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63 ARTICLE XI. ANNUAL TOWN AUDIT Section 1. There shall be an annual audit of the Town's accounts under the supervision of the Director of Accounts of the Department of Corporations and Taxation in accordance with the provisions of Section 35, Chapter 44, General Laws. ARTICLE XII. USE, .CARE, REGULATION AND CONTROL OF PUBLIC BEACHES Section 1. Setting or maintaining fires on all public beaches is pro- hibited except on approval of the Mashpee Beach Committee and by special written permit therefor issued by the Mashpee Fire Department. Section 2. The use of alcoholic beverages including the bringing of alcoholic beverages on any of the public beaches is absolutely pro- hibited. Section 3. The playing of baseball or softball on said public beaches is prohibited. Section 4. No dogs shall be brought upon any of said public beaches nor permitted thereon. Section 5. All of said public beaches are •closed to the public at 12:00 o'clock midnight, daylight saving time and the use thereof for bathing purposes or recreational purposes is prohibited between the hours of 12:00 o'clock midnight and 6:00 o'clock A.M., both hours being day- light saving time. Section 6. Leaving litter, trash, rubbish or discarded lunch con- tainers or similar, articles upon the public beaches is strictly prohibited. Section 7. For each and every violation of the foregoing by-laws, a penalty of not more than $20.00 may be imposed. ARTICLE XIII. SHELLFISH REGULATIONS Section 1. No person shall take shellfish from the foreshores, flats and tidal waters of the Town of Mashpee, for commercial purposes with- out a permit, therefor, prescribing the time, quantity and method of taking same, signed by at least two members of the Board of Selectmen. Section 2. No commercial shellfish permit shall be granted to any person who has not resided in the town for at least six months next preceding his application for a permit. This chapter does not apply to residents of the town of Mashpee. Section 3. No shellfish shall be taken on Sunday for commercial Purposes. Section 4. No shellfish shall be taken in the night time, namely, from one hour after sunset until one hour before sunrise. Section 5. No clams or quahogs shall be taken measuring less than two inches on the greatest diameter. Section 6. Shellfish shall be taken only by hand, rake, hoea, plunger, and tongs, excepting scallops which may be taken by dredging, but no dredging shall be allowed in inner harbors. Section 7. Excepting in the night time and excepting from areas closed to shellfishing by order of the Selectmen, any inhabitants of this state or summer resident of the town may take, with a permit, one half a bushel of clams or quahogs, including shells, per day, but not more than one bushel per week and between October 1st and April 1st, both dates inclusive, one half bushel of adult scallops (including shells) per day, but not more than one and one half bushels per week. Section 8. Any person to whom a shellfish permit for commercial Purposes is granted, shall not take more than two bushels of clams (in-