The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
of the revised statutes Is hereby amended SO as

OF the revised ot@1oIee IL heAooy umenueu so &@
to read as follows:
Section A. No person shall sell, expose Tor
sale, have in possession with intent 70 SELL or
transport from place 20 place, gay land-IocRed
salmon, trout, tOgue o. white perch between
The lrst day OF October and Lhe irst aay OF the
following May, under d penalty OF not less than
ten more than tiity dolinls Tor each oHense .
SECT. Is. Section nifty Of chapter forty OF the
revised statutes is hereby amended so as 10
read rs follows:
Section so Any person having in posses
sion, except alive, any land locked salmon, tiolt
togue or white perch. between the nlFt DAY or
October and the first day OF the following May,
| or who transports from place to place "hhin
the state, any land-locked salmon, trout, togue
or white perch, between the first day OF October
and the first day OF the following May, shall he
deemed to have killed, caught, OF transported
the same contrary to law, and he liable to the
penalties aforesaid.
SECT -. section dfty one OF chapter forty of
the revised statutes, as amended by chapter
nine Of the public laws Of eighteen handrea and
ninety Ave, is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section 81. Whoever fishes for, takes, catch
es, kills or destroys any fish, with hsn spawn
grapne. spear, triwi weir soiue, trap .! sel
lines, except whes fishing on the ice, ard then
with not more than Tvs set lines in tic day tlme
except in tide waters Whcrs such methods are
net prohibited, CT with any acylce OF IN any
ether WY than by the ordinary mode OF hn2 ilns
with single baIted hooks and Ines, or with arti
scal hies, artificial mnnsws arllhciai insects
or spsen hook, go called, torfeits twenty-nNa
| salznen or lnnd-locked salmon. aad ohe dollar
for each and every ether fsb 80 taken, caught,
killed or destroyed; ans when SIlGh prohibited
implements or devices are found III use or
possession they are forfeit and centfahana,
ana any person finding lhcm In use may ce-
sgroy them. Provided, it shall be lawful 10
fen Tor and take euek In the night time, with
five set lines.
szCT1ov 20 Section hfty-four Of chapter
| forty OF the revised statutes, as amended by
chapter tAirtS ono Of the public laws OF ons
a INV
amended so az 10 read as follows:
section 81. No person snail take, Catch Kill
| or hHve IN possession at any oDo time more
| than twenty five pounds CT and-i0cked salmon,
| trout or white perch, In all, shall any such
| be transported, except in the possession Of the
ownsr thereof, plainly Iabelee with the ewoer B
| name AND residence thereon, under q penalty
| OF fifty dollars 10Y each e&euse, and ave dol
| lars for every pound OF l&nd-lOched salmon,
| trout or white psrch so taken, caught, KILLED Or
| had in possession, 9E being transported, in ex-
cess Of twenty-five pounds, aud al such fish
| transported in violation 81 tnta sec6Ion may bs
seized, and shall be forfeited TO the prosecutor.
| Whoever has ii mis- possession more than t@en-
| ty-aye pounds, in AL, OF such fish, shall be
| deemed to have taken them IL violation Of this
| secJlon. Provided, however, chat the taking
| of one lisa additional when having less than
| twenty-five pounds shall not be regarded as 2
! violation OF the law
| SECT. Il. Chapter forty Of the re7lsod stat
utes is hereby further amended By adding
| thereto the following eection;
Section 70. Tie commissioners of inland
fisheries and game, upon petition of ten 81
more tax payers, residents in TINS locality may
adept such needful rulea and regulations, not
| cextrary 10 the general taws or The state, SIS
! may be necessary to prevent tine interference
| with, or the destruction OF the spawning beds,
feeding trouehs o. artificial ponds Of land
| locked salmon trout and notice of the bear
| ing on such Petition, anG the adoption o. any
such rules and regulations shall be given as
provided ia section seven6y-six, chapter forty
The penalty for the wilfu, violation OF any such
| rules and regulations shall be fifty dollars foI
| each offense.