The Portland daily press., 1895-02-28

AINE, 1895.
or suspicion. And it shall be the duty of the
owner or other person having charge of any
animal which he knows OF suspects poets to be
affected with tuberculosls or ISLANDERS, to
notify the local board of health at once
t5 [Approved Mar. 26.
Chapter 145.
AN ACT to amend chapter two hundred and
ninety-two of the Public Laws of eighteen
hundred eighty-nine, entitled can Act for
the regulation Of the Lobster Fisheries"
| SECT. i. Section two of chapter two hun
dyed and ninety-two of the public laws of
| eighteen hundred and eighty-nine is hereby
amended by striking out after the word spur
| noses,' in the second line of said section the
words "between the first day of July and the
! first day of the following May so that said
section as amended, shall read as follows:
SECT g 1t is unlawful to catch, buy or sell
or expose for sale, or possess for any purposes
any lobster less than ten and one-half inches
in length, alive or dead, cooked or uncooked,
measured in manner as follows taking the
! length of the back of the lobster, measured
from the bone of the nose to the end of the
bone OF the middle ripper of the tail, tile
| length to be taken with the lobster extended
on the back it's natural length, and any lobster
| shorter than the prescribed length when
caught, shall be liberated alive at the risk and
| cost of the parties taking them, under q pen
atty of one dollar for each lobster so caught,
bought sold, exposed for sale, or in possession
not so liberated.
| SECT. 9. Section three of chapter two hun
bred and ninety two of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and eightynine is hereby
repealed
SECT. 8. Section four of chapter two hun
dred and ninety-two of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and eighty-nine as amended
by chapter seventy-six Of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-one is hereby
| amended by striking out all of said section
before the word 't'' in the fourth line of said
section, and inserting the words ten and one
HALE nft hn
fifth line thereof, so that said section as
amended, shall read as follows
SECT. 4. 1t shall be unlawful to can, pre-
serve or pickle Holsters less than ten and one
| half inches in length, alive or dead, measured
as aforesaid; and for every lobster canned,
| preserved or picked contrary to the provisions
| of this section, every person, firm, association
or corporation so canning, preserving or
picking shall be liable to penalty of five dol
lars for every lobster SO canned, preserved or
picked, and further penalty OF three hun
dred dollars for every day ON which such I'M
lawful canning, preserving or picking is car
SECT. 4. This act shall not take effect until
| July first, eighteen hundred and ninetyfve.
approved March POI
Chapter LAG.
! AN ACT to amend section twenty-three of
chapter fifty two of the Revised Statutes,
relating to certificates of Inspection of
Steamboats, and Inspectors Fees for Pilots,
as amended by chapter three hundred and
| nine of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty five.
Section twenty three of chapter ffty-two of
the revised statutes as amended by chapter
three hundred and nine of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and eighty-five, is hereby
amended by striking out all that part of said
| amended section between the words vessels
Of in the eleventh line and provided in
the seventeenth line, and inserting in place
thereof the words five tons of measurement
or less, no fees, either for inspection or for
licenses shall be required or paid so that said
section as amended, shall read as follows
/ SECT. %. The inspectors shall each receive
from the state, the sum of four dollars per day
for the time they are actually employed under
this act, and shall also be paid their actual
travelling expenses incurred i'll performing the
duties imposed upon them by this act. The
owners of each vessel inspected and certified
under this act, shall pay to the inspectors the
sum of five dollars, and each person licensed
under this act, shall pay to the inspectors the
sum of two dollars for each original license,
and two dollars for each renewal of the same !;
provided, that in the case of vessels OF five tons
of measurement or less, no fees, either for In
speetion or for licenses shall be required or
paid; provided, also, that in cases where the
master is also pilot of the vessel he shall not
be required to hold two licenses, but may act
in either or both capacities under one license,
such license stating on its face that he is au-
| thorized to do so. The inspectors shall ac-
council, and pay the same into the state treas
ury. The accounts of the inspectors for COM
pensation and expenses under this act, shall
be audited by the governor and council
Approved March 26.l
Chapter 147.
AN ACT establishing the salary of the County
/ Attorney for the County of Androseoggin.
SECT. l.. The county attorney for the county
of Androscoggin shall receive an annual
salary from the treasurer of state, of eight
hundred dollars payable quarterly on the first
days of January, April, July and October, in
each year, beginning on the first day of April
eighteen hundred and ninety five, instead of
the salary now provided by law:
Srsfr . A r,,11 go to- rnn esia -
ent with this act, are hereby repealed.
Approved March 26.l
Chapter 14S.
AN ACT to amend sections forty -one and forty
three of chapter forty of the Revived Stat
utes, relating to Fisheries.
SECT. /. Section forty-one of chapter forty
of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
inserting after the words g Augusta dam the
following; nor any salmon above Ferry Point
bridge on the Saint CroiX river in Calais, so
that said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
SECT. Al. No salmon, shad or other migra-
tory fish shall be taken or fshed fof within
five hundred yards of any tishway, dam OF
mill race; nor in the Penobscot river between
the mouth of the Kenduskeag stream and the
water works dam at Treats falls on said river;
nor between the Augusta highway bridge over
the Kennebec river and the Augusta dam; nor
any salmon above Ferry Point bridge on the
Saint CroiX river in Calais, between the first
days of April and November, except by the
ordinary mode of angling with single hook and
line or artificial flies, nor shah hook and line
| OF artificial flies be used at any time within
/ one hundred yards of any fshway dam OF
mill race; but this section Shall not apply to
the taking of alewives by the town OF Warren
/ in the Georges river, and by the town OF Wal
doboro in Medomak river, under the authority
granted said towns by the private and special
laws of Massachusetts, passed March six
eighteen hundred and two, and amendments
thereto, passed by the legislature of this state
) nor shall it apply to the taking of alewives by
: the town of Woolwich in Nequasset stream
provided, that fly fishing shall be allowed up
to the bridge across the Denny's river at Lin
f coins mill, but not between said bridge and
: Lincons mill DAM and provided, also that
/ fishing with an artificial fly or single baited
hook and line shall be allowed up to within
fifty feet of the dam across the Aroostook river
in the town of Caribou. The penalty for viola
ton of this section is Il fine of not more than
fifty nor less than ten dollars for each oflense
/ and a further fine of ten dollars for each saln
] on and one dollar for each shad SO TAKEN
! SECT. .. Section forty-three of chapter forty
] of the revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the words :" or to the, Saint Croix
t river below the breakwater at the LEDGE sc
4 that said section, as amended, shall read as