Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-18


dealer shall violate the provisions Of this
section, he shall be fined five hundred
dollars for each Offense and be prohibited
o s ye sscon the p
vision dealers licensed as aforesaid shall
pay to the commissioners. IN cities AMI
towns Of over three thousand inhabitants.
five dollars annually. and three dollars
In all other places; or instead OF this fee,
the commissioners may. at their discre-
tion. issue licenses authorizing the retail
Ing OF deer as above specified. on pay
ment OF fifty cents for each deer retaiied
said marketmen and provision dealers
holding these Licences shall annually, on
December fifteenth, make. sign, and send
to the commissioners, under oath. a state
ment setting forth in detail the number
of deer by them bought. and Of whom
during the time covered by their licenses;
and whoever fails to make the report re-
quired in this section shall be subject Ia
Il penalty of one hundred dollars and
costs.
Section ~. The commissioners may
annually issue licenses to suitable per-
sons to buy and sell. or tan. deer skins
lawfully taken: Such persons shall keeIl
Il record of all deer skins purchased. OF
whom purchased and the date Of pur-
chase, and shall report annually 70 the
commissioners. The fee for such license
shall be five dollars. to be paid to the
commissioners and by them to the state
treasurer: and whoever, licensed as afore-
said, unreasOnably and wiilfully refuses
to make such report shall be punished by
fine OF one hundred dollars and costs.
Section ~. Every person who keeps a
sporting camp, lodge or place OF resort
for inland hunting or fishing parties. or
whoever engages in the business of hunt
ing or trapping any Of the fur bearing
animals of the state. In any OF the unor-
ganized townships or wild lands of the
state. shall annually procure a license
therefor from the commissioners of inland
fisheries and game and pay Zee therefor
of five dollars. and shall make such re-
hD n m &
called for: and such licensed persons may
purchase for consumption in their sport
Ing camps, lodges or places OF resort, deei'
lawfully killed: but they snail keep n rec-
ord OF all such purchases, OF whom pur-
chased. and the date of the purchase, and
on December fifteenth Of each year snail
make written report thereof to the com
rpissioners under oath; whoever violates
any of The provisions Of this section snail
he fined one hundred dollars and costs
for each offense. the commissioners now
ever may reftis, to issue q license or IL
censes to such person or persons as they
deem unsuitable.
section 80 No person shall engage in
the business Of guiding. either for inland
fishing. or forest hunting. until ne mas
caused his name. age. and residence I"
be- recorded in a hook kent for that pui-
pose by the commissioners OF inland fish-
cries and game. and has procured q GER
iiiicate from said commissioners SETTING
forth In substance that he j. deemed suit,
abb. To act as guide. either for inIand
fishing or forest hunting, or both, as the
case may be. under penalty or my
dollars and costs Of prosecution for each
offense. Each registered guide snail.
from time TO time. as often as requested
by The commissioners. forward. on blanks
furnished him by the commissioners, 4
statement of the number Of persons he
has guided in inland hshing and forest
hunting during the time called for In said
statement, the number OF days ne mas
been employed as 4 guiae,. ga ana socm ~ ;ni.nd S
fish and game, forest fires and the preser-
walton OF the forests in me iocaiities
where he has guided, as the commission-S sion :
under a penalty of fifty dollars for uns
rea sonably or willfuly refusing TO comply
with these requirements. -
vided for in this chapter. shall be as los
lows; the applicant shall apply in writ
ing or personally to the commissioners
for regist ra tion. or to some person ueslk-
mated by the commissioners. setting
forth in his application whether he de-
sres to be registered as a general or 10
cal guide; and the commissioners shall.
as soon thereafter as may be. register
such person as a guide in such class as
ttey shall deem proper. after such lnves.
said commissioners may refuse to regis
ter any applicant whom they deem unnt
10 be a guide. and may. for cause SHOWN.
after due notice and hearing. cancel any
by them made. and may ad-
vance, any one from the local class 70
the general class. whenever they shaii
erai guide. Whenever guide. registered
as provided in this chapter. is convicted
of any violation of any of the inland iisn
and game laws. the commissioners shall.
at their discretion cancel AIS certificate
of registration and strike his name from
the list of registered guides; but sucn
person may thereafter be registered again
at the discretion of the. commissioners.
ANY certificate Cancelled by virtue OF this
chapter shall be Immediately returned 70
the commissioners under a penalty OF NJ
-. "A 1l.v, for rafn pr
with this requirement. a Zee OF one uoi-
lar shall be paid annually for the regis
tration as herein provided. NO uersoni
shalt receive certificate as generri
guide unless he he at least twenty years
Of age of good repute and friendly 10 the
inland fish and game laws. ana Mn uLs-
in all proper ways all viola
tions thereof. He shall be thoroughly
TO traverse the hunting
grounds OF the state in which he Is II
censcd to guide and shall be skilled IN the
use management and handling of such
boats or canoes. on lake. pond or river.
as are used in the territory In which
safe person under all circumstances TO be
II guide for inland fishing and forest
hunting parties. a person may receive
certificate as a local guide who does MOI.
in the Judgment OF the commissioners.
possess all the necessary qualincations on
a general guide. yet is deemed suitable 70
act as such under certain conditions; ami
guides may be restricted in the territory
in which they are permitted to guide
Every nonresident registered as guide
shall pay fee of twenty dollars; the
may al their discretion re-
fuse to issue any certificates OF registra-
tion 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 com
missioners.
Section 80. The governor. with the adj
vice and consent of the council. shal ap-
point three persons to be commissioners
of finland fisheries ana game. one oil
whom shall be the land agent OF IN"
state, and shall hold the office so long as
he shall continue to be land agent. ana
shall receive in addition to his salary as
land agent, the annual sum of two hum
dred dollars: the other TWO commissioners
shall hold their Office for three years. ana
until their successors are appointed ana
qualified, and shall each receive an an
nl,al salary of one thousand dollars. Said
commissioners shall receive, in addition
to their salaries, actual travelling eX-
penses to be audited by the governor
and council; they shall be provided with
an office in the state capitol, with $uii-
able furniture, stationery ana other iacii.
tiles for the transaction of the business OF
the department, and they may appoint i
clerk at "a salary not exceeding iivc nun
,,rcd dollars per annum. :,
Section So. The commissioners OF m
land fisheries and game snail examine
dams and all other distractions existing
in all rivers and streams. and determine
ss.l~ md hsa a.