152 SHELL-FISH COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT. [Jan., 
CHAPTER CIV. 
An Act regulating the Taking of Oysters in the Waters of Long Island 
Sound, and within the Towns of Milford and Stratford. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened : 
Any person who shall, by means of a dredge or any instrument 
drawn by any vessel, take any oysters or substances on which oys- 
ters will naturally “set” from any natural oyster ground lying 
north of a line drawn from the extremity of Pond Point, in the 
town of Milford, to Charles Island, and thence to the ‘‘beacon”’ 
at the mouth of the Housatonic river, shall be guilty of a misde- 
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall pay a fine of not more 
than seven dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not more 
than thirty days. 
Approved, April 12, 1881. 
CHAPTER CXVI. 
An Act relating to Oysters in the Towns of Guilford and Madison. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened : 
Section 1. The oyster committee of the town of Guilford 
shall not have power to designate any grounds for the cultivation 
of oysters or clams, within such reasonable distance of the natural 
oyster and clam beds, within the jurisdiction of said town, as will 
permit the owners of the grounds designated to encroach upon 
the reasonable extension of such natural beds by natural growth. 
Sec. 2. Any person who shall take, gather, or collect in excess 
of five bushels of oysters in any one day, from Hast river, in the 
towns of Guilford and Madison, shall pay a fine not exceeding 
seven dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding 
thirty days. Informing officers in either town may make com- 
plaints for a violation of this section, and any justice of the peace 
residing in either Guilford or Madison shall have jurisdiction of a 
complaint for a violation of its provisions. 
Approved, April 13, 1881. 
