Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-04-03
CHAPTER 22i.

heating the disclosure aud other testimony.
and for entering default, twsuty nve cents
T En- s ssss q 81 ese sai q similar
nature. The petitioner may II fna masts
trate authorizes 1t, procure su oiacsr 20 pe
In attendance during the proceedings ana
the fees for such attendance snail 20
seYenty-iiye cents a day. The ahsve Tees
shall DO paid by the petitioner, and Ia case
the oath named In section eight IS adm,h-
Mustered shall be added to the costs on tno
Judgment and execution aud taxed in de-
| tall thereon by the magistrate. ~ case
said oath is not administered 70 the debtor,
the petitioner shall recover his COSTS snn
said fees. as in actions before trial Jus
| tice. aud the magistrate shall hsos
depsrate execution therefor.
IApprovsd March 1871
CHAPTER a22.
plain the meaning OF and amend chapter
thirty of the Revised Statutes al amend
ed By chapter forty-two Of the Public
Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety.
nine, relating to Inland Fisheries and
Section 1. Section seventeen of said
chapter thirty OF the revised statutes. as
amended by chapter forty-two OF the PUB
lie laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety
nine. is hereby amended By inserting ire
WORT XIII In the seventh line OF said sec.
BY inserting after the word moose 10
the eighth line OF said section the words
or part thereof % that said section. 50
amended, shall read as follows
Section II. No person shall al any time
hunt, catch. Kill, destroy Or lave In POS
session any COW or calf moose: and the
term calf moose as herein used. shall be
construed to mean that these animals are
calves until they are at least one year cid
and have at least two prongs or tines TO
their herns. No person shall. between the
lrst day OF December and the Fifteenth day
OF October, la any manner. hunt, take.
catch, or Kill, or have In possession any
bull moose or part thereof; and no Eerson
shall. between October hiteenth ana De
cember FIRST, take, catct. Kill or have In
possession more than one bull moose or
part thereof
Section . Section eighteen OF chapter
thirty of the revised statutes. as amended
by chapter forty-two of the public laws 81
eighteen hundred and ninety nine, Is here
BY amended to read as follows
hereinafter provided, in any manner, hunt.
take. catch. kill or have In Possession Iox
any purpose or whenever OF wherever taken'
between December fifteenth and October
first next following no person shall Dc
tween October first and December fifteenth
next following. except as hereinafter pro
vided, take. catch, xiii or have in posses
sion for any purpose or whenever or wher-
ever taken, caught or killed. more than
two deer or parts thereof; a person law,
| fully killing . deer in open season shall
/ have a reasonable time In which to trans
! port the same to his home and msy bare
the same in possession at his home In close
Section 3. Section twenty two Of chap
| Ter thirty OF the revised statutes. as amend
ed by chapter forty two Of the public laws
Of eighteen hundred and nLnety-nine. Is
/ hereby amended 10 read as follows:
Section ~. The words close season
and close time, where used in this act.
i snail mean the time or period during which
4 by this act 1t is made unlawful To hunt,
| shoot. wound, trap or destroy any bird or
| animal or fish for, or catch any nsh men
words open season where used in this act.
! shall mean the time or period during which
/ IL shall be lawful to take these animals,
tst. ard birds as specified and limitei, any
person may, at any time. lawfully XII any
dog which hunts or chases moose. cart
bou, deer. OF any dog kept or ussj for
that purpose
session any dog for the purpose OF hunting
! or chasing moose, caribou. or dear. s1a
be punished By a fine Of one hundred dol
lars and costs OF prosecution for each
sunday is a close time. on which it Is
not lawful to hunt KILL or destroy game
or birds Of any kind. under the penalties
Imposed therefor during other close time
but the penalties already imposed for the
violation OF the Sunday laws By the
statutes OF this state are not hereby re
section l. Section nine Of chapter
thirty of the revised statutes. as amended
BY chapter forty-two of the public laws OF
l
b. amended 50 as to read as 70 lows:
Section o. Whoever introduces fish Of
any kind into any OF the waters OF the
state by means OF live tish or otherwise, OF
whoever introduces wild birds or wild AMI
mails of any kind or species. into the state
except upon written permission OF the CON
missioners of inland fisheries and game
shall forfeit not less than fifty dollars noI
more than I'VE hundred dollars
1 The having in possession of any JACK
light, spear, trawl. or net, other than Dip
net, In any camp; icags. or place Of rssori
territory of the state, shall be prima facie
evidence that the same are kept for un
lawful use and they may be seized by any
officer authorized 10 enforce the inland fsi
and game laws. Whoever Is convicted oil
having any OF the above named implements
ia his possession uniawfuiiy as Aforesaid
shall be fined afty dollars and costs Of
Section :. Section twenty-seven Of chap.
ter thirty Of the revised statutes, as amend
of eighteen hundred and ninety nine. Ii
hereby amended by striking out the word.
fish orr In the fourteenth line of said
isection.
Of the revised statutes, as amended by chap
ter forfy-tHo Of the public laws OF eighteen
hundred and ninety-nine. is hereby amend
ed so rs to read as follows:
Section 10. In closed water where cells.
suckers, cusk and white nsh abound, the
commissioners may grant permits to take
the same and dispose OF them for food puf-
poses and where an exclusive right ia
GRANTED to take eeis in any river or stream
or part thereof. they may grant such Per,
NIT upon such terms as they deem reason
able, and such permits shall expire with
the calendar year ana II shall be lawful
Ito take suckers with spears or hook aud
line In any closed tributaries from ths time
ifhe Ice goes out in the spring until June
hr6t.'
section Z. Section fourteen Of chapter
thirty Of the revised statutss, as amended
L by chapter forty two OF the public laws oil
eighteen hundred and eighty nine, Is hare
by amended BY striking out the word ten
! In the sixth line Of said section. and In
serting instead thereof the word 'fifteen.
and By adding after the word ''hearipg Ii