The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-02-08
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| asset Fails, IN the town of W oolwich.
| sect |. BE u enacted 6y tie Senaie and 4ouse OF
Representatives. IN gistoture assembled That IL shat
ana may be lawful Tor the Inhabitants Of said town
oNAci at their annual meeting, III the month D
March or April, 10 sell otherwise dispose of the
privilege al tdkIng the fish called fe wives al Neguas
se' ais, 20 called, within said town OF Wuo,ich g.
the cnolunents arising from such sale o. DISPOSAL
snail DC appropriated by said town to such uses aud
purposes as the inhabitants thereof shall from INN. 10
time, III legal town meeting, determine. 1850.
Sect. . BE further enacted, That the'davs for IA
Eng said fish, at said falls shall BE- Monday, tuesday
| other time. -
oect. .. lie dturther enacted, That if any person
"lomsoeSer, except the purchaser or purchasers Oh
such other person shall be duly authorised by said
! town OF oowlch, At their annual meeting in the
month Of March or April shall any Of sand fish at
Ne.uasset falls, within a half mile above OF below
SAID falls. or in the pond leading thereto he
or they shall forfeit and pay for every fish 50 unaw-
lully taken hne not exceeding cents nor less
than three cents.
Sect 4. Be II further eRacted That if the purchas-
erS OF managers of said privilege or either OF them
lawfully taking said fish aforesaid shall when in
his or their power neglect refuse TO supply any PEP
son who may apply Tor the same the rate OF TWEEN
tyhve cents for hundred OF said fish, the Durchas-
or or manager so refusing shall forfeit and pay for
each offence the sum Of i've dollars And ii any per
son or persons authorised catch said fish, shall ash
tor
said FISH, whilst the fresh green or they
Offending, shall forfeit and pay for each offence the
OF five dollars.
Sect ). BE IL turtfr enacted That the inhabitants
OF said town OF Woolwch shall at their annual meet
ing IN the montlCi March or April choose by ballot
committee conslstin, ot three persons freenoiters
Of the town, who shall be sworn the faithful dis
charge Of the duties enioined upon them by this act
whose duty 1t snail be To the SuIces OF pas
sage WAYS hereafter described are sufficiently opened
iof SAID sh to pass ami repaSS, and Kept sufficiently
open By the and proprleors OF tie millsat Ne
Guasset during the periods hereinafter mentioned TO
wit LIST, gate or slulce way, ioot Wide and ts y
ana hall leet high, on the slope VI the DAM point
found By beginning the east side OF the gIst nH
looms on sand falls thence running four feet easterlv
by SAID dam "a, gate or slolce way four feet wide
aud as hlgh on the slope OF the dam, will 1--WE i've
and one half feet perpendicular height the west side
OF which gate or sluice way shall be eight feet east
ward OF the former, Whereabouts 3d. gate or suice
way, to be made four feet wide, aud two and half
feet high, aforesaid the side of which gate or
sluce way, shall De fourteen feet eastward of ae Sec
ond as the dam All which gates and suice ways
shall o. opened by said owners PROJECTORS on the
tenth day OF May annually, and kept open until the
hsh nave done passing up and snail be opened by said
owners or pfopneors, on the 20tn day OF August
nually, and Kept open till TIE twentieth day Of Sep
tenlbcr annually 10 let the young fish 60 down AID
-, - II further enacted That the committee
named in the last section, shall nave full power and it
shall be their duty remove all logs boards, slabs OF
other lumber from the passage way vi said AlewiveS
from the at above below the said fails OF Ne
glasset il such lumber Snail in the Judgment OF said
committee tend Ill any way obStruct the Tree pas
sage OF said FISH, up down the said falls at Neguas
set and all such removals shall be the expense OF
the town of W oolwlch.
Sect T. BE ii further enacted, That if any person,
chosen said committee, due notice thereof, shall
refuse to pt thereof and qualify himself there
fNr rx-itN tfpr inch Clleh
person refusing shall forfeit and pay fine of iivc
dollars for the OF said town and the Treasuref
OF the town hereby authorised and directed proS
ecutc, tor the same and III Of the reusak
Of any person chosen, the Selectmcn for the tme
being, shall have power, and they hereby directed
proceed 10 appoint other person persons nl
the Of those who shall refuse and any personi
50 appointed who shall refuse aforesaid shall be H.
able TO the same penalty; and if the seectmen shall
neglect TO proceed aforesaid, they shall each of them
forfeit, and pay the OF ten dollars and no per-
shall be Obliged 10 on said committee, more
than one year IN three.
sect g. BE it further enacted That If tie owners or
proprieors OF the mill dam Neguasset shall neglect
refuse open. and keep open, such suIces pas
sage ways. for the passing Of the Ash up and down
said stream they shall each OF them forfeit and pay
for each day they shall neg cct, fine not exceed
Ing ten, no less than five dollars.
Sect 9. BE IL further enacted, That all fines incur
red bv any breach Of this act shall be recovered by
any court proper 70 try the same, in the of either
of said COMMITTEE noiety Of which shall accrue To
the use of the town, and the other moiety the
Of the inomer or plaintiff, who may for the same,
except the fine already appropriated
Sect. 10. BE Hturther enacted That nothing in this
act shall he so construed as deprive the inhabitants
of tie town Of w oolwich from prosecuting SUNG for
any OF the breaches aforesaid and person shall be
debarred from being admitted witness any pre-
sentiment OF the grand jury. by reason Of his being en-
titled to any part Of said fines.
Sect. H. BE II further eaacted, That in any
minor minors shall offend against any part Of this
act. and thereby incur any Of the penalties aforesaid,
the parents, guardians of such minor mi
nors shall he answerable therefor complaint, In
an action TO be brought against such parents masters
OF guardians for his or their personal offence.
Sect. Il. BE at further enacted That purchaser
or manager, any person employed By them shall be
deemed trespasser in going on the lands and prem
ses OF any person in order 10 take said lsh, then
paying reasonable compensation therefor, if required
Sect Is. BE II further enacted, That Act, eni
tied IAN Act preserve and regulate the taking Of fish
called Alewives at Neguasset falls called within the
town OF Woolwch," passed March l, A. ID. 1900; al
So an Act in amendment Of said Act passed February
T. 1903 and all other winch hare passed al any
time previous to the passage of this act for the regu
ton nf fish at Neguasset falls and IT'S appendages anc
IN the pond stream leading thereto, be, and tins
same are hereby repealed Prorided That all the act
aforesaid shall be and remain in full force,
respects the trial and punishment Of all offences there
III mentioned which have been committed before tht
passing OF tins act
Approved, Jan. l9, 1922.
ALBION K. PARIS.
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