Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-03-12

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PIT. o NJ person shall after me first day Of DC
t94eI In he year OF our Lord eighteen hundred aud
eIEntY' h9nt XIII or destroy, with dogs any moose
wlthn DE state. under penalty OF one hundred
dollars Tor every moose Killed or DESTROYED: and
no person shall after the first day Of October ator,
said between the first day Of January and the fr.,
aay oil &c ODER, In each year. I'm any manner hunt
MI or uestr9y any moose under the same penalty a.
sscT. 4. Ne person shall hunt. Kill or destroy
~ u'ss, any aetr or caribou within this state
uhuer penalty Of forty dollars for every such deer
or caribou so killed or DESTROYED; and NO uc~so1
snal between The hrst day of January and the first
oay Oh october IN any manner hunt, XIII or destroy
any deer or caribou, under the same ponaltv A.
above pr9Ndei; Any person may lawfully Nil any
uos found hunting moore. deev or carlton.
SECT. D. II any person has In hi. po..ss.ion tho
carcass or hide or any part thereof OF any such ami
NAL, between the first day of January and IN d.,
day ofootober he shall be doomed to have hunted
anu Killed the same contrary to law and d. liable to
the penalties aoresaid but he shall not Do rreclud.
ed from producing proof in defense.
SECT. D No person shall carry OF TRANSPORT from
place TO place in this state the earcass or hide ar
any part thereof Of any such animal during the no.
Rod OF time In which the killing OF such animal l.
prohibited, under penalty ufforty dollars
SEcT. Z. The governor, with advice Of council
shal appoint one county moose and game warden
for each county in the state 20 hold his Office for tho
term OF four year, unless sooner removed each Of
whom may appoint In writing or more deputies
under him, and require Of them suitable bond. for
the faithful performance Of their duties, and the
payment 70 MIN OF his fees and said Wardcns and
their deputies in their several counties shall faith
fny enforce The provisions Of this act Each OF the
deputies shall annually. before the Gr.t
day OF December. render 30 bis principal an account
under oath of all the penalties by him enforced g.
the preceding year. and shall pay to him terfb
part OF the net proceeds Thereof zach commit, -
den shall annually, In January render 10 tho secIe
tRry of state an account on on IA az Ali M, ,a1
enforced by himself or returned To him he Ia g.,
ties, for the year ending the first dav of uecefs,
The penalty for neglecting 10 do "a sbati ~ a..
warden hfty dollars, and deputy twentv-fve doll
lars and the warden shall Immediately Give notice
20 .he county attorney OF every county such neg
lect OF his deputy and the secretary OF state shall
notify such county attorney every such neglect Of
the warden; and the county attorney shall prose.
and the penalties recovered shall be for The s az
the county In such prosecutions the certificate OF
the secretary OF state shall be sufficient evidence of
the fact Of such neglect 10 make return - him
SECT. 8. The municipal officers Of any town NAV
insert In the warrant for their annual meeting an
arUcle ior me choice Of n town moose and pamo
warden, who, I'm his town end anywhere v-ifbib d.
distance Of twelve miles from the exterior bounds
thereof, sha have concurrent iuri sc,ien ,vj,h -
the same powers and rght. a. the county r,,,n.o
warden and his deputies; and he shall make no
return 70 the secretary of state under nonalfy 81
twenty-five dollars, 10 be proved r.coycr,S = "a
appropriated in the same way Zach Of .aid oiBcsr
shall have the same AUTHORITY 10 reopiro a. H. ~
execution OF his Office rs shcrifs and their deuife.
have. 'F1'''
SECT .. The county wardens. their derg,ic. no
town wGrdens, may recover the penalties for tiniae
iuily hunting aud killing moose, deer and ca,Ibou
in an action on the case In their owo Names or nv,
complaint or Indictment in the name of the state.
and such officers may be competent Witnesses and
the sums recovered shall be paid one-half 10 The
warden or deputy warden, and the other TO lie
souuly OF lOMn, rs the case may be. Any person
may prosecute by action, complaint or indictment
iUt any VI the Acis herein forbidden. provided
such warden or deputy, within fourteen davf aOcr
The ohense Is committed, prosccutes therefor and
sne sutis recovered shall be paid, one-haf to the
prosecutor and the other % the county. and such
action, complaint or indictment may be Commence
IN any county In which such animal {, killed or
hunted, or into which its carcass or hide or anv
portion ,here9i, may be carried.
SECr 10. The secretary Of state l. b commupi. /
cate 70 Tue Legislature, In each month of January
what has been done H. execution of the prpcadIng
secti ms Of this chapter appears by the returns
SECT II. No person shall IA any way destroy.
between the bret day Of May aud the fifteenth dav 81
Octooor OF each year, any mink, beaver ase oitcr
or hsheT under penalty of ten dollars Tor each ami.
maj so destroyed, q be recovered on complaInt one
half thereof TO the OF the county where Tho
ohense Is committed, and one half TO tie proseeutor
SEcr. Il No person shall kill or have i'm his nos.
sesslon except alive or expose for sale any wood
duck, dasky duck, commonly called black duck or
other sea duck, or plover between tie fri dav Of
May and the hfst day Of September. or Kill eli or
pave IN p s. ession except alive. any ruled grouse
commonly called partridge, or woOdcock, between
.he ny Gay o. December and the first day Of Sep
tHnler loiowing; or kill sell. or have in nossessI6u
Except alive, any quail or pinuated grouse common
" called prairie chicken, between tic frzt Law al
January and the first day of September following