PUBLIC aP^NEEAL LAWS. V 



negligence, sailed tlivougii any seine extended in 

 any of said ti^heries^ the skipper, captain or other 

 person commandinfj; sack vessel, flf)at or boat, shall 

 pay to the owner or occupier of such seine, such 

 damages as siiall he ascertained hy tAvo respect- 

 able and disinterested men mutually chosen l)y 

 the ])arties. or if the jiarties cannot agree npoii 

 jjersons aforesaid, to ascertain the damages, then 

 any Justice of the Peace, on application of either 

 of the parties, shall appoint three disinterested 

 ])ersons Avith power to any two of tlio three to as- 

 certain such damages, and any Justice of tlie 

 Peace of the county whore such ascertainniejit of 

 damages may bo made, may enter judgment 

 thereon against the captain or person having 

 charge of such vessel, jloat or boat, if tlie sum 

 does not exceed one hundi-ed dollars, and issue 

 execution thereon, as on other judgments; and if 

 the damages exceed one hundred dollars, then the if over ona 

 party injured may have an action on said ascer- j^""!^''^'^ ''"'' 

 tainraent of damages in the same manner as if it 

 Avere an award; and in all cases the damages so 

 ascertained, shall ])e a lien on such vessel, float or i^'«'' 

 boat. 



Sec. lU. No tloat or other device lor fishing 

 shall 1)0 anchored or located at any place so as to 

 interfere with anv shore iisherv now used as such, 

 or which may hereafter i)e established, nor shall ,t,5;."^;;^ftr 

 any sl'ine be hauled IVom sucli float or other de- interfere with 

 vice over the ground usually liauled over hy any *''"'"'' '"''^''•^'* 

 shore fishery, and any person violating this sec- 

 tion, shall, fur each olience, pay a fine of twenty- 

 five dollars, and for every hour such float <.)r 

 other device sh.all remain thus anchored or located- 

 after notice shall he given by the owner or occu- 

 ])ier (»f such shore hshei-y i-equiring him to re- 

 move, he shall jiay an additional fine of twenty- Fine, 

 five dollars. 



Sec. 11. If any person shall wilfully and ma- Fiue for ob- 

 liciously put any stake, log, stone or other ob-^f''"ioatini"*"' 

 Ktruction in the usual haul of any floating battery, battery, 

 he sliall ]»ay <i fine of twenty dollar!^, 



