Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-10
Requiring Fish and Game Wardcns to Civ
Licensing Taxidermists.

Senator Engel of Penobscot put in the
following bill: Persons skilled in the
act of a taxidermist may be licensed as
hereinafter provided; they shall apply in
writing to the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game, setting forth their
name, age, residence, and qualifications
for the business of taxidermists; there
upon the said commissioners may If
such applicant is found skilled in the art
of a taxidcrmist, upon the payment of the
sum Of So to the State treasurer for the
benefit of the State, issue to such person
a license, authorizing him to receive at
or game or parts thereof lawfully taken,
for the purpose Of mounting the same,
and provided further that it shall be
lawful for any person to send or deliver
to such licensed taxidermst at any time
any fish or game or parts thereof, lawfully
taken, for the purpose of hiring such
licensed taxdermist to mount the same.
This act shall take effect when approved.
Senator Wood of Kennebcc introduced
a resolve to pay Ellen Goodwin of Win
throp, a pension of SO month beginning
Jan LIST, 1895. Ellen Goodwin is the
widow of Samuel Goodwin who served
in the war of the rebellion in the signal
service and on the quota of Massachu-
sets. She has no property of any kind or
nature except u few household goods.
Mrs. Goodwin is 81 years old, in feeble
health, her only means Of support being
u United states pcnion, So IA month.
To Enforce S. p. C. A. Laws.
Mr.. Whclden of Portland, introduced
bill to amend see. -, chap. 1874, Revised
Statutes, So that it shall read as follows !:
1t shall be the duty Of shcrifts, deputy
shcriffs. police officers, constables and
agents appointed under the provisions oil
sec 46, of this chapter, to investigate all
eases of cruelty to animals coming TO
their knowledge and to cause offenders
to he prosecuted in all cases in which the
offence may appear to be of q sufficiently
aggravated nature to require prosecution,
and all fines imposed for the punishment
Of such offences, shall be paid over 10
the county treasurer of the county III
which the offence may have been com
mitted. For their travel and services, III
conducting such Investigations, such
officers and agents shall be paid, by the
county in which such services are rem
dered, the same fees as are now allowed
them by law for the service OF warrant
for arrest provided, however, that All
claims Of such officers and agents fOr such
travel and services shall first be audited
and approved by the county commission
ers of the county liable to pay the same.
Locks at Kennebec Dam.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta, introduced
a bill to repeal all laws requiring TIC
maintenance and operation Of locks at the
east end of the Kennebec dam at Augusta.
bill to incorporate trustees of de
partment Ct history and historical relies,
Maine Division Sons OF Veterans, L. S.
A.
Providing Work for Tramps.
A bill will probably be introduced today
by Mr.. Williams of Augusta, amending the
tramp law of 1889, \ roviding go days inn
prisonment with h ,rd labor for tramps
SO that it may come within the jurisdic
zion OF trial justices and municipal
Judges. AS it is nov they either sentence
the tramp under the old vagrancy act,