Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-03-07
Chapter SO.

AN ACT for the protection of G me and Birds.
Be enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires in Legislature assembled, as foilotUs
SECTION L. No person SHALL before the first day of
October in the year of Lord eighteen hundred and
eighty take, kill or destroy moose in thus state. All
who in any aid assist in doing shall be
deemed principals Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall forfeit the Of hundred dol
lars for every moose so take en- killed destroyed
SEC. g Any person who shall, before the first day of
October in the year of Lord eighteen hundred and
eighty have in his possession, keep or sell moose
meet hide, shall be liable to the penalty pro-
vded in section first.
SEC. g. No person SHALL aher the first day of October
in the of our Lord eighteen hundred and eighty,
hunt, kill or Destroy with dogs, any moose within this
state, under a penalty of one hundred dollars for
every moose so killed destroyed; and person shall
after the first day Of October aforesaid between the first
day Of January and the first day October each year.
in any manner hunt, kill destroy any under the
same penalty as above provided.
SEC L. No person shall hunt, kill or destroy, with
dogs, any deer caribou, within this state, under pen
atty of forty dollars for every such deer caribou
ked or destroyed and no person shall between the first
day of January and the first day of October in any
her hunt kill destroy any deer caribou under the
same penalty as above provided Any person may lawful
ly kill any dog found hunting moose, deer caribou
SEC s. Ifany person has in his possession the car
cass or hide any part thereof of any such ANIMAL be-
tween the first day of January and the first day of October
he shall lie deemed to have hunted and killed the
contrary to law and be liable to the penalties aforesaid;
but he shall not he pecuaed from producing proof in de-
fence.
SEC g. No person shall carry or transport from place
to place in this state the hide any part there
Of of such animal during the period of time in which
the killing of such animal is prohibited, under penalty
of forty dollars.
Sec T. The governor, with advice of council, shall
appoint one county and game warden for each
county in the state to hold his Office for the term of four
years. unless removed each of whom appoint
in writing one or more deputies under him. and require
Of them suitable bonds for the faithful performance of
their duties, and the payment him of his fees, and said
wardeHs and their deputies in their several countless shall
faithfully enforce the provisions OF this Each Of the
deputies shall annually before the first day of De-
cembcr render to his principal account under oath of
all the penalties by him enforced for the preceding year,
and Shall pay to him onetenh part of the net proceeds
thereof Each county warden shall annually in January
render to the secretary of state oath of all
the penalties enforced by himself returned to him by
his deputies for the year ending the first day of De-
cember The penalty for neglecting do SO, shall be
warden fifty dollars and deputy twenty five dollars;
and the warden shall Immediately give notice the
ty attorney of every county of such neglect Of his depu
ty and the secretary of state shall notify such county
torney every such neglect Of the warden and the
ty attorney shall prosecute for every such neglect of
which he has notices. and the penalties recovered shall
be for the of the county In such prosecutions the
certificate of the secretary of state shall be sufficient evil
dence of the fact of such neglect to make return to him.
Sec. s. The municipal officers of any town may in
sert in the for their annual meeting article
the choice of town and game warden, who, in his
town and anywhere within the distance of twelve miles
from the exterior bounds thereof shall have
jurisdiction with and the powers and rights the
county moose warden and his deputes and he shall make
like return to the secretary of sate under penalty of
prated in the same way Each Of said officers shall have