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fishing-trade, without any hindrance or interruption, denial or dis- 

 turbance from any person or persons whatsoever. 



II. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the 

 commander of every ship, or vessel fitted out from Great-Britain or 

 the dominions thereunto belonging, and entering into any creek or 

 harbour, may reserve to himself so much beach or flakes, or both, as 

 are needful for the number of boats he shall there use, provided they 

 are unoccupied by any other person, or are not in this and the pre- 

 ceding cases private property by grant from his Majesty, or by grant 

 before the year one thousand seven hundred and sixty. 



III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no 

 person or persons shall after the publication of this ordinance, rind 

 any trees standing or growing on the said beach reserved for the use 

 of the fishery, nor in the woods adjacent, nor set fire to the woods, or 

 do or cause to be done any damage to the same, for any use what- 

 soever, except' only for necessary fuel, and for building and repair- 

 ing huts, stages, flakes and other things necessary for carrying 

 on their fishery; and no person or persons whatsoever, shall cast 

 anchor or do any thing to annoy or hinder the hauling of seines 

 in the accustomary baiting places, or in places where salmon 

 are or may be caught, or shoot, his, her or their seine or seines 

 within or upon the seine or seines of any other person whatsoever; 

 and also, that no person or persons shall steal, purloin or take out 

 of the net or nets of any other person, nor steal, purloin or take away 

 any bait out of any fishing-boat, or steal salmon out of any net 

 belonging to any other person, under the penalty of five pounds. 



IV. And be it further enacted, that no ballast or any thing else 

 hurtful to any of the harbours in the extend of coast mentioned in 

 this ordinance, shall be thrown out of any vessel or otherwise by any 

 person whatsoever, but that all ballast or other things shall be carried 

 on shore, and laid where they may do no annoyance, under the 

 penalty of five pounds. And no fisherman or other person shall 

 throw any fish-guts, offals or gurry overboard out of any vessel or 

 boat within the distance of two leagues of the shore of Inlands 

 [islands] within this Province, under the penalty of five pounds. 



V. And be it further enacted, that in case any difference or con- 

 troversy shall arise between the masters of fishing ships, shalloops, 

 boats, or other vessels for and con-concerning [/Szc.~\ the right and 

 property of fishing rooms, stages, flakes, or any other conveniency or 

 building, for carrying on their fishery, or for curing their fish be- 

 tween Cape Cat and the Rapids in the River of Ristigouche aforesaid, 

 in the Bay of Chaleurs, at Perce and on the Island of Bonaventure as 

 aforesaid the said differences, disputes and controversies, shall be 

 heard, adjudged and determined by any two of his Majesty's Justices 

 of the Peace in the district, and in case any of the parties shall think 



himself aggrieved by such determination or judgment, an ap- 

 593 peal shall lie before the Lieutenant-governor of the district, 

 or Judge of the Common Pleas for the same, as may be most 

 convenient for the person appealing from the said judgment, who are 

 hereby authorised finally to determine the same ; provided the effects, 

 rights or property so decided, does not exceed the value of fifty 

 pounds sterling, in which case, an appeal from the judgment of the 

 said Lieutenant-governor or Judge of Common Pleas may be had to 

 his Majesty's Court of Appeal for the Province. 



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