Section 5 Persons liable in fish teinds may petition sheriff to call a meeting.

Any ten persons liable in the payment of fish teinds, or who have paid or have been required to pay fish teinds within the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of the application after mentioned, or in any parish where less than ten persons are so liable or have been so required to pay fish teinds, then the whole of such persons may apply by petition to the sheriff to summon a meeting of the whole persons resident in the parish who are liable in payment of fish teinds, for the purpose of taking into consideration the commutation of the fish teinds under the provisions of this Act.