Laws Relating to Inland Fisheries in Massachusetts, 1623-1886

ACT in addition act shall take Act to prevent ACT to regulate Alewive Fishery Barnstable breach brook commissioners Commonwealth Connecticut River corporation county of Plymouth court proper day of April day of June day of March dollars nor less Dukes County duty Edgartown eighteen hundred entitled An Act fish called alewives fish pass fish-wardens fish-way five dollars forfeit and pay further enacted Harwich hereby authorized hereby repealed Indian Head River inhabitants Ipswich River manner Merrimack River Middleborough Mystic River North River obstruction offence offending shall forfeit pass passage-way pay a sum penalties person or persons person so offending Pond prevent the Destruction privilege proper to try prosecute purpose recovered regulate the Fishery regulate the taking rivers or streams SECT selectmen shad and alewives shad or alewives sluice-way sum not exceeding take effect taking fish taking said fish Taunton Great River thereof town of Rochester waters