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Paffed by the Great and General Court or Affembly of his Majefly's Pro-
vince of the Mafachufos. Bay in New-England : Begun and held at
Bofon upon Wednefday the thirty-firft Day of May 79and conti-
nued by fundry Prorogations to the twenty-fecond of November follow-
ing, and then met.
C H A P. VII.
An A& to prevent the unneceflary De.
firuaion of Alewives in the Town of
Middleborougb
HEREdS ibere are grea4Qyantitis of theFif callidAlewives,that Preamblc;
pas up theRivers and Brooks,in theTown of Middlebbroughto cai
their Sp4wn ; and notwithdanding the Penalties anneked to the
many good and wholefome Laws of this Province already. made, to
prevent the Defiruaion of Alewives, yet many ill- minded and dforderly Per-
fins are not deterred therefrom :
SZe it tbetefoe nattatia bp tbetieteant~obernout,Councit Placeswhere
8 0ttl wife of 1aptSfentatity, That whoever thall prefume to take the Fifh are
any of the aid Filh in the aforefaid Rivers or Brooks, or any Part there- to be taken.
of, by any Ways or Means whatever, at any other Place than at the old
Stone-Ware, fo called, in Nama'ket-River in'faid Town, and at fuch
Place in the Brook called Ajawampfett-Brook in faid Town, as the Inha-
bitants thereof thail vote and order, fuch Perfon thall forfeit the Sum of
forty Shillings ; and.the Scoop Net or otherInfiruinents with which fuch
Perfon may take Lhe faid Fifh, thall be forfeited.
And whereas fote Perfons who may difgufe temfelves, and others who Preamble.
may be unknown, Mgy take or attmpt to take ibe laid Fh t other Places
than at the ajorefaid StoneWare and Affawampfett-Brook ad may refqfe
to difcover their Nariey, Placei of Abode and Ocupations, byWhbch Means
the P;ofecution of /fuie Ofenders may be pre.ehted and tde good Defgnof
this4 be defeared:i And there bi agfomePafoges' ofaid Ritersand8lpoks
that are mucb narrowir thman others, and by Reafon thereof thedhinfe of the
faid F# may be more eafily flopped by Canoe ;ad ohr ]0/n:
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