[COLLATED AND PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMON- RESOLVES OF THE YEAR 1886.] 345.4 BOSTON: WRIGHT & POTTER PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS, 18 POST OFFICE SQUARE. 1887. A COLLECTION OF THE LAWS OF MASSACHUSETTS RELATING TO INLAND FISHERIES, 1623-1886. PLYMOUTH COLONY FISH LAWS. 1623. (Page 30.) ARTICLE 8. That fowling, fishing and hunting be free to all the inhabitants of this government: provided, that all orders from time to time made by this General Court for the due regulating of fishing and fowling be observed in place or places wherein special interest and propriety is justly claimed by the court or any particular person. 1633. (Page 34.) It is enacted by the Court, That fishing, fowling and hunting bee free: provided, if any damage comes to any particulare by the prosecution of such exercise, restitutions bee made or the case actionable. But if any man desire to improve a place and stocke it with fish of any kind for his private use, it shalbee lawful for the court to make any such graunt and for bid all others to make useof it. [Re-enacted in 1636 and 1658.] 1637.-October. (Page 57.) OF FISH.-It is enacted by the Court, That six score and twelve fishes shall be accounted to the hundred of all sorts of fishes. [Re-enacted in 1658.] 1670. (Page 161.) Whereas the providence of God hath made Cape Cod comodious for us for fishing with saines; and some careles |