Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-02

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sideration upon, and believe that you
either new law should be constructed,
or an old one remodelled, to such effect as
will absolutely prevent any person or per-
sons coming into this State Tor any per-
son resident in it, for that matter) for the
avowed and loudly proclaimed purpose of
deliberately violating our laws in both
open and close time. by Strengthening our
large game in limitless quantities; and
in this connection l use the term
slaughter" adviscdly, since they kill
wantonly, and for the sole purpose of
killing, without the slightest desire for
the meat, nor are they actuated by any
other motive than by that which is in
volved in spirit of pure murder, since it
is far more often than otherwise that they
allow the carcass to rot where it falls
refer to those instances, which are fire.
quent, where individuals come to Ban
gor in palace car with rctinue of ser
wants and all necessary paraphernalia,
who at once avow that they care nothing
for our game laws, or whether it be a
fact that it is either open or close time,
who depart for our choicest game regions
with the most open ostentation, employ a
small army of guides, and for weeks
devastate our forests at their own sweet
will and pleasure, and then, upon their
return simply call tor their bill (as com
puted by the lawful amount of fines), set
tie it with the utmost nonchalance and
take their departure, only to repeat the
incident whenever their wealthy fancy
sizes them. AS at present constructed and
enforced, the law can do no more than it
has, but something should be devised by
law, in connection with these outrages,
whereby 1.-THE punishment should fit the
crime A fine of any sort or size would
be totally inadequate since their excessive
wealth would as easily nullify it as now.
Imprisonment in the county Jail for
sixty days as penalty for such offences,
it is believed, would prove effective as a
remedy and it is the only kind of a
punishment that these wealthy butchers
and law breakers would heed, Penob
scot county, for one, will board them cheer
fully.
In relation to ourselves as an associa-
ton, we are constantly growing in that
kind of strength which means something.
1t is not necessarily in increased member
ship Though that is satisfactory in every
respect) but in that kind of strength which
gathers usefulness, influence, and power.
The strength which commands respect
and attention from everybody; and more
especially in that sort of strength which
makes each individual of us feel that his
lines have fallen into pleasant places, and
that it is good for him to be member of
the z Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association. ="
Hon. L. Il. Carleton then made a motion
that the address of the president be placed
before the committee on legislation for
consideration, which was carried. Mr..
Carleton moved that the recommendations
formulated by the committee on legisla-
ton be considerably the association, and
offered the following recommendations,
which were drawn up by Sec. Harrington,
after consultation with the many interes-
ted in the protection of game:
"To make the penalty of illegally kill
ing moose, caribou and deer, fine or i'm
prisonmcnt at the discretion Of the court
.sThat S40 900 annually be appro-
priated for use of the commissioners in
enforcing the fish and game laws and for
propogateing fish and game.
'sTo provide for the transportation OF
game or parts of game to licensed taxider-
mists for purposes of mounting.
"To have three commissioners of inland
fish and game with salary of $500,
and have power to make rules and regula
lions not in conflict with general laws re-
Iative to taking fish and game.
u oa,1a do, 70 6n"
in actions of trespass committed in wild
or unimpoverished land for hunting and
fishing.
"To prohibit the shooting of moose,
caribou or deer by use of Jack lights, SO
called
Sec. Harrington made his report in
which he said that 81 names have been
added to the list and that the membership
now amounts to 109. He said that people
are beginning to reali the value OF fish
and game and much is being done to in
terest people The fish and game has
brought money here and aided the State
from feeling the hard times. Mention
was made of the thousands of petitions
sent in favoring recommendations for the
better protection of fish and game.
Col. Harrington says that in considera-
ton of the fact that the fish and game is
worth 50, 900, 900 annually to the State
an appropriation of $4,000 is none too
much for the commissioners in protect
ing and propagating the fish and game
and that Names interests in this line
should be largely increased. MIR. Earring
ton says that the work of the association
has been very successful
Several present spoke of game wardens
and of the illegal business followed ny
many of them. Hon. H. N. Fairbanks
offered the following:
II move that this association recon-
mend a law that the proceeds of game
seized by wardens and officers shall be paid
into the State treasury"
Sec, harrington made few remarks