds, waters, rivers and other hsh- 

 eries to the damage of the owners thereot ; 

 therefore no person hereafter, shall have or keep 

 any net, angle, leap, piche, or other engine for 

 the takin^^ of fish, other than the makers and 

 setters th^ereof, and other than the owner and 

 occupier of a river or fishery ; and except fish- 

 ermen and their apprentices lawfully authorized 

 in navi-able rivers. And the owner or occupier 

 of the nver or fish ; and every other person by 

 him appointed, may seize, detain, and keep to his 

 own use, every net, angle, leap piche and other 

 engine, which he shuU find used or laid, or in the 



