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killing fish therein, other than, and as are in this 

 act particularly prohibited ; nor to take away the 

 right of angling with rod and line, nor to affect 

 any right of fishing by grant or prescription in any 

 individual or body corporate, nor to demolish, take 

 away, or destroy such fish-hook, coop, or other 

 work ; but the legality or illegality thereof shall 

 stand and continue the same, as if this act had 

 never been passed, any thing herein contained to 

 the contrary notwithstanding.* And be it further 

 enacted, that the magistrates in sessions aforesaid, 

 shall have power to appoint such and so many 

 other conservators, when, where, and as often as 

 they may think proper, who shall be sworn duly to 

 execute the office of conservator, and to give in- 

 formation to some magistrate of all and every viola- 

 tion of such part of this act as relates to the sea 

 fishery, in like manner as such conservators are 

 appointed for the preservation of the salmon fish- 

 eries, as may come to their respective knowledge, 

 and all prosecutions under this act shall be carried 

 on, and notices thereof given in the name or names 

 of such conservator or conservators, whose ex- 

 pences and loss of time shall be defrayed out of the 

 penalties to be recovered under this act, according 

 to the discretion and direction of such magistrates 

 in sessions aforesaid. And be it further enacted, 

 that all conservators appointed under this act, shall 

 and may in the exercise and performance of their 



* This clause should be altogether omitted, and the act 

 should contain nothing but a reservation of private rights, such 

 as exist by grant or prescription. 



