The Portland daily press., 1897-02-23

ceeds paid monthly 10 the state treasurer
and added to the permanent fund for
the protection and propagation of inland
fish and the protection of inland game.
The next sectiUn of the bill amends the
law so that instead of allowing an officer
to take person arrested without a
warrant befoFe any neighboring trial JUS
tice in any county lie must take him
"before the proper tribunal in the ooun-
ty where he is arrested or in m adjoin-
ing county thereto, for warrant and trial.
and instead of giving jurisdiction in
suoh cases to ''all trial justices and other
courts, 1t gives it to all trial justices
and municipal and police judges. !"
The penalty to be imposed ON officers for
abusing their power in relation to the
game laws ia changed by this act to
fine of 500 and imprisoned for 80 days
instead Of 500 or imprisonment for not
exceeding three months.
The act has section to increase the
responsibility of shsriffs, their deputies,
police officers and constables in connec-
ton with the game laws. The present
law says: "sheritfs, deputy sheriffs,
police officers and eonstables are vested
with the powers Of game wardens and
their deputies and shall receive for their
services the same fees. The amendment
reads:
3 Sheriffe, deputy sheriffs, police officers
and constables, are vested with same
powers as inland FISK and game wardens.
and shall receive for their services like
pay; and it shall be their duty at all
times to aid in the enforcement OF the
1nlandsfsh and game laws In their re-
spect1ve counties. ReaNs
That section of the present law which
says that officers may begin prosecution
in which the offender may be found in
an adjoining county is changed by
substituting the word "neiRhhorina" for
adjoining, = and BY adding provision
that inland fish and game wardens are
authorized to serve processes in these
cases.
The close time on cartridges, ducks
and other birds is not changed by the
bill, but the number which person
may have, in his possession or sell or
expose for sale in any one day, is
decreased from SO to 1877 This and the
clause providing that no such birds shall
be in PERSONS possession except for
consumption in the state, are subjected
to q fIne.of SO for each bird instead of
IS as In the present law. Birds trans
ported must have tags bearing the own
ef'E residence as well as name. The
remaining change in the section is the
no transportation company shall trans
port more than 10 birds for one person
at any one time That section of the
present law which provides that no part
of this section shall prevent any market
man or provision dealer from purchasing
birds lawfully killed and selling the
same to his local customers is qualified
in this new bill by the statement that
said marketman shall have, in order
to enjoy the privilege. complied with
section 35, chapter 80. relating to a
license. An addition to the section is
a provision that the transporting or
having in possession contrary to this
section shall he prima facie evidence
that it WAS unlawfully killed.
The law provides that fines are pay
able in thesoourt where final Judgement
is rendered and there is penalty for
failure on the part Of any person collect
ing fines to turn them in to the county
treasury. This bill ends with pro-
vision that the county treasurer shall,
after deducting whatever cost there Is
for boarding the prisoners in Jail, turn
over the fines to the state treasurer who
shall add the money to the permanent
fund for the protection of inland fish
and game.
The law is amended by making the
penalty for hunting or killing COW or
calf moose Imprisonment not exceeding
four months for each offense instead of
fine Of not less than 500 or more than
$500 and 80 days imprisonment. The
clause making it illegal to have inone' 8
possession calf or COW moose or to pos
sess more than one bull moose, above
time, is put into separate section and
tbs. penalty is similarly changed.
A moose or any part thereof being
transported shall bear evidence of the
sex. The penalty is fine OF $500 and
costs and the game is forfeited.
December is taken from the hunting
season on caribou, leaving only October
and November In which 60 hunt, and the
penalty for hunting in close time is i'm
prisonment not exceeding four months
The deer season remains the same as
at present, but the penalty is changed by
this bill. The present law say a per-
son violating that section shall pay a
fine of $40 and be subjected to lmprison-
ment for 80 days and the bill proposes
to do away with the imprisonment and
make the penalty $40 and costs.
The possession of n caribou or any
part Of one is made punishable by i'm
prisonment not exceeding four months.
The bill provides that any marketman