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front of the mouth of the said river, and of the several lines 

 of boundary herein-before mentioned, into the sea, such dis- 

 tance towards the sea to be computed by lines drawn the one 

 from the northern and the other from the southern extremity 

 of the aforesaid boundaries, at right angles to a line drawn 

 between the said northern and southern extremities. 



10. And be it further enacted, that from and after the pas- To prevent 



beating the 



sing of this act, if any person or persons shall beat the water, water, and 

 or place or set any white object, or any bar net, or other net gai obstruct- 

 or nets, or other thing whatsoever, in, over, or across the run of fish, 

 said river Tweed, or in, over, or across any river, rivulet, 

 brook or stream, mill pool, mill lead, mill dam, sluice, cut, 

 pond, or other pool which runs into or otherwise communi- 

 cates with the said river Tweed, or within the mouth or en- 

 trance of the said river Tweed, so as to prevent, or for the 

 purpose of preventing, the said fish from entering the said 

 river Tweed, or from going up and down the said river, or 

 any river, rivulet, brook or stream, mill pool, mill lead, mill 

 dam, sluice, cut, pond, or other pool which runs into or other- 

 wise communicates with the said river Tweed, or shall in any 

 other way or in any other manner prevent the said fish from 

 entering the said river, and going up and down the said 

 rivers and waters before described ; every person so offend- 

 ing shall for the first offence forfeit and pay any sum not less 

 than 10/. and not exceeding 201. ; and any sum not less than 

 201. and not exceeding 40/., for every subsequent offence: 

 provided always, and be it further enacted, that nothing 

 herein contained shall be deemed or construed to alter or 

 affect the modes or methods for taking and killing fish in the 

 said rivers and waters, other than such as are by this act 

 specially prohibited. 



11. And be it further enacted, that every occupier of any Boats to be 



, . , . removed in 



fishery in the said river Tweed, or in the rivers and streams close-time. 

 and other waters running into or otherwise communicating 

 therewith, or in the mouth or entrance of the said river Tweed 

 shall, and they and each and every of them are hereby re- 

 quired to remove and carry away from their several and re- 



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