The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-03-28

Section /. Sections sixty and sixty-one
OF chapter seventy-seven of the revised
statutes are hereby repealed.
Section ,. The reporter of decisions
shall by his personal attendance when
practicable, or by the best other means in
his power, prepare correct reports of all
legal questions argued. reporting the
cases more or less at lar"e according to
his Judgment of their importance. He
shall publish at least one volume yearly,
and furnish the usual number of current
copies to the state and to the public at
cents per volume; The volumes shall be
of the average size of volume eighty
three. Maine reports, and be equal there
to in paper, printing, binding. general fin
ish and quantity of printed matter.
Section ,. Each volume of said reports
shall be entered by the secretary of state
riehted in, The name of the. state of
Maine. and fire manuscript and copyright
thereof shall belong to the state. All
profits arising from the publication and
sale of said reports and advance sheets
thereof by said reporter shall be account
ed for and paid ever by him to the state
treasurer on the first Monday in Docem-
Der il each year
Section = After ccasing to hold office
the rsnerter caall prepara and !, publish all
Section j. 1t shall be tho duty of the
reporter 70 furnish free of charge The
judges Of The supreme and superior
sheets; lie shall also be entitled to
twenty-five copies. free of expense. for
current exchanges with the reporters of
other states. law school libraries, the at
tornev general. and heads of depart
mcnfS.
Section G. So much of section one
chapter one hundred and fifteen of the
revised statutes as relates to the reporter
of decisions, is hereby repealed.
Section !. The reporter of decisions
shall receive an annual salary from the
fnrlx ,tt
on the .irSt DAYS of January. April, July
ANA October, of Two thousand five hun
dreel dollars.
Section s. This act shall take effect
when approved. lApproved March 21.J
Chapter 25T
M 'NG''f relative to Actions for LIBEL
BE il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
scfnbled. follows:
WhocVor w.llfuiiy and malic:o isly states
delivers az transmits bN any means
whatever to The mana ger. editor publish
CT or reporter of any newspaper, maya
Zinc.. puh.icdlion, periodic i or serial, for
publication therein. any false or libelous
poration. and thereby secures the actual
nuoileiit,on of NE same: shall; upon con
exceeding five hundred dollars. or impris-
Unmrht Tot exceeding enc year. or by
both tihc and Imprisonment.
iApTroVed March 2l.l
Chapter .IS
AN net 10 amend Section eleven Of
Chapter thirty OF the Revised Statutes
as at2c3ldcd b. Chapter forty. wo of the
Pubic Laws Of eighteen hundred and
nlnet. nine relating 10 close time for
Game Birds.
Is it cnac'ed by the Senate and House
OF RoprcsentatiVcs in Legislature assem-
blctl. ~ follows:
Section eleven OF chapter thirty of the
revised statutes. amended by chapter
iortN-two of the public laws of eightee
hundred ana nincty,nine. is hereby
amSnde.l so as ST, 70 read as; follows:
Section il. There shall be for game
birds an annual clc~- time in which il
shall be unlawful Ia ..unt. chase, catch
kin or have them, in possession whenever
duck, duskE duck, commonly called black
duck teal and gray duck the close time
Tn2Il We during The months of January.
FebfGafN, March, May. June, July, All
gust and December of each year; for
rui1ed grouse, commonly called partridge
ana Woodcoci, from the first day of Dc
cemher 70 September fifteenth next fol
lowing OF each year; for nuail from the
llrst day of December to the first day OF
Octob",; for plover, snipe and sandpipers
from the 1lrst day of May to the first day
OF August of each year. Whoever vio-
lates any Of the above named provisions
OF this section shall be subject to . pen
aItN OF no. less than five dollars nor mora
than ten collars for each bird SO killed
caught chased, or had in possession in
G ', lme. No person shall. in any one
fifteen OF each variety of the above
named birds, except :sandpipers the mum
Ger OF which shall not exceed seventy in
one Gay. during the respective open
seasons for each; nor shall any person
at any time, kill or have in possession
any ~, ruined grouse, commonly called par
consumption within this state except as
hereinafter provided. under a penalty OF
i NE dollars for each bird SO unlawfully
killed or Ind in possession: nor shall ouy
sell nffar
any rHdel grouse, commonly called ma
lflG2f' or Woodcock, within this state.
I pl1.sr the same penalty; nor shall any
of he. BIRDS mentioned p' IN ih;s
s s@n },d IN clos season nor in open sea-
pI'tihiE lfn'.lfd with the owners name
ara residence and accompanied by him.
Hmless lagsed IN accordance with section
, aWenfI-siN OF this chapter under the
same penalty. Any person. not the n ctl17f
oWhGr Of s1"h bird or birds. who, to aid
3 @ir,.l,ef III such transportation, falsely
or snail he liable to the same uenalfv.
nor snail any person or corpora ton carry
or dl55hSG"rf at any one time more than
Hileeh OF any one variety of the birds
above mentioned as the property of one
person under the same penalty; ana j.
SllaI! &c ulidwful for Il term of ten wears,
10 nuns FOR. take, catch, kill or destro, :
me tifGFcitIizle, or cock of the woods.
SO called. black same so called or any.
Sl.eEies OF the pheasant, except rufrcd
Grouse or partridge, under a ponaitw ~
MY collars for each offense
lApproNed March %
Chapter 253.
An Act 20 !deiin" the duties of uorhor
1siaslgis III towns ard Plantations. and
l2'' ne regulation of Iarbors and An
li2 ii enaatal by the seratc and lTonso
on On Reprr.eMtatiNes in Legislature Assem-
bled. "s lows: