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MANNING V TRUMBULL,
One door south of Meters. Bust & Msbxick’b
Stage Y
.CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION.
Price to tingle fubferibera, who receive their
papersat the office, or by mail, two dollar* per
tanam. *
Ta c »mpanies of 5* fnbferibera, who take the
paper* atthe offi.e, one dollar and fifty centa per
annum, payable oa delivery of the paper*.
Single (abferiber*, who pay in advance, will
be entitled to a deduftion ot i a| per cent.-—And
the fame allowance will be made to agent* in dis
tant placet, who will regularly co Heft and remit
money which may be due from fubfetibera.
net exceeding t welve lines,pub-
UJhed three weeks Jer one dollar, and continued
three weeks longer for fiftycents.—Larger adver
tisements in thefameproportion.
In confeqnence of a deci (ion of the Supreme
Judicial Court, the Publishers of tbi* paper deem
it necessary to give notice, that while they (hall fed*
uloufly aim to beliterally correft, they cannot hold
themlelve* refponlible for any erroui in any adver*
tifementbeyond thefum charged for itainfertion.
>—i*mn mu ■mm awi er
Metallick Strap & Paste,
For Razors, burgeons' Instruments,
Penknives, &c.
For Sale, at the Store of
DANIEL WALDO.
RECOMMENDATION.
I hereby certify that I have, for several week*,
made daily use of a Razor Strap, prepared by Mr.
E. M. Poiaaaov, of Wallingford, (Conn.) I
have found thia Strap decidedly fuperrour to any
that 1 have uled. A Razor which wa* in indif
ferent older, it brought immediately to a delicate
edge, which it preferve* by a little judiciqu* use
of the Stiap. I Ihould think, from the trial I
have made, that thia Strap, would, in a great
measure, if not entirely, lupercede, the necessity
of honing. From the disclosure made to me of
the substance employed in preparing the Strap, it
it obvious that it could not have been better choL
en ; and I have never heard of it* being applied
for tbit purpoie before.
BENJAMIN SILLIMAN,
Profs for of Chcmiftry, Pharmacy. Min- >
ero.ogy and Geology tn Yale College. $
The Strap and PaUearealfo highly recommend
ed by Nathan Smith, Profefforof Phyfick and
| Surgery in Ysle College—and Eli Whitney, a
distinguished mechanick in New-Haven.
Worcester, Feb. 14.
Staniford’s Practical Arithmetick,
TO WHICH I* ADDED,
A new and concise System of
Book-Keepirjt,
Both by Single and Entry,
Second Edition—
Is just publifked, and for fate at G. A. Tevm
bull’s Bookstore.
Worcester, Feb. at, tßai.
Farm for Sale.
THE Farm in Leicester, be
longing to the Heir* of William Hin
bhaw. Eq deceased, containing 200 acres, pro
portionabiy divided into Grazing, Tillage, Or
charding, and Woodland, well fenced, and with
good Building*—i* offered for sale, at a moderate
puce, and on favourable term*, to the purchaser.
Apply to Daniel Hen/haw, in Winchendon, or in •
Worcester, to H. G. HENSHAW.
January 31, >Ba 1. 6w
Commission Business.
ON the firft of March next,
the Sublcriber will open the (pacioua
Chambers atthe corner of Cornhill and Market
ihett, Boston, for the reception and sale of DO
- COTTON, and WOOLLEN GOODS,
on CommifliOti.— Thi* notice is given, that
Manufacturer* visiting Bollon, previous to the
*bove date, may have an opportunity to confer
with hitn. Advance* will be made, when desir
ed, to any rcaionable amount.
JOSHUA CLAPP,
Markct-ftreet.
Reference in Providence, to Meffra. Wation
& Gladding.
The New England
MUSEUM,
76, Court-Street, Boston,
WHICH was established by
■ Aft of the Legislature in 1818—ha* now
been opqn for reception of Visitors two year*,
and ha* unquestionably become the greatest and
snoft highly interesting Lyceum of Amusement in
America.—The pubhekare refpeftfully inform
ed, chat the whole receipts are laid out to increase
and .improve the Eflablilhment; and that the CoL
Icdi ns are of such a nature, that much ufeful
knowledge may be acquired by viewing thia im
meafe variety of Cu a iositi ca.
Every person visiting Boston, for
bufinehor pUsfure, fhonld be careful not co omit
calling at tha NEW-FNGLAND MGSKUM, 76,
Court-Street, head of Market-Street Buildings.
(fT Admittance, #5 cent*.
Sept. a 3, 18»C.
8
f
COLUMBIAN INDEPENDENCE,
FQRTY-FIFIH YEAR.
TO Officers of the Revolution
ary Army, who served in the Fifth
Massachusetts Regiment, commanded by Col.
Rufus Putnam :—
JOSHUA BENSON, Capt.
WILLIAM EYSANDEAN, Lieut.
JOSEPH SMITH, Lieut,
DANIEL M‘CAY, Ensign.
EDWARD CHALONER, Ensign.
Late of the hlh Mass. Regiment.
If these persons, or their heirs, will
please to apply to the Publishers of this Paper,
they will hear of something to their advantage.
Worcester, Feb. 14, 1821'
Princeton.
ONE of the belt (lands in the
town for a genteel Tavern, with a Store
for general Merchandize, detached from the House,
with excellent Cellar, Back-Buildinga for the ac
commodation of the Store, whreh ia nearly 40 feet
Iquare. The House it ft tutted in tjjgjcry centre
ot the town, on the coiner of the four principal
road* which pal* through it—ha* four Rooms on
a floor—two (lories high—with a Front Yard,
and excellent Well and Garden Spot, and a con*
fiderable quantity of early and late Fruit Trees—
together with about 90 acrea of tome of the best
Land io the town
An Inn in this situation is very much
wanted. It offers one of the best opportunities
to any person who is desirous of commencing
bufinels, either as lon-keeper or Trader, that has
ever been prelented to let.
For particulars, apply to Mr. John
Lane Boylfton, or Capt. Peter Farrow, now to be
found on the premrfe*. A Lia le for seven or
twenty-one years will be given, if required.
The Premises are all in complete
repair, and immediate poffeflion will be given.
Princeton, Feb. *B, ißai.
A Bargain for Farmers.
WLL be fold, on Wednes
day, the 4th of April next, at Publick
AuftrOn, on the premises, a large and excellent
FARM, lying in the gore of land between the
town* of Worcester, Shrewlbury, Gratton, and
Millbury—and confiding of too acre*, most of it
of an excellent quality, on which are a large Dwel
ling-House, a Barn more than >OO feet lor j, and
other convenient Out-Building*.* Thi* Farm has,
for many year* past, sustained a very large stock
of Cattle, and is capable of being made to turn off
as much valuable produce a* an equal number of
acre* lying together in any of the Grafton Farms,
which obtain end merit so high a rank in publick
estimation. It is expefted that Grafton Farmers
who do not think thcmfelves rich enough al
ready, and other* who equally love and value
good Land, will not, for want of enterprize, lose
thi* opportunity of attempting to make themfelve*
wealthy, substantial yeomen bn easy term*. A
credit will be given for most of the purchase
money For further particular*, inquire of the
Subscriber, in Worcefler.
JOHN W. HUBBARD.
Feb. ay, ißar. 4W
Real Estate for Sale.
TTHE Subscriber (having re
moved into the County of Mtddlekx) wilh
e* to dilpofe of his Real Estate, located lets than a
mile from Lancaster Meeting-Houle, on the road
to Worcester, in a level handsome village, confin
ing of an upright Dwelling-House, a Barn and
Out-Buildings, with about 36 acrea of Mowing.
Tillage, Pasturage, and Orchard Lands, good Wa
ter conveniences for Buildings and Landa. The
Gtuation ia well calculated for a Trader or Me
chanick of any description. Jacob Fisher, Elq.
Maj. Solomon Carter, or Capt. John Gofs, will Ihow
and describe the premises. Credit liberal, and
poffeflion will be given when requited.
JOSEPH LEACHa
Lancaster, Feb. 20, 1821.
— —— .
A Great Bargain.
'fO be fold, on The most ac
-*■ commodating terms, (a (mall part down,
the rest on a long credit,)—one of' the best PAS
TURES in the County of Worcester, containing
122 acres, well fenced motlly with wall; lying
in Rutland, near The Pasture ia
the fame that belonged to the Estate of John D.
Williams, of Roxbury. For particulars, inquire
of Israel and Stratton, of Holden, or the
fublcriber, in Sterling.
JOHN H. STRATTON.
Sterling, Feb. aB, ißat.
t TO BE SOLD,
Andpossession given immediately,
A FARM, situated in the
southerly part of Rutland, on the County
Road leading from the centre of said Rutland
through Paxton to Worcester, containing one
hundred acrea of excellent Land, confiding of
Mowing, Tillage, Pasture-Land, &c —with an
elegant two-story Dwelling-House and two Barna,
and other Out-Buildings, all in good repair.
For further particulars, inquire of ELIPHALET
HOW, on the premifea,
Rutland Feb. *3, rßai.
For Sale,
A FARM, in Shirley, about
one mile (tom the Meeting-Houfr, and 36
miles from Boston, containing about 100 acre* of
Land, and conGfting of a D welling- house and
Barn, very convenient Grist and Saw Mill*, and
other Out-Building*. Thi* would be a good
(land for altnoft any kind of Mechanick, particu
larly a Tanner 01 Btackfmi h, and will be ioldron
accommodating term*. Inquire of the fublcrib
er, on the premifea. ENOCH BROWN.
Shirley, Feb, *7, 18111
“THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SECURITY OF FREEDOM.”
WORCESTER, Wednesday, March 7, 1821.
OIMA
Worcester Agricultural
Society.
T*HE publication of the fol
* lowing Report ha* been accidentally delay
ed to tbi* late period.
The Committee on Agricultural Ex
periments and Improoements have attended to the du
ty assigned them, and fAmit the following Re
portj
They have awarded to Payson Wialaxu, Esq, of
Fitchburg, for the greatest quantitv of Potatoea
railed on an acre of land, being 614 bulhcl*,
$6:00.
It will be recollefted that Mr. William* obtain
ed a premium the last season for an inferiour
crop, (the quantity then being only 580 bulhela
on an acre;) on which occasion, however, the
Committee remaiked, ” that the quantity proba
bly exceeded any which a premium had
been obtained within thia Commonwealth.”
The present season ba* certainly not been 1 fa
vourable one for the cultivation of potatoea; md
the Committee are persuaded that Mir. William* ia
indebted for bi* success, not only to a produftive
foil, but to a highly judteioua mode of culture.
The whole expense of rsifing and barvetting the
614 bulhela, including ST load* of manure, sod
, the value of the leed, iaettimated by Mr. Willian*
| at SB7 : 00, or something lef* than 15 cents per
■ bulhel. The Committee indulge the hope that tie
I repeated success of Mr. Williams will induce
| miny of the farmer* of this County to adopt the
i improved method of culture by which that fuc
, cef* has been obtained.
The Committee have not thought it expedient
to award any premium for the greatest quantity
of Wheat; aa, owing to the unfavourablenefs of
the last season, or to the want of competition, the
; quantity for which a premium i* claimed -it only
19 bulhela.
There were Gve famplea of Potatoes railed from
feed-ball* exhibited : one from Nathan Perry, of
Worcester ; one from Uriel Jobnfon, of Worcef.
ter; one from Oliver Wilion, of Leicester; and
two from Jolhua Richardton, of Templeton.
One of Mr. Richardton** (ample* being of * ” fu
periour quality ” th; Committee awarded him the
premium of $5:00
The Committee alto received, on the day ot
their meeting, a communication from Samuel Le
land, of Grafton, by which it appear* that he rais
ed on 106 rod* of Lnd 59 bulhel* and S 7 quart*
of com—equal to 90 butoels and 10 quait* per
acre. By order of the Committee,
STEPHEN WILLIAMS, Chairman.
Worcester, Dec. as, 18*0.
< Turnpike Notice.
'T'HE Annual Meeting of the
•A WoxcaaTßS & Staffovd Turhfiks
Cokfokation will be held at the house of Da.
vid K. Porter, in Sturbridge, on the second Wed
nesday of March, at 10 o’clock, A. M. for the
choice of Officer*, and any other bufinelt that may
come before them.
SIMEON BURT, Clerk.
Worcester, Feb. to, 18*1.
For Sale,
Full-blo«ded Merino Ewes,
and 200 Iba. of full-blooded Merino Wool.
Apply to MOSES N, CHILD.
Worcester, Feb. 18, tßtt.
Farm to Rent.
A FARM, situated in the east
part of Leic -tter, owned by the Heir* of rhe
late John Southoatb, is to be rented on rca
tonablt terms lot or e or three year*.—Alto, Stock
and Farming Tools, to be fold or rented. For far
ther information, apply to
ISAAC SOUTHGATE.
Leicester, Feb. tt, ißai.
P. S.— The rent of the above Farm will be re
ceived in Produce, if wilhed. 6w
"T noticT
pS hereby given to the Pro
*■ prietors of the Lancastzb Cotton Max
ua actu ting Co. that then First Meeting will
be held at their Counting-Room, io Lancaster, on
WEDNESDAY, the lift day of March next, at
3 o’clock, P. M.-»there to aft upon all matter*
relating to them, according to their Aft of Incor
poration.
Lancaster, Feb. tB, sßai.
Notice is hereby Given,
TTHAT the ELIZA-
A BETH GOULDING, a Pauper of the town
of Shrewlbury, abfeonded on the 15th inst. from
my house, where provilinn was made for iierlup
port by said town. I hereby fotbid all perlons
harbouring or trusting her on tqv-account; aa
1 will pay no debts of her contracting after this
date. JONAS K. MILES,
By order of the Overseers of the Poor offaid town.
Shrewlbury, Feb. 19, tßai.
Worcester, ff.
Probate Office, February 7, >Bai.
To the Heirt of Mary Aldrich, late
of Umbridge, in naid County, de
ceased, and to all others concerned
in the Estate said deceased,
GIiBBTIHa.
VOU are hereby cited to ap—
pear (if you Ge fit) at the Court of Pro
bate to be holdcn at Uxbridge, in hid County,
on the fourth Tuesday tn Ma. next., at ten of
the clock, before noon, to Ihow caulKWhy the In
strument, which purport* to be the hit Will and
Testament of (aid deccated, ihould not be approv
ed ; and you will be beard thereon.
NATHI. PAINE, J. Prob.
Cotton & Woollen Goods.
DEXTER TIFFANY B>CO.
Ab. 35, Broad Street, Boston,
Have just received from the Manufac
turers,
of Sheetings and
Shirting*, bleached and unbleached; Ging
ham*; Checks; Stripes; Sewing Thread, of the
best quality ; Counterpane.; Satinet., &c All
of which-midi be for Cafla or approved
Credit. rr
January eoptf
Ccmmontmts of
In the year of cur Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-one.
AN ACT further to regulate the juris
diftion and proceeding* of the Court* of Pro
bate.
Sac 1 "Pl® enaded by the Senate and House of
* JD Representatives in General Court ajjcmbled,
and by the authority of the fame. That when any part
of the real estate of a per ton deceafcd (hall lie in
common and undivided with that of any other
perlon or perfont, the Judge of Probate, having
juriidiftton of the lettlement of the estate of the
deceased, may issue hit warrant to a committee of
three diicreet and diflnterefted freeholder*, direft
ing them to fever and divide said real estate of the
deceased from thatof inch other person or perfon*,
according to law; but the said judge may cause
such real estate of a person deceased, to be divided
among hi* heir* or devilees, or dower to be *f
figned therein, without firft requiring the fame to
be levered from that of any other person or per
lon* with which it may lie io common, .whenev
er the nature of the case (htli permit, and the par
tie* applying for such division or alignment (hall
req ieft it. And when such real estate of a person
deceased (halt lie in common with that of other
periona unknown to thf petitioner for partition,
publick notice (hall be given to them by the
Court* of Probate in the fame manner a* it may
be done by the Court* of Law, provided, that
an tppeal (hall be allowed from any order, dental,
or deciGon of any Judge of Probate, on any pe
tition or application made under the authority of
thi* aft in like manner a» in other cafe*.
Sac a. Beit further enaSed, That all parti
tions of real eQatc, made und ; the authority of
any Court of when the lame is 'holden ia
common with a fttanger, and all diftribuxion*
of the real estate of any tefiator or intestate, ly.
ing out of the County in which such Court is
holdcn, and under the authority aforefaid. (hall
be recorded in the Registry of Deed* in the Coun
ty where such rtal estate lie*.
. Sac. 3. Be it further enaSed, That whenever
it (h.ll be made to appear to the Supreme Court
of Probate that it would be manifeftly beneficial
i to any Ward or Ctftui que trust, that a portion
of the pqftonal property in the band* of hi* guar
dian or ttuftee, ihould be invested in stock, io
iny publick fund, or in real estate, and no dif
ferent proviGon i* made for the dilpofal of (uch
pv qbU property in the inftrutnent by or undei
w Guardian or Tiuflee is appointed, the
Couh, on petition of Inch Guardian or Trustee,
o;of any person having an interest in (aid prop
erty, may order the fame to be invested in such
stock or in real estate within such time, and un
der such limitation* and reftriftion* aa it (hall
think proper to impose, provided that notice of
the iubftanceof (uch petition be previously given
to all perfon* interested, in the fame manner as i*
required in case of petition* for partition of real
♦Hate, that they may appear and (how cause, if
«ny they hive, why the prayer of such petition
(hould not be granted. And provided, alto,
that nothing in thi* feftion (hall be so construed
a* to take away the right which guardians and
tiufteea now have to invest the effaces of their
Ward* in stock or in any publick funds without
application to the said Supreme Court of Probate.
Approved by the Gnernour, Feb. it, 1821.
AN ACT in further addition to the Act
for the orderly tolemnization of Marriage*.
Sac YYF-it enaSed by the Senate and House of
’JD ReprefcrOatives, in General Court assem
bled, and by the authority of the fame. That every
ttated ordained Mmifter of the golpel (hall be,
and hereby is, authorized-and empowered to sol
emnize Marriage* between perfon* that may law
fully enter into that relation, when one or both
of the periona to be married belong to the patifh
or congregation of such Minister, although such
peiion or perfon* (hall refid* without the limit*
of the town, pariflr, or diftrift wherein such Min
ister may be fettled ; and such Marriages may be
tolemnized either within the town, pari(h,or dif
trift wherein such Minister refidea ; or wherein
luch person or perfon* may reside.
Sac. a. Bi it further endded, That whenever
any perlons who may lawfully enteY into the mar
riage relation (ball belong to or be reftdent in a
town or diftrift, in which there (ball be no ft a ted,
ordained Minister of the golpel of the itft or de
nomination to which such perfon* or either of
them belong, it (hall be lawful for any fettled, or
daineO Minister, of the (est or denomination to
which (uch perfont or either of them belong, re-
Gdiug in any other town or diftnft within thi*
Commonwealth, to solemnize Marriage between
(uch perlon* ’within the town or diftrift where
they or cither of them reside; the certificate of
which marriage flisll be filed with the Clerk of
the town or diftrift where such Msnisge (hall
be tolemnized : And the dutie* of Minifter* and
Town Clerk*, in relation to certificate* of Mar
riage tolemnized under the provisions of this aft,
and the penalties tor the negleft thereof (hall be
the fame as are provided in the aft entitled An
Aft for the orderly lolemniaation of M.triages.
Approved by the Qovernour, Feb. in, 1821.
AN ACT respecting cases of Divorce
• and Alimony.
- T) E it enaded by the Senate and House of
.D Representatives in General Court affem.
bled, and by the authority of the fame, That attcr a
libel lor Divorce, whether from the boadsof mat-
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT)
THIRTY-SXcOMB YEAR.
[Whole No. 2500.
rimohy, or from bed and boarJ, ikali have been
filed in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Joi
dicial Court, the said Court (hall have power at
any teim thereof, whether Bolden in the UKnty
wlme luch libel i* filed, hr in any other Conn;yj
on application bv petition, to prohibit the huf
baad from impofingany reftraincupon the perlon
al liberty of the wife, during the pendency of
such libel; and alto to make such order or decree
Concerning the care and custody of the minor
children of the parties, or any or either of them,
as, under the Circumftancea of each case, the said
Court (hall judge expedient, and for the benefit
of -such oildrrn. And whenever a decree of
divoite shall be rendered, the said Court (hall
have power to make such further order and de
cree as to thr* may appear expedient, concerning
the care, cuitody, and topport of such minor
children, or any or either of them, and to deteri/
mine with whi.4i of the parents the said children,
or any or either df them, (Ball remain. And af
ter such decree rendered, the said Court (hall
have power, from time to time, on application by
petition, to revile, alter, and amend fuel, order or
decree, relative to the care, custody, and fappotc
of (uch children, or any or either of them, a* the
circomfiance* of the parties refpeftively, and the
benefit of such children may, in their judgment,
require. _ o »
Sac. t. Be itfuhher enaded, That in all cafe*
where Alimony may be decreed, the said Court
(hall have power, in iheir diferetion, to order ad
eq iate (ecurity to be given (or the payment of
(uch Alimony, under such limitation* a* the said
Court may judge proper; and all fuchordera and.
decreea made pursuant to the provisions of this*
aft, (hall and may be enforced and carried into
execution by procefsof attachment, or other prop
er process, as the circuffittancea of each case may
require. And the said Court (hall have power,
at their difcreiion, to grant Cott* (or petitioner* or
refpondent* in esfrs arising under this ad.
Approved by .he Governour, Feb. 11,181*.
AN ACT concerning Hawkers* Ped
lart, and petty Chapmen.
Sac. 1 R E ** enaded by the Senate and House of
LJ Representatives, in General Court a/reu
bled, and by the authority of the fame, That every
Hawker, Pedlar, petty Chapman, ot other person
going from town to towh, or.from place lo place
within the fame town, on foot or with a horle or
horses, or otherwik carrying to fell, or exposing
for (ale, any goods, wares, or merchandize with
in tbi* Commonwealth, (hall,on convidioh there
of, forfeit and pay a sum not lefa than ten dollar*;
nor more than one hundred doliart for each and
every offence aforefaid : Provided, however, that
nothing herein shall prohibit any person from
carrying abroad and felling Or exposing for sale
any fruita or proviGana, or any goods, wares, or
merchsndiie of the produce or manufadures' of
.the United States, eAcept indigo, feathers, books
trads, prints, maps, playing-cards, lottery tick
ets, jewelry, and effeneca.
Sac. a. Beit further ehaded, That any Judice
of the Peace, on complaint made to him of any
luch offence, may issue his warrant agaiaft the
person complained against, and order him to re
cognize with fufficient surety, or foreties, to arf
fw:r the complaint before any Court within the
fame County, having jurildiftron of criminal afx
fairs ; and the said offence may be profecated by
indiftment before any Court as aforefaid. ’
Sac 3. Be it further enaded That the penal
ties aforefaid, foil be one half to the use of the
informer, and the other half to the ule of ih<-
Common wealth.
Sbc. 4; Be it further enaded. That the ad against
Hawkers, Pedlau, and petty Chapmen, pafltd the
ninth day of June, in the year oi our Lord one
thouland seven hundred and cighty-five, be aud
the fame is hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. Be it further enaded, That this aft (hall
be in force from and after the firft day of June
qext. J
Approved by the Gooernour, Feb. 9, t߻t,
AN ACT to regulate the passage-way
for Filh through the Dam near the mouth of
Concord River, in the County of Middlesex.
Sic. 1,"R E ,Z by the Senate and House of
~ j TT e P rt J ih General Court alfem
bled, and by the authority of the fame, Thr; so long
u there shall be kept and upheld a Dam acrofa
Concord River, between the towns of Chelms
ford and Tewkfbury, in the County of Middle
lex, where the Dim of Mr. Thomas Hmd’s Fac
tory now is situated, it shall be the duty of the
owner, occupant, or person upholding said Dam
to cause to be made a (Juice or passage way for
Fi(h to pafa freely up and down the River,
through said Dam ; and the fame shall be con.
ftrufted with a permanent mud-Gll to bp placed
upon die bottom of the natural channel of fold
River, and to extend from the shore of the isl
and in said River, not lefa than fifteen f ee t to
warda the Eaftory, tn the direftion of the present
Dam, with permanent abutments, and acrofa
timber at the top, not left than thirty inches sbove
the mud-fill. And the whole of said passage
way shall be kept open from the firft day of A
pril, to the twentieth day of May, in each year,
except only that when, by rtafon of the falling
of the water in said river, there (hall be not more
than twelve inches of water above said mud-Gll,
the said passage-way may, with the advice and
content ot the Filh Watdena of the town* of
Chelmsford and Tewkfbury, given in wri.hg, be
diminished in proportion to the depth of the wa
ter ; Provided, however, that it (hall never be re
duced to a Ids breadth than five feet from the «.
hutment on the weft fide.
Szc. a. Be it farther eroded, That so long at
the owner, occupant, or person upholding said
Dun, shall cause to be made and kept a sluice or
pallige-way for Filh through the (aid Dam, of
the dimenfion* and contraftion aforefaid, accord
ing to the true intent tnd meaning of this »ft, he
(hall not be liable to any penalty or prolecu'ion
by force of any aft relative to the obftruftionof
the passage of Fi(h up and down said River.
Sae. 3. Be it further enaded, That no person
shall be permitted to obfttuft the free palfage of
F>fh during the aforefaid monthsol Apui and
May, by taking them ia any mannt£, at the said
paffag -way.
Sue 4. Be it further enaded. That this aft (hall
continue in force ior the u;m of uu yean and
ao longer.
Approved by the Gsvernour, Jan. *4, ißsx.