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and at all times, with their boats or otherwise, to enter upon 

 all and every the fisheries in the said river Tweed, or within 

 the mouth or entrance thereof, and the rivers and streams 

 running into the same or communicating therewith ; and also 

 to enter upon all brooks, mill pools, mill leads, mill dams, 

 sluices, ponds, or other pools or cuts which run into or other- 

 wise communicate with the said river Tweed, for the pur- 

 pose of preventing and detecting unlawful fishings or ob- 

 structions in the said rivers, streams, and waters, and to 

 moor, anchor, or otherwise fix their boats at such places as 

 they shall find convenient, provided that by such mooring, 

 anchoring, or fixing their boats they do not obstruct or im- 

 pede any legal mode of fishing. 



45. And be it further enacted, that all justices of the peace Justices, 

 and other magistrates shall and may act in the execution ot terested in 



. . . i n i fisheries, 



this act, notwithstanding such justice or magistrate shall be may act. 

 interested in any salmon fishing, except in any case where 

 such justice or magistrate, or the lessee or occupier of any 

 salmon fishing in which such justice or magistrate is inter- 

 ested, is a party to the prosecution or case to be heard and 

 determined by such justice or magistrate ; and also that every owners or 

 owner, occupier of, or any person otherwise interested in any &c. not m- 

 salmon fishery, and also every water bailiff, shall be and is witnesses. 

 hereby declared to be a competent witness to prove any 

 offence committed against this act, unless he be a party in the 

 prosecution. 



46. And for defraying the expences to be incurred in car- Rate of as- 



X» i • ii • i_ 11 n sessment to 



rying this act into effect, be it enacted, that it shall and may be imposed. 

 be lawful for the said commissioners and overseers, or their 

 representatives, in general, stated, or adjourned meetings 

 assembled, to be held under the authority of this act, to as- 

 certain and impose a rate or assessment to be paid by the 

 whole proprietors of salmon fishings in the said river Tweed, 

 or in any river or stream running into or communicating 

 with the same, and in the mouth or entrance of the said river, 

 not exceeding 10/. per centum per annum to be paid for the 

 first year, and annually thereafter in proportion to the rents 



