The Portland daily press., 1869-11-04

thereof shall be for longer term than years pro-
vded further that this may be repealed altered
Scot. 2 This act shall take effect when approved
lApproved, February 3d. 1851
AN ACT to prevent the taking of pickerel in Far
rington and upper Kezar ponds in Lowell, Oxford
SECT. 1. The taking of pickerel from the waters
of harrington and upper kezar ponds or meadows
in Lowell Oxford county, is hereby prohibited and
made unlawful for and during the months of March,
April and May ofeach year.
Sec 2. ANY person who shall take from the waters
described in section one of this act any pickerel with
in the time named in the foregoing section of this
act, shall forfeit the of five dollars for each of
fence, to be recovered by complaint before trial JUS
and the other half to the town of Lowell, Oxford
county [Approved February %, 1851
AN ACT to prohibit the taking of pickerel in Bun.
germuck Pond in Hartford.
=, SECT The taking of pickerel from the waters of
prohibited and made unlawful for and during the
term OF two years from the passage of this act and
thereafter IN the months OF January, February
hundred and seventy-four
SECT g. Any person who shall take from the wa
tiers described in the first section of this any pick
erel within the two years named therein and there.
after in the months therein named, until the year
eighteen hundred and seventyfour shall forfeit for
each and every pckerel taken the sum of five dol
lars, to be recovered by complaint before trial JUS
tce by action of debt onehalf of said penalty SO
recovered to be paid the and the other
half to the town of Hartford in the county Oxford
lApproved February a. 1861
In Crotchet Pond, in the towns of Mt. Vernon and
Fayette, in the county of Kennebec.
SECT. l. No person shall be allowed to take or
catch any smets from Crochet Pond or its tributary
waters till after the expiration of two years from the
approval of this act.
SECT. q If any person shall violate the provisions
OF this act he shall pay for each and every violation
the UNI of ten dollars, to be recovered in an action
and tbs rosdna 70 te person VINO may
offence is committed
[Approved March 8, 1851
AN ACT for the preservation of fish in the waters
OF Little river and HopkinsOn's pond and tributa-
rles, within the county of York.
SECT. l. All persons prohibited from fishing
or taking trout in the waters of Little river and Hop
knsons pond and tributaries for two years from the
SECT: 2. Every violation of the foregoing provis-
ion shall be punishable by fine of five dollars, to be
recovered and appropriated provided in chapter
forty, section ffty-One of the revised statutes.
[Approved March d. 1861
AN ACT to protect smelts in the waters of Kenne.
bee and Androscoggin rivers.
SECT 1. No person shall set or any seine net,
weir or trap for the purpose of taking smets in the
waters in the Kennebec Androscoggn rivers during
the years eighteen hundred seventy eighteen hundred
seventytwo eighteen hundred seventy -four and eigh-
teen hundred seventy-siX.
of section shall forfeit all nets seines or traps
used in such unlawful fishing, and pay fine of ten
dollars for each offence to be recovered by an action
of debt, half to the complainant and one half to
the county wherein the offence is committed
[Approved March 4, 1861
AN ACT to prevent the taking of Pickerel in Three
Mile Pond in the towns of Vassaboro', China and
Windsor.
SECT. I. No person shall take or destroy any pick
erel IN Three Mile Pond, called, situated in the
towns of Vassaiboro', China and Windsor, except by
the ordinary process Of angling with single bait hook
and line or artificial fly, and not by hook and line
during the months of January, February March,
April and May in each year.
SECT. T. ANY person who shall violate any of the
provisions OF this act shall forfeit for each fish so
taken or DESTROYED the of three dollars to be re-
covered in an action of debt one-half to the use of
the town where the offence is committed. and one
half to the person prosecuting therefor.
approved March g. 1861
AN ACT additional to Gan Act to prevent the de-
struction of fish in East Machas waters" approved
February thirteenth eighteen hundred thirty three
SECT. l. No person shall be allowed to take any
salmon, shad or alewives in the waters of Machias
east river by means of large net. seine, spear or
scoop net after the fifteenth day of July of each year.