The Republican journal., 1895-12-26

any other like corporation, and to purchase or
lease the line, or lines, and property, in whole
or in part, OF any like corpOrtion. upon such
terms as may be agreed upon by the contract
Seer. Z. Such corporations may purchase, or
take and hold as for public uses, land necessary
for the construction and operation Of its lines.
Land may be so taken and damages therefor
may be estimated, secured, determined and
paid as in case of railroads. But no corporation
organized hereunder shall, without special act
of the legislature, take, use or appropriate ex-
cept az herein provided, the lines, land, ioca-
tion or other property of any other corporation,
person or firm doing or authorized to do like
business, except by consent of such other COM
pany, person or firm.
\ Sect s. Section eleven of chapter three hun
bred and seventy-eight of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-fve, as amended
by section one of chapter eight of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-one, is
hereby repealed, and all other provisions of
said chapter three hundred and seventy-etght
not inconsistent herewith, are hereby made
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SECT. .. This act shall take erect whom
approved. [Approved March 1871
Chapter 1O4.
AN ACT amendatory of and additional to
chapter forty of the Revised Statutes. rela-
ing to Fish and Fisheries.
SEcT l. Section thirty three of chapter forty
of the revised statutes is hereby amended, SO
as to read as follows:
seer So. The governor with the advice and
consent of the council, shall appoint tnree
persons to be commissioners OF inland fisheries
and game one of whom shall be the land agent
i of the state, and who shall hold SAID once SO
long as he shall remain land agent Of the state,
and shall receive in addition to his present
salary annually, the sum of two hundred dol
lars; the other two members sinai! hold thelr
Office for three years, and until their successors
are appointed and qualified, and shall each re-
cei.e an annual salary of one thousand dollars.
Said comm issloner shall receive in addition to
their salary, actual travelling expenses to be
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| governor with the advice and consent or the
connc. shall also appoint one other commits.
! souar WHO shall have general supervision OF
the sea and shore fisheries and she'll fish, regu-
lated by this chapter, and shall hold this office
fos three years and until his successor Is ap-
pointed and qnalltied.
SEc , Chapter forty of the revised statutes
is hereby further amended, by adding thereto
| the following sections:
| cries and game shall examine dams and all
other obstsalctions existing in all rivers and
streams, and determine -he necessity OF fish
| ways, and the location, form and capacity
| thereof, introduce and disseminate valuable
| species Of food fish into the inland waters OF
! the state, and valuable food birds into the
| state. They shah examine into the workings
of the inland fish and game laws, see that all
violations thereon are duly prosecuted and
I, perform all other duties prescribed by law.
They silall report annually TO the governor, on
or before tie tl.itty-lirst day of december,
who shall cause three thousand copies to be
printed
.srer IS. The commissioners OF inland fish
cries and game shall have authority, upon petit
ton OF five more citizens of the state, or
| whenever they shall deem it for the best IN
terests of the state, after due notice and public
hearing i'll the locality to be affected, to regu-
late the times and places in which and the
circumstances under which game and inland
iish may be taken but they cannot authorize
the taking OF game inland fish at a time in
which SO Going is prohibited by the laws OF the
| state.
SECT r. Whenever they deem it for the
best interests Of the state. after like notice
and hearing, they may entirely prohibit the
taking Of any kind OF game or inland hsh IN
| any part Of the state for series OF years not
| exceeding four.
Sec. Is. They may adopt and, from time to
regulations. not contrary 10 the laws OF the
state, they may deem necessary or properfor
the, protection and preservation OF the game le
with the provisions of sections seventy-sK and
seventy-sevel OF this chapter.
SECT. 10. They Shall file in the office OF the
clerks of the cities, towns and plantations IN
the eiritory to be affected copy OF the rules
and regulations adopted by them, and publish
The same three weeks successfully in a news
paper printed IN the county and post on the
banks 81 waters to be affected as near as may
pc like notices; and whenever any such rules or
regulations apply TO any uHorganized township,
like copy shall De filed with the clerk Of
courts for that county and published three
weeks succossively in a newspaper printed III
the adoption of any rules and regulations con-
Gempiabed by this act, file an attested copy Of
the IA the ONCE or the secretary OF StaL9.
SECT. 80. Whoever fishes for, takes, catches,
kills o. destroys any inland fish, i'll any manner
OF Ut ans time ia violation of any OF the rules
and regulations of the commissioners Of inland
fisheries and game, made and promulgated in
conformity with the provisions of this chapter,
shall be punished i'll the same manner and to
the same extent as is provided for by law for
the Illegal taking, catching, killing or destroy
inc any such inland tlSn.
'i.Eor. Il. Whoever at any time Or in any
manner shall hunt. chase, catch KILL take,
| a n II. DESTROY inland game
in violation of any of the rules and regulations
of the commissioners OF inland fisheries and
game, made and promulgated in conformity
with the provisions of this chapter shall be
punished in the same manner and to the same
extent as is provided for by law for the Illegal
hunting, chasing, catching, killing, taking,
having in possession, on destroying any such in
land game
SECT. 81 Any person who willfully mutt
lates. defaces or destroys any notice, rule or
regulation of the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game, posted i'll conformity with
the provisions OF This aes shall be punished re by
covered by complaint or Indictment; one half
of said fine shall be paid to the prosecutor:
SECT. s. Section forty of chapter forty OF the
revised statutes, and all amendments thereto
are hereby repealed.
SECT. a. The governor with the advice and
consent of council, upon the recommends
ton of the commissioners of inland fisheries
and game may appoint suitable persons as fish
and game wardens, who shall hold Office for a
term of three years unless sooner removed
who shall enforce all laws relating to inland
game and fisheries, and rules and regulations
In relation thereto, arrest all violators thereof,
and prosecute all ofenses against the same;
they shall have the same power to serve crimi-
nal processes against such offenders, and shall
be allowed the same fees as sheriffs for like
services; they shall have the same right as
sheritfs to require aid in executing the duties
of their Office. They shall, before being quail
fed to discharge the duties required by this act
give bond with two good and sufficient sureties
!, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars ap-
proved by the commissioners of inland fisheries
AND game to the treasurer of the state, conli-
, toned for the faithful performance Of the
duties OF their office.
Scot. 5. The governor, with tho advice and
consent of council, upon the recommends
ton OF the commissioner of sea and shore fish
cries may appoint suitable persons fish war
dens, who shall hold Office for term Of three
years unless sooner removed, who shall enforce
al laws and the rules and regulations relating
to sea and shore fisheries, arrest all violaters
thereof, and prosecute all oFenses against the
same; they shall have the same power to serve
| criminal processes against such offenders, and
shall be allowed the same fees as sheriffs for
like services; they shall have the same right as
sherifls to require aid in executing the duties
OF their office. They shall, before being quail
fed to discharge the duties required by this act
give bond with two good and sufficient sureties
in the penal sum of two thousand dollars APP
proved by the commissioner of sea and shore
fisheries, to the treasurer of the state, condi-
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