The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-12
THE DoINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Everybody Pleased With the Lobster
Laws as Finally Agreed Upon!
Pennywlse Economy In Relation to
the Washington Centennial.
The Seal Has a Good Chance to
Escape the Bounty Hunters.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA. March 11.-Following is the
lobster law in the form finally agreed upon
by the Senate and House after the incorpor.
alton of several amendments. All parties to
the controversy declare that they are satis-
fed with its provisions:
Section lit Is unlawful to destroy buy sell.
expose for sale or possess any female lobster in
spawn or with eggs attached. at any season Of
the year, under penalty Of ten dollars tor each
lobster so destroyed, caught, bought, sold, ex.
posed for sale or possessed; provided, however,
II it appears that he intended to liberate them in
acceptance with the provisions of this act, he
shall not be liable TO any of the penalties herein
provided for, though he may have failed, from
any cause not within his control, to so liberate
them. The possession of mutilated uncooked
Holsters shall be prima facie evidence that they
are not OF the required length.
Section 2 1t Is unlawful to catch, buy or sell,
or expose for sale, or possess for any purposes,
between The first day OF July and the first of the
following May, any lobster less than ten aud one
half inches In length. alive or dead. cooked or
uncooked, measured In manner as follows: TAX
ing the length Of the hack of the lobster measured
from the bone of the nose TO the end of the bone
of the middle ipper of the tail, the length 10 be
taken with the lobster extended on the back its
natural length. and any Holsters shorter than The
prescribed length when caught shall be liberated
alive alive at me risk and cost Of the parties taking
lobster so caught bought, sold, exposed Tor sale,
or In possession, notIso liberated.
nSectlon 3-No person shall catch, buy, sell OF
expose for sale, or possess for any purposes, dur
ing the months OF May and june. Holsters less
than nine inches in length, under the same penal
ties as provided in section two.
Section 4-No person, firm, association or cor
poration, shall can or p.eserve, or cause TO be
canned or pi eserved. any Holsters except during
e mons May ana San e aad az dg
lebsters less than nine inches in length alive or
dead, measured as aforesaid, and for every lob
ster canned or preserved contrary to the provis
1SSOCta-
tion or corporation canning or preserving, shall
be liable to penalty of S5 for every lobster SO
$500 for each day on which such unlawful can
ming or preserving is carried on; provided, how
ever, that 1t snail be lawful for dealers to pre-
serve in pickle or vinegar, such surplus stock as
for good reasons cannot be disposed of otherwise.
Sect on 5-All barrels, boxes or other packages
in transit containing Holsters shall be marked
with the full name OF the shipper, and In case OF
seizure by any duly authorized officer of any bar
rels, boxes or other packages In transit contain
ing lobsters, which are not marked by the full
name OF the shipper or in case OF seizure by such
officer, of barrels, boxes or other packages in
transit, containing Holsters less than the pre-
sba be berated
Section 6-All fines and penalties under this act
may be recovered by Indictment or action of debt,
hrought By any person and together with al Tor,
the county wh-re the offense is committed.
Section 7-All cars in which Holsters are Kept,
and all lobster cars while In the water, shall nave
the name OF the owner or owners thereof on the
top of the ar, where 1t may be plainly seen, in
letters not less than three-fourths OF an inch IN
length, plainly carved or branded thereon, and
all traps nets or other device for the catching of
Holsters, shall shave, while in the water. the
owners name carved or branded in ike manner
on all the buoys attached to said traps or other
devices under penalty of ten dollars for each
car, and five dollars for each trap or device not so
marked, and if sufficient proof to establish the
ownership of such cars or traps cannot he readily
obtained, they may be declared forfeited, subject
to the provisions of chapter ninety-eight of the
Revised Statutes, including all of chapter 144 OF
the public laws of 1887.
Section 8-AIl laws, acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith. are hereby repealed.
Section 9-This act shall take effect when ap-
proved.