The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-03-23
CHAPTER II.

AN ACT to Increase the salary of the Judge
OF Probate In and for the county Of
Aroostook.
Section !. The salary of the Judge of
probate In and for the county of Aroostook,
shall be one thousand dollars a year, instead
Of the sum now fixed by law. which shall
be paid to him out of the county treasury 10
equal quarterly payments.
Section Q This act shall take effect
when approved. tADproved Mar IL
CHAPTER %.
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
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-
Dealed.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
when approved. fApproved Mar. IL
CHAPTER 90
AN ACT to authorize Registers of Probate
to receive petitions In vacation, and tho
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.
[Approved Mar. IL
CHAPTER 80.
AN ACT to amend Chapter one hundred
and twenty-six OF the Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and ninety-n i've, relst-
ing to the Penobscot tribe of Indians.
Section L Chapter one hundred and
twenty-sIx of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-nvs 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
ave and line six and insert in lieu thereof
the word six SO that said section. as
amended, shall read as followsi
Section 1. A tribal committee of the
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, 80 called, ana 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 nine
[Approyed Mar. IL
CHAPTER 81.
AN ACT to amend Section thlrtytwo of
Chapter two hundred and eghty-flve of
the Public Laws Of eighteen hundred and
ninety seven, regarding taking OF Smells
In Tide Waters.
Section thirty-two of chapter two hun
drcd and elghty-lve of the public laws of
eighteen hundred and nlnety-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-
bcr,' 30 that said section, as amended shall
read az follows
Section 30. No smelts shall be taken
or nshed for In tidal waters. except by hook
and line, between the 6rst days of April
and September, under penalty OF not less
than ten, nor more than thirty dollars for
each ofTense, and further penalty of twenty
rents for each smet SO taken ; and all welrs
for the capture OF smelts shall be opened,
and so remain, and all nets used In tho
smelt and tom-cod fishery shall be taken
from tho water on or before the first day of
April under n penalty of not less than
twenty, nor more than fifty dollars, and a
further nne 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
he FIRST and twentieth days Of April. Pro
vIded, further, that this section does not
apply to smelts taken In the Audroscoggln
river above the Merrymeeting 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 ar
teenth day of September and the first day
of October nor to smelts taken in Machias
river above Machlasport toll bridge, be-
tween the FIRST day of April and the first
day of May [Approved Mar. IL
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