The Republican journal., 1895-12-26

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salmon Or land-locked salmon and one dollar
ior oAoh ana every other fish so taken, caught
killed Or destroyed; and when such prohibited
implements or devices are found in use or op-
Grafton they are forfeit and contraband, and
any person finding them in use may destroy
them.' (ApprOved February 81
| Chapter 10.
AN ACT to amend section one of chapter one
hundred and forty four OF the Revised Stat
| utes, relating to State Pensions.
Section one Of chapter one hundred and for.
ty-four Of the revised statutes. granting state
pensions ts hereby amended by adding next
after the clause "on the quota OF Maine," in
the third line, the following words; 'and any
person not on the quota OF Maine, who has
served in the army or navy OF the United
this state at date of enlistment, and al time Of
making application for pension shall have
been resident of the state at least five years
SO that said section when amended, shall read
as follows;
SECT. l. Any person who has served BY en-
Istment IN the army or navy Of the United
| ty -one. On the quota Of Maine. and any person
not on the quota of Maine, VINO has served in
| the army or navy of the United States in SAID
war, and who was a resident of this state at
date Of enlistment, and at time OF making ap-
plication for pension shall have been q resi-
dent OF the state at least five years, and who
udS D6eD UlSdbiCu DIV wounds or OtnGr lniurY
| received In said service, in the line Of duly, is
entitled to pension from the state of Maine.
not exceeding eight dollars month, provided.
| that sucn soldier or seaman is unable, from his
own resources and the United States pension
| to obtain livelihood (Approved Feb, g..
Chapter IL.
AN ACT to amend section forty I've OF chsp-
ter ono hundred and twenty -Four OF the lie
vlsed Statutes, relating to the duties of ofa-
GERS and agents in the enforcement OF bBo
laws fer the Prevention Of Cruelty tc An
finals.
twenty four Of the revised statutes Is hereby
amended, so that the same shall read as follows :
SECT. 45. 1t shall be The dutysof sherlffs. dep
uty eheriffs, pelice officers. constables ana
agents appointed under the provisions OF sec.
ton forty six of this chapter. 10 investigate all
cases OF cruelty 10 animals coming TO their
knowledge, and to cause offenders to be pros
ecuted In ali cases IN which the e1iense may
appear to be of a sufficiently aggravated ma
ture TO require prosecution, and all fires I'm
posed fer the punishment Of such otienses
shall be paid over to the county treasurer Of
the county in which the o1ense may have been
committed. For their travel and services in
conducting such Investigations, such agents
shall be paid by the county In which such
vices are rendered, the same fees now
allowed officers by law for the service ot q @arr
rant for arrest: provided, however, thai all
claims of such agents for such travel and ser
vices shall first he audited and approved by ffe
county commissioners of the county liable ~
pay lUE bdiHSs tArEIoN ca EGJT -.l
AN ACT 70 fx the salary of the Treasurer OF
Aroosteok County.
scot. !. From and after the hrst day Of
January In the year of our Lord ore thousand
eight hundred and ninety five, the salary of
the treasurer of Aroostook county shall De
five hundred dollars year, to be paid In equal
SECT. 3. All acts and parts Of acts incon-
sistent with this act. hereby repealed.
SECT. 8. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. lApproved February al.
Chapter 13.
AN ACT to amend chapter seventeen OF she
Public Laws of eighteen hundred and eighty
seven, relating to the protection Of the Ale
wive Fishery.
SECT. l. Section one of chapter seventeen
of the public laws Of the year eighteen hun
dred and eighty ty-seven ia hereby amended by
striking out the words "a line drawn east ana
west across said river at a point one half mile
south of Goose Rock SO called" In the third,
fourth and fifth lines and inserting in their
place the words the bridge between the vii
lages of Newcastle and Damarscotta' ana by
striking out the word "twenty" in the eighth
line and inserting in its place the words two
hundred SO that when amended, the whole
section shall read as follows
SECT l. Whoever shall construct set. main
tain, or use any net, weir, seine, or other ma
chine or device, in the waters of the DamaIis-
Gotta river, northerly of the bridge between
the villages OF Newcastle and Damariscotta,
for the purpose Of taking Or catching alewives,
or whoever shall take or catch any alswiyes
within said limits. except by hook and line,
shall be punished by fine OF two hundred do,-
lars for each effease; al nets. weirs, seines, or
ssid shal be- deemed de- forfeitad and 10 ansr ,ol
band, and any member of the fish committee
of the towns Of Newcastle or Nobleboro tn0-
ing g them In ; such use. may may tl destroy & then
proved. fApproved February Ill
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and
forty Of the Public Laws Of eighteen
hundred and ninety-three, in relation to
boundary lines on the Damariscotta river.
SECT. i. Section five Of chapter TWO hun
dred and forty y-nine of the public laws OF eigh.
teen hundred and ninety-three is hereby
amended by striking out the word "Merrii'sh
in the fourth line and inserting the word the
in place thereof. SO that when amended, it shan
read as follows
SECT. s. In the Damarlscotta river above a
line drawn from Farnham's head in the town Of
Boothbay to point opposite on the shore in
seines between the above line and The Ledges,
for all fish excepting alewivcs.'
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved. lApproved February Ill
Chapter 10.
AN ACT for the better protection of dsh In
Machias Bay.
The taking of herring, or fishing therefor
by the use Of purse and drag seines and all
other seines or nets, except the of seiIlrs or
nets in weirs, from the first day of juno TO the
first day of November, in the waters of Machias
bay and its approaches inside of, or to the
northward OF a direct line drawn straight from
the highest summit Of the island called The
Brothers, easterly to point one halt mile dis
tant. and due south from Libby island light
house, thence from said point easterly to the
southern extremity of the southern island
called The Double Head Shots Ia hereby pro
0iclted lApproved February III
Chapter 16.
Pemaquid River
SECT. l.. FROM the first day of April to the
fifteenth day OF July In each year, all persons
are hereby prohibited from fishing with neIs
seines, traps, weirs or any other conirivance
in that part OF PemaQuid river which lies be,
tween Pemaquid falls and line drawn west
from the site of the old Pemaquid fort for the
term OF ten years from the passage Of this act.
SECT. 2. Any person violating any OF the
provisions of section one Of this act shall be
subject to . fine of one hundred dollars and
forfeiture of all boats, nets and apparatus
used in such illegal fishing.
SECT. 8. All d1hing for alewives, at or about
Pemaquid falls below the mill dam, shall be
restricted to four days in each week, ana the
fishing season shall be from the first day of
April TO the fifteenth day Of July of each year,