The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-07
PUBLIC LAWS OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
Chapter 6z.

Chapter 6z.
AN ACT to amend section fortysix of chapter
hundred and twenty-five ofthe Public Laws of eigh
tee hundred and elghtyseven, to provide for the bet
ter protection of Smells.
Section tortyslx of chapter forty of the revised stat
utes as amended by section one of chapter one hun
dred and twenty-five of the public laws of eighteen hun
out the Words sand TIVE day of April in the
twentieth line and inserting instead thereof the words
first day of April an the first day of May, and ali
smelts caught by dip nets between said days. may be
lawfully offered for sale and sold in this state and also
taken in Casco bay between the fifteenth day of Sep
TENDER and the first day of October, that said sec
SECT. 49, No smelts shall be taken fished for in
@ pcber p en Of o es s
than ten than thirty dollars for otfense
and further penalty of twenty cents for each smet
taken and all weirs for the capture of smelts shall
be opened and SO remain, and all nets used in the
smelt and tomcod fishery shall be taken front water
before said first day of April, under penalty of
not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars
further fine of five dollars for each day that any such
weir remains in violation of law weirs with
catch pounds covered with net, the meshes of which
subject to this section But caught in such
weirs after the first day of April shall be sold offered
for sale in this state nor shall smelts caught in any
between the first day of April the first av
from the state under penalty of twentyive dollars
for each ofense provided however, that dip nets NAV
of May and all smets caught by dip nets between said
days. may be lawfully offered for sale and sold in this
ply smelts taken in the Androscoggn river above
the Merry Meeting Bay BRIDGE between the first DAYS
Penobscot river and it's tributaries between the first
and fifteenth days April nor to smelts taken in Cas-
co bay between the fifteenth day of September and
the first day OF October Approved March III
Chapter IS.
AN ACT to amend section twenty-six of chapter ffv
nine of the Revised Statutes respecting the Commit
ment of children to Charitable In stitutions ~
SECT. L. Section twenty-six of chapter ffty-nne of
the revised statutes is hereby amended by adding to
said section the following words, :
can order to the same effect may be made by the
probate court in any county where either of the par
ents of child resides. upon petition of the supern
dent of any such public or charitable Institution asking
for the care custody and control of such child writ
consent be given pr .vided in section thirty
Such orders AM DEGREES shall have the same efct To-
divestthe parents of all legal rights in respect To c
child specified in section thirty five of said chapter
sixty-seven and said institution Shall have full contro
over said child thereafter for said time, and have an
thorty alone to give the consent required in sail sec
ton thirtythree, that said section shall read as
follows: -
pal officers or some person appointed by them for
that purpose, shall make complaint under oath to q
judge of court to any trial justice, which complaint
shall contain in substance the allegations forth in
sad peutlon, ana prayer that such provision may
of the child named in said complaint as Justice re-
such complaint is made shall issue his warrant and
such child to be brought before him. and if unon
notice and hearing it appears that the allegations Of
the complaint true and that justice reqres that
such child shall be supported and educated away from
its parents he shall order it such place or institution
as is provided therefor by such town city, such
charitable institution private person. as he deems
suitable provided that such institution person con
sents to receive support and educate it. but such or
shall extend beyond the time
arrived at the age of twenty years, if male or at
the age of eighteen years. if female. An order to the
effect may be made by the probate court in anv
county where either of the parents child resides
upon petition of the superintendent of any such pub
lie or charitable Institution asking for the care ems
tody and control of such child if Written consent he
given provided in section thirty three of chapter
siXtyseven of the revised statutes Such orders and
DEGREES shall have the effect divest the mar
ents of all legal rights in respects such child as
specified IN section thrtyve of said chapter XIV
seven and said institution shall have full control
authority alone to give the consent required in said
section thirty three
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when approved
Approved March IL
Chapter 60.
AN ACT additional to chapter one hundred and TWEEN
tyseven Ofthe Revised Statutes relating to Malicious
Mischief.
be driven into any log logs intended to be sawed ~
manufactured any NAIL SIP Ike, bolt, or other article
such as is likely to injury or destruction Of
any saw or instrument used in the manufacture Of
such logs, or endangcr the lite person of anv one
engaged in such manufacture, shall be punished bv
five hundred dollars and Imprisonment for not Lose
than ono year more than five years. and shall also
be liable 10 any person injured in an action on fbe
case for double the damages sustained by such person
Approved March III
Chapter 40.
AN ACT in relation to Agricultural Fairs to nrevant
fraud
SECT |. Whoever makes entries of animals or arti
cleS as competitors for premiums and purses OiFrp
by any agricultural society, by any person ~ j
soclatOn IN this state shall be holden to pay tho IN
try fee IL accordance with the ADVERT 8ol rules AL
regulations OF any such society, person. or
not in conflict WUl the laws Of this state. onI ~
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