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Sec. 3. . Every person who shall boil any menhaden fish, or press 

 any such fish for the purpose of extracting oil therefrom, on board of 

 any vessel on any of the public tidewaters, shall be fined not exceeding 

 fifty dollars. 



CHAPTER 281. 



An Act in amendment of Chapter 134 of the General Statutes, "Of cer- 

 tain Fisheries.'" 



(Passed March 12, 1S73.) 



It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows : 



Section" 1. No person, not a member of the Narragansett tribe of 

 Indians, shall, without the consent of the council of said tribe beins - 

 first obtained, erect any weir or set or draw any seine or net for the 

 obstructing, catching or hauling of fish, or take any fish with hook 

 and line or in any other manner, in the ponds or other waters within 

 the bounds of the land belonging to said tribe. 



Sec. 2. Every person violating the preceding section shall forfeit 

 not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offence, to be 

 recovered on complaint made by the commissioner of the Indian tribe, 

 for the benefit of said tribe. 



CHAPTER 282. 



An Act in amendment of and in addition to Chapter 137, Title 

 XV III, , of the General Statutes, "Of the Inland Fishe?'ies." 



(Passed March 11, 1873.) 



It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows : 



Section 1. No person shall take or catch fish of any kind from 

 any of the inland waters of this state set apart by the commissioners 



