Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-09

of July, in the year 1873, shall be and the same
hereby is, continued in force, any thing in the
said act to the contrary notwit hstanding" (See
Statutes at Large, vol. 3, page 25I.)
The act Of March lst, 1917, goes still fur
ther to illustrate the object of the bounty
system to fishermen. 1t requires the owners
and thrrc-lourths Of the crews OF fishing vcs-
sells claiming the bounty to be citizens of the
United St.tcs. Section third is rs follows
"That, after the 30th day of September next,
the bountes and allowances, as now granted by
law to the of boats and vessels engaged in
the fisheries shall be paid only on boats or vessels
the officers and at least three-quarters of the
crews of which shall be proved, to the satisfaction
of the collector Of the district where said boat
vessel shall belong, to be citizens Of the United
States, persons not the subjects of any foreign
Prince or State (Sec Statutes at Large, vol. ),
page 35l)
This act removes all doubt as to the object
of the bounty system.
The first act fl7S9 may, with some plaus-
ibility, be said merely to refund the salt du-
ty to the exporter. Subsequent acts, how
ever, paid the quarter part of the bounty to
the seamen directly, with the evident pur-
pose Of encouraging not only the business of
fishing, but the profession of seamanship-
But it was ascertained that foreigners avail :
ed themselves Of the benefit of the bounty
laws in proportions SO large as in some de-
gree to Illustrate the purposes of Government.
This act of March l, 1917, is therefore in
tended to supply this defect, and to place
the leading object Of the bounties beyond all
question.
/ The act of March 3, 1919, increases the al
lowance to boats and vessels under thirty
tons, Ilacing those between five and twenty
on the same footing as those between twen-
ty ard thirty. Thlse above thirty are al
lowed Il reduced bounty. in case they shall
br engt ,cd three and Il half months, but less
+ than four, provided their crews consisted Of
ten persons. 1t is in the following terms
"That from and after the passing of this act
there shall be paid ON the last day of December
annually, to the owner of every fishing boat or
vessel, his Agent, by the collector of the dis
/ trict where such boat vessel may belong, that
shall be qualified asreebiy to law for carrying on
the bank and other cod fsheries. and that shall
actually have been employed therein at sea for the
term Of four months at least ef tho fishing season
rext proceeding, (Which season is accounted to be
! from the last day of February to the last day of
| November every year) for each and every ton Of
such boat or vessels burden, according to her ad-
measurement as licensed enrolled; if Of more
than e tons, and not exceeding thirty tons, three
dollars and fifty cents; if above thirty tons, four
rev en,s;s, of ,or ,,ors,rs .,l ba,in,, hoo, o.
Ne nn,Ioyn5 IN tba cad Gsbar, ", '" 5 nr .ho
term Of three and onc-h.lf month. at least. but
less than four months of the season aforesaid,
three dollars and fifty cents: Pr2r'dei, That the
allowance aforesaid on any one vessel of one sea
n s.'' @ nov ~ na,.,''e' '.
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This act has been said to repeal the act of
I lSl7, requiring the owners and ttrce-tourths
G. =. l.. g th., ttt Il
stttes But thHr" is no. ths sfiS'itest war
rant Tor Snch an assertion; lhe former act
IS not 50 much as referred to, and therefore
all parts oil it winch arc not specihcally
changed ny the act OF Isl9, remained IN inii
+ ief1e. i"e rate o! a,loNaaee Is cncHanceu.
anu tnt term reiHirHi lor certain cIAss ot
vessels t. be at Is m2llIed, but IN eFery
other respect the act oi iSit remainrd IN toli
iorre' On the supp7sitioh that inns aet re-
le's the iornef' 'I'e Sll1 au'.'s "oul'i sl'','u m
j repealed. since t'i'y We're not r'-,''aeLei pS
the actoi lNi?' ana IN that case tne bounty
system would staha aio9i from any l,repn.e
even o' fr'"hd'i'e e'e "",y Oh say, b't '''iS
4nsstl III Is autnorltatAeiN sl'l'' ny '''e Fe?-
alAtlehS oi the iFe's"fy DePaft'he"'' ""'cn
rfl9lre, IN To"i'Fial'f WIN t''o SN''u's VI T.
lol.' tli"t the master anu t'lr1' -l'"it"s oi
sRe ere" "t any 'rs'a elalih'HS 'ouh'y must
oe pr Yen 70 De Il,i/eh7 oi 'n' r'!ty =, ,lIl's
i (oee ,ircul'r inatruet'hS' "|t'" 't'ru',H
-, 10 ISSUED oy Secretary Corwih) 1t
Is t. De no'ed '"I' ''c 3't t:'S''u s'i,'c '''e
rNi'"l Vi 'ne 9Ss'''' u "io 1''','' 90
to the bounty ne'nS IN lieu Oh tI'e sait anty,
or helng measured oy 'he amount oi 'he uuty
collected. these Ac's are sun IN iorce, "hiie
the bounty mas continued Il, u, tte h,sh,s. ppIhl
which 1t ever attained Inc si,t qu'y mas
zen renuo'l l'oa 'Ie",f er'', e'g d haIf
hity-slx pounds, u less than TWO ana nan