Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-03-30
Tks Wort si the sisty- -sirih Legislature,

The sixty sixth Legislature os Maine has
completed its work. !,s record Is no~
matter of history. The session has not
BEEN a stormy one, neither has II had ~
deal with many measures Of fsr-rsacbiBx
importance, but has been characterized by
. large amount Of quiet, hard work, the
effect Of ~hicb, ~e feel sure. will result in
great benefit to the State. The members Of
both branches Of the Legislature have made
many friends during their stay in this city.
and We shall be sorry To see them 20, and
firmly believe that their constituencies will
appreciate the work they have done. so
far as appropriations 20, conservatism has
marked the course Of Legislative action this
winter from start TO finish The
funds of the State have been care
fully guarded while very much
has been done TO increase the
sources of revenue--the corporations Of
the State in particular bciag called upon to
contribute to the public fund for more than
they have done before. We give below
summary of leading measures that have
clsimed the attention Of the legislators Of
the State during the past three months. We
have not included in tins summary matters
Of niaor Importance or which are Of purely
private interest, but have aimed to
embrace those which possess
general interes, To the people of the State.
We have endeavored To give the substance
and purpose Of these measures in the few
est possible words so that the busy reader
can get a general run of them without any
unnecessary waste Of time
Fish and Game.
The Ash and game laws, as usnal came
in for generous share of attention. An
smendment is made TO the laws Of 1891 im-
posing penalty of one hundred dollars for
felt upon any person convicted of doggnl
mon-e .or who hunts. Kills. or has in his pos
session any moose, or part thereof, between
the first days of January and October, An
effort il to be made to encourage the in
crrn.e Of beaver, a valuable fur bearing
animal now quite rare IN our State. For
this purpose a law was passed iniiictlng
fpe of twenty-iye dollars for every beaver
eau ght or killed IN the STATE for the four
yesfs dating from March "a, 1898. The
cat hing or killing of deer in the counties of
On nberlsnd, Lincoln knox, Waldo or ork,
i. prohibited for n period Of six years nm
der penalty Of forty dollar fine for every
deer so hunted or destroyed.
The use of purse or drag seincs is made
p.rmissibl. everywhere sav" IN certain
bays and rivers which are specially and
specifically exempted There was vigor-
Gus contest over this measure. II was lie
frated by "A small majority in the House,
but was passed By the senate. Sub
sequently the House recedrd and
concurred and the hill became
Law. II is ou, of the most important acts
of the winter and also one of the most hotly
contested A weekly close time for salmon.
shad alewivcs and bass, il established be
tsecn the hrst day of ApfI and the 10th LAY
of July. This close time is To 70 into effect
zach Saturday morning and continue until
sunrise of the following Monday morning
Provision is also made for the removal from
the water of all seines AMI nets, and for the
opening of fish weirs during the continuance
Of such close time, 4 fine of twenty dol
lars is provided for each violation of this law
The kenneheC ,Androscoggin, and penohsCOt
rivers are specially exempted from the
operation of this law ~ is also the Aroos
took and its tributaries and the st. troiJ
below the breakwater at the ledge. The
taking of salmon, shsd and other migratory
fish except with single hook and line or
artificial flies is prohibited in Penohscot
river between the mouth of the ken1us-
keag stream and the water works at Treats
falls and in the kenncbec river bctweeu the
Augusta highway bridge AMI the Ham, he
tween the frat days of April AMI Npyeu1-
her. An important law that bids fair to he
fruitful in results u that which authorizes
towns to raise by two-thirls vote at th,lr
annual meetings sum not exceeding five
hundred dollars to he expended for the
propagation an protection of fsh in public
waters located wholly or partially within
their respective limits All persons are
forbidden from setting lobster traps within
three hundred feet of the month or outer
end Of the leaders of any fish weir under
penalty of five dollars for each offense.