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County, within the aforesaid time, from the fifteenth day of November 

 to the fifteenth day of April, of more than six Fathoms in length, 

 and shall be convicted thereof, such Person or Persons shall forfeit 

 the Sum of -five Pounds, to be recovered by any Person or Persons who 

 will sue for the same, with Costs of Suit, before any one of his 

 Majesty's Justices of the Peace of said County, and disposed of as the 

 other Forfeitures of this Act are directed. This Act to continue in 

 force from the publication hereof, until the fifteenth day of April, 

 which will be in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred 

 and seventy-six. 



No. 161. 1774, June 17: Act of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. 



1774, Cap. 2. 



Ail Act for maintaining a lighthouse upon Brant Point, at the entrance of the 



Harbour of Nantucket. 



Whereas the inhabitants of the island of Nantucket, at their own 

 cost and charge, have, at different times, erected three lighthouses 

 upon Brant Point, at the entrance of the harbour of Nantucket, the 

 first of which was destroyed by fire, and the second by a violent gust 

 of wind ; the third is now standing and is absolutely necessary 

 776 for all vessels coming in and going out of said harbour, but the 

 inhabitants of said island have hitherto borne all the charge of 

 erecting and maintaining the said lighthouse, which burthen ought, 

 in equity, to be borne by all vessels receiving advantage from that 

 light, belonging to strangers as well as to the said inhabitants who 

 have humbly petitioned this court for relief, 



Tlierefore be it enacted by the Governor, Council and House of 

 Represen ta fives , 



[SECT. 1.] That from and after the first day of August, Anno 

 Domini one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, all vessels of 

 fifteen tons burthen and upwards, coming in or going out of said 

 harbour of Nantucket, shall pay the sum of six shillings at the time 

 of their first coming in or going out; and no further sum shall be 

 demanded of any such vessel for the space of twelve months next 

 following. 



And be it further enacted, 



[SECT. 2.] That no vessel of fifteen tons burthen and upwards shall 

 be clear'd or entered by the impost officer residing at said island of 

 Nantucket, until the said sum of six shillings be paid to him for the 

 support and maintenance of the said light house ; and the said impost 

 officer, for the time being, is hereby directed and required to receive 

 the sum of six shillings, for each vessel so enter'd or cleared, and no 

 more, to be applied for the purposes of maintaining of said light- 

 house, and shall keep a fair account of all such monies received, and 

 pay the same to the selectmen of the town of Sherburne, or the major 

 part of them, or their, successors in said office, to be applied for the 

 purposes aforesaid. [Passed June 17. 



