Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-04-06

70 TIE Hen TIE Seaatf aaf Hsys sfR3,e.seias;c,.
n Gsnerai Court Admitted.
THE Subscribers, being PRINCIPAL par, ce ~.
4 owners Of sbuut f-e bladyid acreJ " sal,
Marin lying within the towns Of SCARBOROUGH n a.
county OF Cumberland, and Pepperellboroueh, N
the county Of York, together with Pine Point nj
called and The beach ard fats fituate between thu
lea and fad MaTih; The fame being bounded north
eaiterjy by SCARBOROUGH o. Black Point river weA
waTdy and north welwaldly by the upland "
ue-PoInts and old orchard 10 called In Prnn-r
rellborongh) and iou,heafery by the fea-
Humby iheweth, that the aforefaid traa ofETar9,
Ueing very valuable iuteref, Is fubictt 10 ere,r
damages and injury from horfes, neat-catrIe INA
iWlne, being turned on 10 the beach and Pine. Ponr
to feed and ALTO by hories, cattle and fwinr
going at large thereon, which are nor Turned NJ
by their owners, but only fufTered to 90 At laree
anc the ttuation Of fad Marih on the foutheaaerly
part thereof next The iea on The Pepperrelbofoueb
noe IS tnch that cannot be fecured by fences he
HATS from high to low water mark Is about 6xtv
rods difance, on which no fences can be erecfpd.
and on which horfes, cattle and fwine can eaflT
pats on 70 the Marh and Pine Point, as they could
pals along the high way; and the Marfh cannot be
fenced oy erecting fence above high water mark
tue WhoR length OF the fad tract of Marfh being
more than two miles Becauie there is a river
lcaied Little Rvsr) which interiecfs the faid tract
and at and near the outlet of Ead river are broad
lanuy Mars which exterr back into the faid Marfh
oa which no kind Of fence can be built acrois and
over laid river and by which horfrs, cattle and
Irvine can at low water as eafly pats on to faid
tract OF Ma:th as they can from the fea fats Our
nteref thus fituated mutt be almoh totally loR 10
Us without the interpo6tion Of tee Legislature
your petitioners therefore pray that law may be
pahed fuoeeting eFgry perfOn who fhall turn his
hories, Cattle fwine Of anykiRd on to fad Marh,
beach or Pine Point, 10 ane equal to the whole
n a fuel rott OFa I'D C,rs--
10 turned on, and alto futiecting the owner of any
hcrie, cattle OF any deicripfon or fwne found GO
ing at large on fad Marin, flats or Pine .Point,t
hae Of one dollar for each one Guch creature thus
found thereon going at large and that all fuch
peTions may be tuhed 10 The fame penalties wbe-
ther they are owners in iad Marfh, land, flats, or
not- And as flid tract Of marfh extends two miles
Or more IN length between which and the fea e
fandy ridge Of land terminating IN what is common
ly called Pns-Point, extendng from a road Ia Pep
p1rreborouPh (lea1ing to fsid beach near the eat.
erY part OF iaid town OG the margin of fsid traet
Of Marfh and Of the f-a.wal unto the mouth of
Black Point river which ridge Is chiefly covered
with growth Of pitch pines and fhrub beaches the
only defence 10 prevent the fand from blowing
over into faidMarih srd deRroYBg the whole Of ii;
your Petitioners therefore pray that every perfon
whether h b 40 OWrer 10 fiid trad of Marfh.
land, flats, Or rot, may be fuheted to foe of ten
dollars for each tree he may ont down or dsaroy
On fad ridge or any part tbeIeof uulsfs il be BY
the content OF all the owners Of faid Msrfhor 9TH
erwife your HonOrs would grant fuch other relief
as you in your wiidcm may Judge mot expedient:
And as 10 duty bound ycur Petitioners fhall ever
pray. JAMES GRAY, Jun.
THOMAS CUTS,
WILLIAM MOODY,
ROBERT JAMESON,
EDWARD RUMERY,
WILLIAM GOOGINS,
ROBERT JAMESON, Jun.
ROBERT SOUTHGATE,
W. ry-