The Republican journal., 1883-03-22
roads will hereafter be taxed one-tenth of one
per cent. when the gross average receipts shall
not exceed $1,000 per mile.
FISH AND GAME

roads will hereafter be taxed one-tenth OF one
per cent. when the gross average receipts shall
not exceed $1,000 per mile.
FISH AND GAME.
An act for the protection of salmon, land
locked salmon and trout. prohibits the catching
of any fish. except in tide waters, with nets,
Scine>. WerS traps; also prohibits the de-
>truction of landlocked salmon less than nine
inches in length and trout less than five inches
in length, and the transportation of more than
fifty pounds of landlocked salmon or trout by
any one person at time
An act TO amend the law of 1873 relating to
the protection of moose, deer or caribou, pro-
| vdes the same penalty for hunting those ami
mHs in the close season as for killing or de-
>troying them.
| An act relating to fines and penalties recover
| ed for violation of the fish and game laws pro-
Nde> that all fines and penalties hereafter re-
! covered shall be paid one-half to the complain
ant and one-half to any game and fish protect
i've society or other sportsmen's association
which shall have been organized, provided
such society shall eXpend the same for the
| propagation and cultivation of trout and sal
mon for the fresh water lakes and ponds of
| the state.
| An act to regulate the taking of fish in Mon
son, ElliotSyille and Willmantic prohibits the
taking OF any kind OF fish from the lakes and
| ponds in those towns. except between the first
OF MAY and October.
An act relating to the taking of herring and
canning of >ardnes provides that no person
shall catch preserve, sell or offer for sale any
herring for canning purposes less than eight
niche, long between December Is and April -
following.
IN act for the protection of lobster provides
a close time from August - to November -.
and makes it unlawful TO procure for canning
purposes between April l and August any
! female lobster. or Young Holsters less than nine
! inches in length.
An act to regulate the taking of shell fish and
/ CLANS gives towns the riglt to make certain
| regulation, by vote at any town meeting.
An lct for the protection of moose, deer and
| caribou prohibits any person from having in
! his posse >>iOn more than one moose. two carl
bou and three deer. or dogs for the purpose of
| hunting the same.
An act relating to the seizure of fish and
game provides that the same shall be returned
! hy the officers after a bond has been given for
| double the amount If the fine for the violation
Of The law.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE.
Acts Of incorporation have been granted the
Harrison and Bridgton Telegraph Company.
/ for the construction OF a telegraph line from
! Bul>ter'> Mills. in the town Of Harrison, to any
point in the town Of Bridgton; to the Bruins
wick and Harpswell Telegraph and Telephone
| Company, for the construction of "A line from
Brunswick 10 Pott'> Point and Orr'S Island in
| the town of l1arp>well; to the Bar HarbOr and
! Ellsworth Telegraph Company, for the con-
struction Of a line from Bar Harbor through
thu town Of Trenton 20 some point in the city
Of Ellsworth. and also from Bar lIarbor
through Mt. Desert to Ellsworth: to the Range
/ ley Telephone and Telegraph Company, for the
/ construction Of Il line from Phillips to Indian
( Rock. in the town of Rangeley, or any inter-
mediate point. with branch lines to Lake I'M
! bagog Or any other point on the Rangeley chain
Of lakes TO the North Franklin Telephone
| Company, for the construction of a line from
Strong to Eu>ti>. With branch lines to New
Portland. Arson and Salem: to the Rockland
and NnahVen Telegraph and Telephone Com
| pauy. for the construction of line from Rock
land TO North Haven and other towns; to the
Bethel and Umbagog Telegraph and Telephone
4 Company. for the construction Of line from
/ Bethel Hill to Cambridge. \. H.; to the Allan
4 Tic Telegraph tompany. for the construction of
( lines anywhere in the State: to the Ellsworth
and Deer Isle Telegraph Company. for the eX-
tension Of it> line from Ellsworth to Bangor
and the construction Of telephone line is also
I authorized from Princeton 10 Grand Lake
( stream.