The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-07

president and three directors of any such society," the
governor and council shall issue badge and commits
sion to any person designated to arrest any person
sections, the same as any sheriff deputy Sheriff
n constable can DO do and whose shall
Chapter 81.
AN ACT to amend chapter fifty eight the Revised
Statutes relating to the filling of vacancies Board
Section two of chapter ffty-eight of the revised
line thereof after the word them" the words .vacan.
cles IN counties, however caused, shall be filed
the Oldest society in the county where such vacancy
exists there is more than one, at special meeting
in the same manner is hereinbefore provided for
the election of county members of said board, so
mat said section as amended, shall read follows:
SECT. Ifthere is more than one such society
in county the executive officers of the oldest
snail designate a time and place for a convention
regular meeting and the secretary of such oldest
society shall give written notice thereof to the
be held prior to the third Wednesday of Jan
nary and shall elect president and secretary and
for that county limo election is made, the secretary
the o 70 sSr R Sss
number of votes and they shall elect one of them.
within three months after notice the secretary
the oldest society in the county where such vacancy
in the same manner sEerenbefore provided for the
election OF county members of said board. The writ
ten cerlfcate OF the secretary of the society
ventlon electlng member, shall be his credentials
In the board approved March 25.]
Chapter I'd.
AN ACT to amend chapter thirty of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the protection of Game.
sad SECTION nine of chapter thirty of the
said section after the figure nine and inserting the
destroys with dogs anv moose or in any mann al
hunts catches, kills. destroys or has in possession any
COW moose or part thereon, forfets hundred dol
lars for every moose moose so hunted caught,
killed. destroyed had in possession and no person
in any manner hunt, CATCH KILL destroy or have in
possession any bull moose, any part thereof taken
section as amended shall read as follows:
SECT. g. Whoever hunts, catches, kills or destroys
with dogs any moose, or in any manner hunts catch
es kills destroys or has in possession any moose
moose, cow moose hunted caught killed, de-
stroyed or had in possession and no person SHALL be-
tween the first days of January and October, in any
hunt, CATCH kill, destroy or have in posses
sion any bull moose or any part thereof taken in
SECT. 2. Section ten of said chapter is hereby
amended by striking out all of said section after the
whoever hunts, catches, kills or destroys with dogs
deer caribou hunted caught killed or Destroyed
and no person shall, between the first days of Janu
stroy or have in possession any deer caribou,
part thereof taken in close time under the same pen
hunting moose, deer or caribou OF kept or Used for
that purpose, Any person owning or having in pos
deer caribo that kept or used for such hunt
Kindred dolIars SO that Said section no a rm Tne
shall read as follows:
SECT. TO- Whoever hunts, catches kills or DESTROYS
with dogs any deer Caribou forfeits forty dollars
for every deer caribou hunted caught, killed or
destroyed; and no person shall, between the first
days OF january and October, in any manner hunt,
CATCH KILL destroy or have in possession any deer or
Caribou part thereof taken in close time under the
same penalty. Any person may lawfully kill any dog
found hunting moose deer caribou, kept used
Tor that purpose. Any person owning having in
possession any dog for the purpose of hunting moose
deer caribou that is kept used for such hunt
ing, forfeits not less than twenty than
one hundred dollars for each dog owned, kept used
OF i'll possession
SECT 8. Section eleven of said chapter is hereby
figures "eleven" and inserting the following words:
whoever has in his possession any such animal part
thereof between the first days of January and Octo
Der shall be deemed to have hunted, caught killed
the same contrary to law and be liable to the penal
ties aforesaid but he shall not be precluded from
producing proof in his defense that such animal was
hunted caught or killed in open time Any officer
authorized to enforce the fish and game laws, may
search for such animal, part thereof, subject to
sections twelve thirteen and fourteen of chapter
sued on his complaint, that said section
mendcd, shall read as follows:
SECT. IL. Whoever has in possession any such anil
NAL or part thereof between the first days of January
and October, shall be deemed to have hunted,
caught killed the contrary to law. and be liza
BILE to the penalties aforesaid but he shall not DO pre-
cluded from producing proof in his defense that
such animal was hunted, caught or killed in open
time Any officer authorized to enforce the fish and
game laws may search for such animal, part there
Of chapter hundred and thrty-two; and the war
rant may be issued on his own complaint.
SFCT 4. Section tive I've of said chapter Is hereby
amended hy striking out all of said section after the
figures "tweve," and inserting the following ords:
mo person shall take KILL destroy have In posses
sion between the first days of October and January
more than one moose, two caribou and three deer
DEER under penalty of one hundred dollars for every