The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-27

plication shall be accompanied by fec
OF one % dollar. But no such person
o. family shall be permitted to use moro
than two t2) of such nets.
Provided, further, that the board or
game and fish commissioners may upon
application and satisfactory proof being
made to them grant permission to fish
In all shallow lakes in this state where
to death, under such rules, regulations
and restrictions as they shall prescribe. !.
and and the designation by them OF such
lakes shall be final and conclusive.
Provided. further, that net for catch
ing minnows for bait may be used in
all waters uninhabited by any variety of
trout; and
Provided, further, that spear may be
Moines, Otter Tail, Minnesota rivers and
the Mississippi river from the Falls of
st: Anthony for tho purpose of catch
fish. cat fish, pickercl and suckers
Provided, further, that pickerel. suck
ers and red horse may. be speared or
neI at any time in all Minnesota waters
And excepted further that pound
net, seine or dip net. may be used In the
Anthony to point one thousand Q,000)
feet above the mouth of the ST. Croix
river for catching sturgeon, red horse,
dog fish, buffalo fish, cat fish, pickerel
and suckers. but no such net, or seine
shall be used within a disan of one
thousand Q,000) feet from the mouth
OF any stream, and that the said pound
net shall not exceed seventy-ilve (e) feet
IN length in the Mississippi. river above
the mouth of the St. Croix river. and the
length of such seine shall not exceed
one hundred and fifty $50 feet and
shall not be used below the plouth Of the
St: Croix river the meshes in said net or
seine shall not be less than two and one
half (21a on the bar and five inches when
the same is extended; and before any
tv desiring to use the samc shall first
make application therefor to the board
OF game and fish commissioners of this
state for permission to use such net or
seine, which application shall state the
name of the party, the place where the
applicant desires to use the same. and
which application shall be accompanied
by fee of five 60 dollars for every net
used. The board may issue such per-
nit for the use of such net or seine to
such applicant, which permit shall be
for one season only. The person TO
whom such permit or license Is issued
shall not change the location of such net
or seine without first giving written no
tice of his intention so to do to said
and in such notice describing the placs
TO which he intends to remove his or her
net or seine.
No fish shall be caught in any Of said
waters during the months OF March and
April In any year, except pickerel, SUCK
ers and red horse hereinbefore provided,
except as hereinbefore provided. Whose
ever shall offend against any of the pro
visions of this section shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall. on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by a fine Of not
more than one hundred Qo0) dcllars, or
by imprisonment in the county jail for
not less than thirty 500 days nor more
than ninety 900 days.
and twenty-one CPD be amended by
striking out of said chapter all of that
part, thereof following section fifty-two
go and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing:
Sec, IS. No person shall hunt for, take,
catch or kill any deer, elk, caribou or
moose, protected by the provisions of
this act without having in his possession
a license duly issued to him, authoriz-
ing such hunting, taking, catching or kill
ing. during the open season therefor of
such game SO protected. The license fee
for persons not residents OF this state
shall be the sum Of twenty-five (25) dol
lars, and the license for such persons
shall be Issued by the county auditor Of
plication therefor accompanied by, the
said fee. The license fee for residents
of this state shall be the sum of twenty
five (25) cents and the license for such
ficer upon personal application accom-
panied by said fee and proof of residence
within the county in which such license
physical description of the person so IL
stating the age height, weight,
complexion and color of hair and eyes
and the usual written signature of such
person written by him in the presence Of
said officer, and shall be good for one
year from the date Of issuance. 1t shall
be the duty OF any person holding any
officer charged with the execution Of
this law. upon reasonable request, and
any person who shall hunt for, catch,
take or XIII any deer, elk, caribou and
a license duly issued to him in accord
ance with the provisions of section fifty
three G9) of this act or who shall refuse
bs psbed 1hs by e Of no es
one hundred 400 dollars, or BY i'm
prisonment In the be- county jail for nc, not
ninety (s0) days. All moneys collected
for licenses or fines under the provis-
Ions of this act shall be paid into the
ted to the state revenue fund and the
expense Of all prosecutions, commitments
and imprisonments shall be paid out of
the county treasury of the proper coun-
inal actions provided and shall be
charged by the proper officer to said
state revenue fund. Nothing in this act
eight hundred and seventytwo
QS72, entitled AN act to provide for a
geological and natural history survey of
the state and to entrust the same to the
University Of Minnesota"
Sec. 6. That section thirty-seven SD
Of chapter two hundred twenty one l22l
hundred and ninety-seven QS7) be
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 81. When any bird, animal or fish
caught, taken or Killed, or had IN pos
provisions of this act, and which shall
come into the possession Of the board OF
game and fish commissioners of this
within this state to the highest bidder, or
for the highest offer, and shall issue u
certificate to the. party purchasing the
ly obtained and possessed, and any one
SO acquiring the same within this state
shall have the right to deal Herewith
the same as If 1t had been killed and was
this state, anything herein to the con.
trary Notwithstanding. The proceeds OF
all such sales shall be deposited in the
state treasury to the credit Of the gen
sofa.
Provided further, that any game seized
as aforesaid, before being sold, shall be
tagged or sealed by the said board Of
game and fish commissioners, said tag or
seal to be affixed to each bird, and to
each animal or part thereof. Whoever
don provided, sell the same to any per-
son, market or commission merchant for
resale, shall be guilty of a lnisdemeanor,
Ished by a fine of not less than ten $10)
dollars nor more than twenty-five ($25)
dollars and costs OF prosecution, or by
in the county jail for not
less than ten 10) days nor moro than
thirty 800 days for each and every bird,
animal or fish so caught, taken or killed
shipped or had in possession or under
control.
Sec l. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 18th, 1899.
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