The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-16

receive goods or merchandise, on storage for other
parties, shall be deemed public warehouse Inan
Tor the purposes Of this act
Sc ?. This act shall take effect when approved
(ApproVed Feb. p, 1850
Chapter f35.
AN ACT for the protection of Land Locked Sal
mon, Trout and Bass.
BE enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires IN Legislature ASSEMBLED, as follows
SEcTlpN /. There shall he an annual close time
ior landlociIed salmon, commonly 50 called, trout
black bass and 0swegobass, in all tile waters Of this
state, as follows, viz For land-locke salmon
from the fifteenth day of September to the first DAY
OF March follo ing for trout from the ir8t day Of
October to the first day of March following and
for black bass and OswegO bass from the first day of
April to the first day of June following.
Sec 2. No person shall at any time catch, take,
kill or fish for any land-l0cked salmon, trout
black bass 0swego bass, by means of any
Srapnel, spear, trawl, weir, net, seine, trap,
set line, either through the ice or otherwise
or with any device or in any other way than
by the ordinary way of hand fishing With a
single baited hook and line, or with artificial
lies under a penalty Of not less than ten
further fine OF one dollar for each fish 50 caught
taken or killed. And all set lines grapnols spears
travis, Welrs, nets, seines, traps and deces other
than fair angling as aforesaid, are hereby prohibit
tea on the fresh water lakes, ponds and streams Of
this state and when found in use or operation
on said lakes, ponds Or streams, they are hereby
declared forfeit and contraba nd, and any person
finding them in use in said waters is hereby author
zed to destroy the same.
for sale OF have in possession, except alive any
land locked salmon between the fifteenth day of
September and the first day Or March following
Or any trout between the first day Of October and
the first day Of March following; or any black bass
Or Oswego bass between the first day Of April and
the first day of june following, under d penalty Of
not less than ten dollars than thirty dol
lars, and a further fine Of one dollar for each fish
thus caught, taken, killed. exposed for sale or in
possession, except as aforesaid.
SEC. l. All penalties imposed under the 1r0vis-
IONS OF this act may be recovered, with costs of sut
by any person or persons, in his or their own name
before any municipal or police court, or trial us1
tce in the county where the offence is committed
or the detendent resides such penalties may be
recovered by an action IN the superior court Of the
county OF Cumberland, or in the supreme court of
THIS state which actions Shall be governed by the
same rules as other actions in said courts except
that upon recovery by the plaintiff plaintiffs in
such suit III SAID courts full costs shall be allowed
TO such plaintiff or plaintiffs without regard to the
amount OF such recovery and any Judge of tho
supreme court, superior court Of Cumberland
any trial Justice is authorized upon receiving sui-
cent security for costs the part of the complain
ant and sufficient proof by affidavit of the Viola
uon OF any OF the provisions of this act, by any
person being temporarily within his jurisdiction
but not residing therein, by any person whose
name and residence are unknown to the complain
ant, TO issue his warrant and have such offender
committed or held>tO bail, to answer the CHARGE
against him. Any penalties, when colccted 4,
oa Se Pa1 by the court before which
where conviction is obtained, and the remainder to
the prosecutor. On the non-payment of the penal
~ the detendent shall be committed to the commoa
all OF the county, for period Of not less than ten
days, and at the rate of day for each dollar of
the amount OF the Judgment, where the sum is over
ten dollars in amount and it shall be the duty of
any county attorney in this state, and he is hereby
required to commence actions for the recovery of
the penalties allowed and imposed in this act, upon
receiving proper information and in all actions
brought by such county attorney, one half of the
penalty recovered and collected shall be paid to
the person giving information on which the action
IS brought, and the other half to the county where
CONVICTION is obtained this clause however not to
preclude any person from bringing suit to recover