The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30
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AN ACT to amend Chapter thirty and Chapter
forty of the Revised Statutes, relating to In
land Fisheries and Game.
SECT. /. Section nine of chapter thirty Of the
revised statutes as amended by chapter one hun;
ninety-five, is hereby amended by inserting the
words artificial lights after the word flights"
AZ the end of the first line, and by striking out
the words "for not less than one hundred dollars
nor more than three hundred dollars" IN the
fourth and fifth lines, and inserting therefor the
words shall be imprisoned not exceeding four
i'm prisoned thirty days. in the sixth and seventh
lines, and by striking out the werd january" in
the eighth line, and inserting therefor the words
December first so that said section, as amend
Section 9. Whoever hunts, catches, kills or
destroys with dogs, jack light, artificial light, SO
called, sDares or traps, any bull moose, or IN any
manner hunts, catches, kills, destroys or has in
possession any COW or calf moose, or part there
Of, shall be imprisoned not exceeding four
months for every bull moose or cow or call
moose so hunted, caught, killed, destroyed OF
had in possession; and no person shall, between
the first day of December and the fifteenth day
of October, in any manner hunt CATCH kill or Do
stroy OF have in possession any bull moose, or any
part thereof, taken In close time, under the same
penalty
revised statutes, amended by chapter thirty SIX
of the public laws of eighteen hundred and nine
ty-iiye, is hereby amended by inserting the words
artificial light after the word eight" at the end
OF the first line, and by striking out the word
"caribou" wherever it occurs In said section, and
by striking out all after the word "penalty" in
the seventh line, SO that said section as amend.
ed, shall read as follows:
Section 10, Whoever hunts, Catches kills OF
destroys with dogs, jack light, artificial light. SO
called, snares or traps, any deer fOrfe1ts forty
dollars tor every deer so hunted, caught, killed
or destroyed, and be subject to imprisonment
thirty days, and no person shall, between the first
days of January and October, In any manner
hunt, catch, kill destroy or have in possession
any deer or part thereof, taken IN close time, un
der the same penalty.
SECT. 8. Section eleven of chapter thiEty Of
the revised statutes, as amended by section three
OF chapter ninety-fve Of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-one, Is hereby
amended by striking out all of said section aftcl
the word sany" in the first line, and adding the
words deer, or parts thereof, between the frs,
day Of January and the hrss d;ny Of the aooW s
son, except as hereinafter provided, shall be
punished BY fine Of forty dollars and costs Of
prosecution for each oense,' SO that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
section Ii. Whoever has in possession any
deer, or parts thereof, between the first day Of
January and the first day Of the following Octo
bsr, rot by himself killed in open season, except
as hereinafter provided, shall be punished by 0
fine of forty dollars and costs OF prosecution fol
each offense.'
the revised statutes as amended by chapter
eighty-seven of the public laws OF eighteen hun
dred and ninety five, is hereby amended by sub
stituting therefor the following section:
Section II. No person shall take, kill, destroy
or have in possession between the fifteenth day Of
October and the first day Of December, mort
than one bull moose, and one caribou; nor shall
any person kill, take, destroy OF have In posses
siOn between the first days of October and Janu
ary more than two deer under penalty of MOI
lass Ihan forty dollars and costs for every deer Of
mart thereof, and not exceeding four months
| imprisonment for each bull moose Or caribou sc
taken, killed OF destroyed mad in possession in
| excess OF said number. Whoever has in posses
| sion, except alive, more than the aforesaid mum
| her of bull moose, caribou or deer, or part
| thereof shall De deemed to have killed or de
| stroyed them in violation of law. But nothing
| in this section shall prevent any marketman Oh
nroyision dealer having an established place O
| business in this state, from purchasing and hav
| inv m possession at his said place Of business
tnse,, neer, lawfully killed OF destroyed, or an.
| nart thereof, at one time and selling the same a
retall in omen season to his local customers, pro
| v,det said nlarletman has complied with the
n,"visons of section thirty -one OF this chapter.
SET. Il. Section thirteen of chapter thirty o
! the revised statutes, as amended by section fiv
mr. rha,1t,r nine y-five of the public laws O.
! lii bteen huhd, ed and Iinety-one, is hereb,
a ,neutied by striking outall of said section afte
t.,e word "naiDe'' in the fourth line, and addin,
| the words, and residence of the owner thereof
and ACCOMPANIED by him, under a penalty OF for
| ty dollars and costs of prosecution for eacl
moose. caribou OF deer so transported or carried
a, d any person not the actual owner OF sue