The Portland daily press., 1899-03-20
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CHAPTER IT.
AN ACT to increase the salary Of the Judge
of Probate in and for the county Of
Aroostook.
Section 1. The salary of the judge OF
probate In and for the county OF Aroostook,
shall be one thousand dollars year, instead
of the sum now fixed by law. which shall
be paid TO him out of the county treasury In
equal quarterly payments.
Section q This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Mar. IL
CHAPTER rs
AN ACT to Increase the salary Of the Reg
lister of Probate In and for the County of
Aroostook-
Section L. The salary Of the register OF
probate In for the county Of Aroostook,
shall be eight hundred dollars a year In
stead of the sum now established by law,
TO be paid from the county treasury Unequal
quarterly payments
Section 2. All acts and parts Of acts.
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Mar. IL
CHAPTER 20.
AN ACT to authorize Registers of Probate
to receive petitions In vacation, and the
Judge of Probate to order notice thereon
in vacation.
Any register of probate may receive and
enter upon his docket In vacation, any
and all petitions for probate proceedings Of
any kind, and the Judge of probate may Or
der notice thereon in vacation.
LApproved Mar. IL
CHAPTER 80.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-fve, relat-
ing to the Penobscot tribe of Indians.
Section 1. Chapter one hundred and
twenty-six of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and nlnety-hve is hereby amended
by striking out the word twenty in the
third line of section one OF said chapter and
inserting In lieu thereof the word twelve
also by striking out the word ten" in line
1--we and line six and insert in lieu thereof
the word six so that said section, as
amended, shall read followst
a
Penobscot tribe OF Indians shall be chosen
annually, in the month of November, to
consist Of twelve members of said tribe.
No member of said committee shall be less
than twenty-one years of age. Six mem
bers thereof shall be chosen by the old
party, so called, and six members thereof
by the new party, so called, at separate
meetings holden as hereinafter provided
Section 2. This act shall take effect at
the annual election to be holden in the
month of November, in the year OF our
Lord eighteen hundred and ninety-nlne.
tApproved Mar. IL
CHAPTER 81
AN ACT to amend Section thIrty-two Of
Chapter two hundred and eighty-fiye of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-seven. regarding taking of Smells
in Tide Waters.
Section thirty-two of chapter two hun
dred and eighty-fve of the public laws OF
eighteen hundred and ninety-seven is here
by amended by striking of the third line
of said section the word October and in
sorting in place thereof the word 'Septem-
ber' so that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows!
Section 80. No smelts shall be taken
or fished for in tidal waters, except by hook
and line between the first days of April
and September, under a penalty of not less
than ten, nor more than thirty dollars for
each ofrense. and further penalty of twenty
cents for each smet so taken and all welrs
for the capture of smelts shall be opened,
and so remain, and all nets used in the
from the water or before the first day of
April, under a penalty of not less than
twenty, nor more than fifty dollars and
further fine of Eve dollars for each day that
any such weir or net remains in violation
Of law but weirs with catch-pounds, COW
cred with net, the meshes OF which are one
inch square in the clear, or greater. are not
subject TO this section. Provided how
ever that dip nets may be used between
the first and twentieth days of April. Pro
vided further, that this section does not
apply to smelts taken In the Androscoggin
river above the Merrymeetng bay bridge.
between the first days of October and No
vember, nor to smelts taken in the Penob-
scot river and its tributaries between the
first and the fifteenth days of April, nor to
smelts taken in Casco bay between the fif-
tenth day of September and the first day
Of October, nor TO smelts taken In Machias
river above Machiasport toll bridge, be-
tween the first day OF April and the first
day of May [Approved Mar. IL
CHAPTER BE-.
AN ACT amendatory Of and additional to
Chapter eighteen of the Revised Statutes,