Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-22
NOW OPEN.
Any Person May Shoot Partridge
Without Fear Of MoIestation.
Close Time viii Soon Be on on Big Game
Tho Law.

Monday began the sportmen's season
(, of joy. They have been shooting plove,
and woodcock. with fair success. but
| now the partridge season is open and
the sport will be better In ten DAYS
more the big game will be legal targets
From all indications, there will be
| plenty of game this year for those
who can shoot straight or hire some
| one to shoot for them. Here is an a b.
stract of the game laws of Maine:
Open time on moose, deer and carl
bou, from Oct. l to Dec. 81, inclusive
with fines and imprisonment for killing
same outside of those dates; neither
shall anyone dog, snare. trap or hunt
with jacklights these animals, or kill
COW or calf moose at any time; penal
| ty not less than 500 nor more than
$500 for each moose, and so days i'm
prisonment
Limit: One moose, one caribou and
two deer are the limits beyond which
| no sportsman may go in one season,
| with privilege of transportation only
when accompanied by owner. open to
view and plainly tagged. Beyond the
| limit the penalty is $10O to 5000, and sc
days for each moose. $40 and 80 days for
each caribou or deer above the limit
| Game seized for any violation may be
| returned when bond has been given
| by alleged violator to pay fines if con-
victed; otherwise. and in case of con-
viction, it goes to the prosecutor.
Prohibited territory: The counties Of
Cumberland, Lincoln, Knox, Waldo.
York, Kennebec and Androscoggin and
Island in Hancock are prohibited terri
tory, within which limits no deer at all
shall be killed; penalty. $40 for each
deer.
Beaver: Shall not be killed at any
time under penalty of $25 and costs
Mink, sable, otter and fisher, pro
tected between May 1 and Oct. l5 pen
atty. $40 each.
Muskrat: Protected between May e
and March l. except in Lily Pond il
Rockport and Camden.
Wood duck. dusky (black) duck, tea
Sept l and May /, but may be killed
only by the usual method with fire
arms.
Partridge may be shot but noI
shared or taken in any other way he.
tween Sept. 20 and Dec. /.
Woodcock are under the same restric-
tions during open season from Sept.
to Dec l. and quail between Oct. / and
Dec. |.
No capercailzie, black game, or any
specie of pheasant except the partridge
shall be killed at any time.
No game birds of the State shall be
transported except when accompanied
by the owner, open to view and plainly
tagged. and only for consumption with
IN the limits of this State. under pen
atty of s. for each bird.
Sunday is close time for all kinds OF
game. during which it is unlawful tt
hunt kill or destroy game or birds.
Guides assisting in the violation o:
any provision of the game laws. shall
be held equally responsible with th'
principals, and subject to the same pen
alties.
for mounting or other preparation by
taxidermist, may be sent to licensed
taxidermists within this State for thai
purpose.
Sheriffs. police officers and constables
are empowered equally with the war
dens appointed solely for that pur
pose, to see that these laws are en-
forced.
Bribery: Any person attempting to
bribe an executive, legislative or judi
cial officer shall be punishable by i'm
prisonment for not more than five
years, or pay not exceeding $4,000; any
such officer accepting such bribe shall
be forever disqualified from accepting
public office under the State, be i'm
prisoned not more than ten years, OF
pay not exceeding $4,000 The fines for
violation of game laws shall be paid
to the court rendering final judgment
thereon: any officer or other person
who shall receive any fine or penalty
and neglects for more than so days to
pay such fine into the county treasury,
shall be punished etc.
Bounty: A bounty of five dollars for
every bear or wolf killed in any town
shall be paid by the treasurer thereof,
upon production g the usual proof and
compliance with the usual conditions in
such cases.
Fires: Whoever kindles fire on land
not his own without consent of the
owner, forfeits ten dollars: if such fire
spreads and damages the property of
others, he is liable to fine of not less