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or to the northward of straight lines to be drawn, the one from a 

 point commonly called Black Point, on the western side of the said 

 harbor to the most westerly point on the said Island; and the other 

 from the most easterly point on the same island, to a point called 

 Lower-Battery Point, on the eastern side of the said harbor, under 

 the penalty of ten pounds for each and every offence : and no net more 

 than thirty fathoms in length shall be set any where on the outer or 

 southerly side of the above described limits, under the like penalty of 

 ten pounds; and every net that shall be set in violation of this regu- 

 lation shall be liable to seizure and sale, in the manner and under the 

 conditions and regulations prescribed in the third Section of the said 

 Act, for regulating the Fisheries in the different rivers, coves and 

 creeks of this Province. 



II. And be it further enacted, That no net shall be set at or upon 

 the rocks commonly called Shag Rocks, lying between Partridge and 

 Manawagonish Islands, nor shall any two nets tied or fastened to- 

 gether be set, nor any drift net be used for the purpose of catching 

 fish, in the river Saint John, below the Boar's Head, nor in the harbor 

 of Saint John, as above limited, or in any part of the river Saint 

 Croix, within the limits of this Province, under the like penalty re- 

 spectively of ten pounds for each and every offence, and the seizure 

 and sale of the nets as aforesaid. 



III. And be it further enacted, That no drift net, whether single 

 or composed of two or more nets tied or fastened together, and of a 

 length in the whole exceeding thirty fathoms, shall be used for taking 

 fish above the Boar's Head in the River Saint John, or in the river 

 Kennebeckasis, under the penalty of five pounds for each and every 

 offence; nor shall there be used in any branch of either of the said 

 rivers, any such net of a length exceeding in the whole one fourth 

 part of the width of such branch respectively, under the like penalty 

 of five pounds ; nor shall any drift nets be any where made use of as 

 aforesaid, within a less distance than thirty fathoms from each other, 

 under the penalty of ten pounds ; nor shall any net whatever remain 

 in the water in any part of this Province, at any time between sun-set 

 on Saturday, and sun-rise on the next ensuing Monday, under the 

 penalty of five pounds. And all the several penalties imposed in this 

 and the two preceding Sections (excepting the seizure and sale of 

 nets), shall be recovered, paid and applied in like manner as is di- 

 rected in and by the first Section of the herein before recited Act. 



No. 61. 1812: Statute of Nova Scotia, 62 Geo. Ill, Cap. 4. 



An Act to provide for the support of a Light-House on the South end of Coffin's 

 Island, on the eastern side of the entrance of Liverpool Harbour. 



Whereas a Light-House is now erecting on the south end of Coffin*s 

 Island, on the eastern side of the entrance of Liverpool Harbour, 

 which will be highly beneficial to all Vessels going into that Harbour: 

 t here f ore j 



I. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council and Assem- 

 bly, That so soon as the said Light-House shall be completed, and 



