The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23
guide and shall be skilled in the use. manage.

ment and handling of such boats or canoes, on
lake, pond or river, as are used In the territory
In which he Is authorized TO guide, and shall be
a safe person under all circumstances to be q
guido for inland fishing and forest hunting
parties. A person may receive certificate as
a local guide who does not In the judgment
OF the commissioners, possess all the neeossa-
~ qualifications of general guide. yet is
deemed suitable to act as such under certain
conditions; and guides may be restricted in
the territory in which they arc permitted to
guide. Every nonresident registered as a guide
shall pay fee of twenty dollars; the commits
sioners may at their discretion refuse to issue
any certificates of registration after October
twentieth of each year, and every certificate
issued shall expire with the calendar year. An
official badge for guides may be prepared by
the commissioners.
Section 81. The governor, with the advice
and consent of the council shall appoint three
persons to be commissioners OF inland fisheries
and game, one of whom shall be the land agent
of the state, and shall hold the office so long as
he shall continue to be land agent, and shall
receive in addition to his salary as land agent
the annual sum of two hundred dollars; the
other two commissioners shall hold their office
fer three years, and until their successors are
appointed and qualified, and shall each receive
an annual salary Of one thousand dollars. said
commissioners shall receive, in addition to
their salaries, actual travelling expenses, TO be
audited by the governor aud council; they
shall be provided with an Office in the state
capitol, with suitable furniture, stationery and
other facilities for the transaction of the bust
ness of the department, and they may appoint
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dollars PEI aunum
Section &c. The commissioners OF inland
fisheries and gamc shall examine dams and all
other distractions existing in all rivers and
streams, and determine the necessity of fish
ways, and the location, form and capacity
thereof; ard shall introduce and disseminate
valuable species of food fish into the inland
waters of the state, and valuable food birds
into the state. They shall examine into the
workings of the inland fish and game laws, see
that all violations thereof are duly prosecuted,
and perform all other duties prescribed by law,
They shall annually, on or before the thlrty-irst
day of December, report to the governor who
shall cause three thousand copies of said re-
port to be printed.
Section 81 The commissioners OF inland
fisheries and game shall have authority, upon
petition of tive or more citizens of the state, or
whenever they shall deem it for the best inter
ests of the state, after due notice and public
hearing in the locality to he Affected to regu-
late the times and places in which and the cir
cumstances under which game and inland fish
may be taken; but they cannot authorize the
taking of game or inland fish at a time in
which its capture is prohibited by tho laws of
the state, and in all cases where the PRAYER of
the petitioners is refused, one-half of the ex-
penses of the commissioners shall be paid by
the petitioners. Whenever they deem it for
the best interests of the state, after like notice
and hearing, they may entirely prohibit the
taking of any kind OF game or inland fish, in
any part of the state, for a series of years not
exceeding four. They may adopt and from
time to time, modify or repeal such needful
rules and regulations, not contrary to the laws
of the state as they may deem necessary or
proper for tho protection and preservation of
the game and inland fish Of the state, in con
iormity with the provisions of the last two pre-
cednS sections. They shall file, in the Office of
the clerks Of the cities towns and plantations in
the territory to be affected, n copy of the rules
and regulations adopted by them, and publish
the same three weeks successfully in 4 news
paper printed in the county, and post on the
banks Of waters to be affected, as nearly as
may be, like notices; and whenever any such
rules OF regulations apply to any unorganized
township, like copy shall be filed with the
clerk OF courts for that county, and published
three weeks successfully in a newspaper print
ed in the county; they shall also Immediately
upon the adoption of any rules and regulations
contemplated by this act, file an attested copy
of the same in the office of the secretary OF
state.
Section 50. Whoever fishes for, takes,
catches, kills, or destroys any inland fish, in
any manner or at any time, in violation of any
of the rules and regulations of the commissions
ers of inland fisheries and game, made and
promulgated in conformity with the provisions
Of this chapter. shall be punished in the same
manner and to the same extent as is provided
for by law for the illegal taking catching, kill
ing or destroying of any such inland FISH.
section Sc. Whoever at any time or in any
manner shall hunt, chase, catch, kill take
have in possession, or destroy any inland game
in violation of any of the rules and regulation
of the commissioners of inland fisheries and
game, made and promulgated In conformity
with the provisions of this chapter, shall be
punished in the same manner and to the same
extent as Is provided Tor by law Tor the Illegal
hunting, chasing catching, killing, taking
having in possession, or destroying of any such
inland game.
Section 81. Any person who wilfully mutt
lates, defaces or destroys any notice, rule or
regulation of the commissioners of inland fish
cries and game, posted In conformity with the
provisions of this act, shall be punished by a
inc not exceeding fifty dollars, to be recovered
by complaint or Indictment; and one-half of
said fine shall be paid to the prosecutor.
Section 49, Said commissioners of fisheries
and game may take fish and game of any ind
when, where, and in such manner, as they
choose, for the purposes of science and Of cul-
tivation and dissemination and they may
grant written permits to other persons TO take
fish and game for the same purposes, and may
introduce or permit to be introduced, any kind
of fish into any waters. They may after a hear
ing set apart. for a term not exceeding ten
years, any waters for the usc of themselves. or
of the United States commissioner of fish and
fisheries, in the prosecution Of the work of fish
culture and OF scientific research relative to
fishes. Tho order setting apart such waters
shall be recorded in the registry Of deeds Of the
county in which they are situated. In the
waters so set apart, they and the United States
commissioner Of fish and fisheries, and person 5
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