114 SHELL-FISH COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT. Jan., 
CHAPTER C. 
An Act relating to Fisheries. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened : 
That no committee or selectmen of any town shall designate, 
and no person shall mark, stake out, or enclose for the cultivation 
of oysters, clams, or mussels any natural clam-bed. 
Approved, March 27, 1878. 
CHAPTER CIV. 
An Act relating to taking Seed Oysters from Branford and Farm 
Rivers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened : 
Section 1. No person shall take or carry away from Bran- 
ford or Farm Rivers, so called, any oyster shells or seed oysters 
for the purpose of planting the same upon any private bed or 
beds. 
Src. 2. No person shall take or carry away more than two 
bushels of oysters from the aforesaid Branford or Farm rivers in 
any one calendar day. 
Sec. 3. No person shall use any riddles or tongs for the 
purpose of taking clams, oysters, or mussels in the aforesaid rivers 
between the first day of May and the first day of September in 
each year. 
Sec. 4. Any person who shall violate any of the provisious of 
this act shall forfeit the sum of fourteen dollars, one-half to the 
town wherein the offence is committed, and one-half to such 
person or persons as shall give such information as will lead to 
conviction under this act. 
Sec. 5. Every prosecution for the violation of any of the pro- 
visions of this act shall be heard and determined by any justice 
of the peace for New Haven county residing in either of the 
towns of Branford or East Haven: but the person charged with 
any such violation, if he shall be convicted by said justice of the 
peace, may appeal from the judgment of such justice of the 
peace to the superior court, on giving bond, with surety, accord- 
ing to law. 
Approved, March 27, 1878. 
