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flowing into said pond, between the first day of March and the first 

 day of November, in any year, shall for each offence forfeit one hun- 

 dred dollars, and the boats, seines and other apparatus used in the 

 commission thereof; provided, however, that nothing in said chapter 

 shall be construed to prohibit any person from fishing for alewives in 

 said cove or stream running from said pond into said cove, with a 

 bowed net not larger than twelve feet around the mouth of said net, 

 on days other than those excepted in section 30 of chapter 134. 



Sec. 32. All forfeitures under this chapter shall, where there is no 

 other provision made to the contrary, enure one-half thereof to the 

 use of the town where the offence shall be committed, and the other 

 half to the use of the person suing for the same. 



CHAPTER 135. 



OF THE FISHERY IN PAWCATUCK RIVER. 



Section 1. No weir or pound or other obstruction shall be erected 

 or continued in the channel of Pawcatuck River dividing the states of 

 Rhode Island and Connecticut, so as to interfere with the main channel 

 of said river, upon penalty of twenty dollars for the first offence, and 

 seven dollars for every twenty-four hours, or any less space of time, 

 any such weir or other obstruction shall be continued in the main 

 channel of said river after the first offence. 



Sec. 2. No weir or pound shall be erected or continued upon any 

 flat, or other part of the bottom of said river, eastAvard or westward 

 of the aforesaid channel of said river, between the first day of June 

 and the twentieth day of March, annually, upon penalty of fourteen 

 dollars for the first offence and seven dollars for every succeeding day 

 such weir or pound shall be continued in said river, from the first day 

 of June to the twentieth day of March, annually. 



Sec. 3. No person shall fish with mesh or scoop nets in Pawcatuck 

 River or any of its branches, after sunset on Friday until sunrise on 

 Monday in each week, from the twentieth day of March to the first 

 day of June, annually; and no person shall use more than one net at 

 a time, upon penalty of five dollars for every offence. 



