Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-03-23
70 fls Hon Ne Senate and H5gf Of RlPr5tnta3ivts
ii Geaeral C0urt a6clqBkd.


THE Subscribers, being principal part Of The
owners Of abnut f-,e bundred acres Of Salt
MArfh lying within the towns Of Scarborough in the
county OF Cumberland, and Pepperellborough, IN
sfhe county OF York, together with Pine-POint (tU
caledl aud the beach ard fats ituate between the
fraand faid Marfh the fame being bounded north
eaterly by rough or Black Point river, wet
wardly aud north wetwatdly by the upland OF
Blue Point, and old orchard 10 called IN Pepper
Felhorough) and 'outheaRerly BY the fra-
Humbly lleWeth, that the oleiaidt ratt ofMarlh
being very valuable Intereh, is iubi-tt to great
damages and injury from hori-s, nyat-cattIe and
fVue, being turned on to he beach and PInoPDnt
70 feed and 2.io BY hOrlr5, cattle and twine,
going At large toe rrOB, winch not turned oH
by their owners, out only futforsd TO 40 at large
and the Htuation Of faid Marin On the fouthcatery
part thereof next the iea on the Pcppe rtiborCuEh
ide is fuch that il cannot b. cured bv fea,e., ths
fats from high TO low water mark IS about hXtY
rods dItta0ce, On which no fences can b erected,
and on which horfes, cattle and fwnc can eahy
p2is On TO the Marfh and Pine. Point, as they could
pats along the high way and the. Marh cannot be
fenced by erecting feuee above hiCh-Wa:er mark,
the whole length Of the faid trad of Marh being
more than two miles Becaute there is river
(caled Little Rive ID which nterie&fs the fad trait
and AT ADD the outlet of fad river are broad,
andy fats which extend back into thu fad M4Tih,
which no kind Of fence can be built acroiS and
faid river and BY which hortcs, cattle and
afyine can al low water as eahlY PATS on 10 iald
%Fact OF Ma:ih they from the ic7 Hats: OHr
Interet thus (ituated mutt he aInof totally lot to
Us without the nterPoftion of tee LeEillature
your petitioners therefore'pray that law may be
pafed lubie6finE every perfon who lhall turn his
horles, Cattle fwne of anyklnd on 70 fad Marih,
beach or Pine-POht, to a fine equae 10 the whole
value of all iueh hores, cattle OF any kind, o. iTne
70 turned on, and alto tubje6ing the owner OF any
horie, cattle Of any defcripdon or lTine found 60
ing at large on faid Mar!h, fats o. Pine Point,to
fine Of one dollar for each one iuch creature thus
found thereon going At large and that all iuch
perfOns may be fubjtet to the fame penalties vine
;her they are owners in fad Marlh land, fats, or
not And as fad tract Of m2rh extends two miles
or more n length between which and the tca = a
fandy ridge of Land terminating in what is common
w called Pine Point, extending from road IN Pep
perreiboroueh beading 70 iaid beach near the eait-
crly part Of faid town. on the margin Of fad tract
OF Marlh and Of the fea wal, unto the mouth OF
Black Point river which ridge Is chiefly covered
with growth of pitch pines aud ihrub beaches, the
only defence 10 prevent the fand from blowing
over into faidMarfh and defroyng the whole OF il;
your Petitioners therefore pray that every perfon
whether he be an owner in flid tract OF Marih.
land, flats, or not, may be fuheded 10 fine Of ten
dollars for each tree he may cut down or detroY
on faid ridge or any part thereof, unlefs il be by
the content Of all the owners Of iaid Mdrh--or 9TH
erwifc your HOnorS would grant fuch other relief
as you in your wifdOm may judge mott expedient:
And as ia duty bound your Petitioners mall ever
pray. JAMES GRAY, Jun.
THOMAS QUITS,
WILLIAM MOODY,
ROBERT JAMESON,
EDWARD RUMERY,
WILLIAM GOOGTNS,
ROBERT JAMESON, JUN.
ROBERT SOUTHGATE.
2.b6srysLlboroHgb, Ta1uaFg gt6, 1901.