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money, for the basse fishing at Cape Codd ; whereupon this Court 

 passed an order to prohibit seining for mackerel, and ordered the 

 Treasurer to make a lease to the said Clark of Cape Codd, only for 

 basse fishing, seven year, for the said sum of 30Z. per annum. 



772 No. 154. 1867, June 1: Law of New Hampshire., Province 



period. 



An Act for regulating the fishing trade and fishermen. 



Whereas much Damage hath been sustained and the Credit of the 

 fishing Trade is greatly Impaired by the bad makeing of fish and 

 Disorderly actings of fishermen for the prevention whereof for the 

 future Be it enacted by the Governour and Council and it is hereby 

 enacted and Ordained by the authority of the same That in every 

 fishing place within this Dominion One or more Discrete and honest 

 person or persons be annually or oftener as need shall require ap- 

 pointed and sworn by the Justices in their respective Counties to be 

 Viewers and Cullers of fish who shall view and Cull all fish to be 

 Delivered and Received And what they approve as Merchantable 

 the Receiver shall accept And what is refused fish shall be cast by 

 All Sun burnt salt burnt and Dry fish; which hath been first Pickled; 

 and all fish salted with Tartudy salt and thereby Spotted to be judged 

 refused And the said Viewers for their Labour and paines aforesaid 

 shall be allowed One Penny per Quintal of Merchantable fish so 

 Viewed and Culled to be paid the One half by the Deliverer and the 

 other half by the Receiver And it is Further Enacted by the au- 

 thority aforesaid that no Mackerel shall be caught Except for Bait or 

 spending while fresh before the first of July Annually nor shall any 

 Mackerel be caught with Seines at any time whatsover under the pen- 

 alty of forfeiture of all such Makerel and the Seines Vessels or boats 

 used and employed to Catch the same; And for preventing Disorders 

 amongst fishermen It is Like-wise Enacted that none belonging to 

 any fishing Vessel or boat shall Refuse or neglect to obey the Orders 

 of the Master of such Vessel or boat to which they do belong for the 

 times and Seasons of fishing. And that all fishermen that are or 

 shall be shipped upon a Winter or Spring Voyage Duly attend the 

 same according to the Custom and agreement with Respect to time 

 And all fishermen that are or shall be shipped upon a fishing voyage 

 for the whole summer shall not presume to brake off their Voyage 

 before the Last of October without the Consent of the Owner Master 

 and share-men On penalty of forty shillings Besides all Damages 

 that shall be Occasioned thereby All Penalties fines and forfeitures 

 arising by this Act to be the one half to his Majesty his heirs and 

 Successors and the other half to him or them that shall inform and 

 sue for the same in any Court within this Dominion. 



Council Chamber in Boston the first day of June in the Third year 

 of his Majesty's Reign Anno que Domini 1687. 



Examined, per John West, Deputy Secretary. 



