TWEED FISHERIES ACT. 281 



41. And be it further enacted, that the said commissioners District 



meetings 



and overseers, and their said representatives, at their first or and their 



7 * powers. 



at any of the stated general meetings assembled, or at any 

 adjourned meeting advertised as aforesaid for that special 

 purpose, may appoint different districts, for the better con- 

 ducting and managing the several purposes of this act, and 

 the times and places of meetings of commissioners and over- 

 seers for each district ; and at such district meetings the 

 commissioners and overseers or their said representatives 

 shall have power to name a chairman, clerks and other of- 

 ficers, with suitable salaries, and to take such securities from 

 those appointed to offices of trust, for the due execution of 

 their offices, as they shall think proper, and in district 

 meetings three shall be a quorum, but any one or more at- 

 tending shall have power to adjourn, and a particular report 

 from each district, and a copy of the books of the proceedings 

 kept within the same, shall be made to the general annual 

 meeting in every year ; and, in case of failure or neglect, the 

 clerk to the district shall forfeit and pay any sum not less 

 than 10/. and not exceeding 20/. 



42. And be it further enacted, that the clerks, collectors, Former 

 and water bailiffs, or other officers, save and except the collectors 



. to continue 



treasurer, who have been appointed and employed in the till replaced, 

 execution of the said recited acts hereby repealed, shall 

 respectively continue to exercise their several offices under 

 this act, until they shall respectively be displaced or removed 

 by the said cpmmissioners and overseers, or be incapable of 

 executing their offices, and shall be subject to the like rules 

 and regulations in all respects whatsoever as if they had been 

 appointed under and by virtue of this act. 



43. And be it further enacted, that the said commissioners water baUiflh 



. . . to be ap- 



and overseers, and their said representatives, in any general pointed, 

 or adjourned meeting assembled, shall and may nominate and 

 appoint such a number of conservators or water bailiffs, for 

 the protection of the fisheries and detection of offenders, as to 

 them shall appear expedient, or to authorize their district 

 meetings, or any two or more commissioner or commissioners, 



