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

srrument by law entitled to record in |
addition to the fees now provided by law, |
drcd words OF fraction thereof, in excess |
Of five hundred. Provided, however. If |,
the instrument to be recorded does not
exceed in length two hundred and fifty |
words. then the fee for recording the |
same shall be twenty-five cents
Section 2 This act shall take, effect
wAen approved. IApproved March 22] |
Chapter Isl
AN ACT in relation to the Taxing of
Costs in Municipal and Police Courts. |
Pc it enacted by the Senate and House
Ct representatives in Legislature assem-
Section l; In all municipal and police
courts IN this state the amount of costs
/ allowed in civil actions shall depend up
On the amount recovered and not upon
the al damnum in the writ.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. tApproved March 81
Chapter 2S3.
AN ACT relating to close time for Deer
IN CERTAIN counties.
BE it enacled by the Senate and House
OF Representativcs in Legislature assem-
bled. as follows:
Nothing contained in IAN Act to amend
, section twenty-one of chapter thirty OF
tie revised statutes, as amended by
eelghteen hundred and ninety-nine. relat-
| ing to the taking of deer in September
! Tor Lood purposes and relating to non
| the state shall be construed to repeal so
| much of section tweDty -ore of chapter
| torty-two of the public laws of eighteen
hundred and nillety-nine, and acts
amendatory thereto, as relates to deer
in the counties OF York, Cumberland
MzMndroscogg1n, sagadahoc, Knox, Lincoln
| Waldo and kennebec.
| Approved March 22.1
! Chapter 2S5
! AN ACT to consolidate. and simplify the
| laws pertaining to Sea and Shore Fish
cries as contained in Chapter forty Of
| ItR.
| lnents and additions thereto
| BE 1t enacted by the Senate and ITo,,ae
OF representatives i'll Legislature as
sombed, as follows:
Section |. The governor, with the ad
| vice and consent of the council. shall APP
point commissioner who shall have
| fisheries and shell fish regulated by this
act and shall mold his Office fer thrc.
Years and until hi; successor is appoiated
Section ,. Ii shall be the duty of the
commissioner of sea and shore fisheries
TO exercise supervision, over all the FISH
cr4cS and their products taken from tida
waters within tho state. including thc
proper enforcement Of all laws relating
TO the ca'c1inc. packing, curing. manu-
faeturins. branding and transpcr ation
| OF al kinds of picked, salt. smoked
| fresh. canned. frozen shell, or other fish
Section J. TIC commissioner is hereby
| required to make 4 detailed biennial re
| port IN the month of December. showing
the amount Of capital invested in. nun'-
! Der of men employed in. value of prod
ucts OF. and any other information thai
he may be arlc 10 obtain relating to, the
sea and shore fisheries.
| Section 4. The salary of the comnli =
SioncT Of sea and shore fisheries is here
| by fixed at one thousand dollars per
annur.
sect'o . Tho governor VITA TIC a VIC.
and consent of tho couacl upon tn
| recommends lion Of the commissioner G1
sea and shore fisheries, may apport
sif2''ie persons as iish wArdcfs, who
n liEF,
/ years u11les@ sooner removed. who shall
enforce all laws and the rules and regu-
la'ionS relating TO sea a@d shore fisheries
arrest all Violators thereof. and prosecute
AL offnn&Cs against the same; they shall
nave the same power to serve crinintl'
processes against auca cfte.dcss, ami
sleriffs for like services: they shall have
the sam" right As shcritls 10 require all
l. executing, the dates of thcir ohc-.
| hey shall. before being duaijliel ia dis
| cAarS" the duties required b. this act
| give bond with two good and sufficient
Suretins in the penal SIM Of two thor
| Sioner of sea and shore fisheries. 10 Tic
'reastrer Of the state, conditioned for tic
| tai hful performance Of the duties OF
their office. inc commissioner of SEA
and shore fisheries tina" tnDuin dcnptl
WarGens; for whose Official mi -cnntlllt-t
and neglect he shan be answera' To- and
said deputy War1PnS shall be "W0r1.
Their aGpoint,nent and discharge silal e
| IN WritinG. Such Gtputy Warth,ns shall
b" subject TO all III" laws pertatn'n; to
W:rdens appointed by the governor ard
council, and have the Same u wers. AMI
said commissioner may revoke such an
| pointn?ent at ANY time.
| Section s. 1t shall lie thc di;tY of the
fish Wird@ns 70 enforce &ll laws r"i5l ing
| to the sea and si'orn fisheries within the
rn,latieS IN which they @ospcciiv"lv nc
r.le hut thoy shall not exercise jll' isfli,.-
ton in any other county unless 50 in
Strurtcd in sitting hv be commits iur,cr
LET sea al sh0"o fisheries. The corln,is-
It g.. I..i,.. .
| WardenG may, with or without warrant.
ntef' t!ion any vessel. boat rcrauf1clr
for fish or icl'etcr~, or any place or rlanes
used t'ler"fHr. and soz" ana carry awHl
| I'll fish and .ohStc"s liable to saz,lrr
| found therein. a3I NAV. with or without
/ warrant. search and seize anv ca" or
| fish or iohsters liable 70 seizure fnun
| therein. the fish or Holsters in each case
| :" I've f'isnosed Of according TO law. ANY
ma "'strat" may issue warrants II SctlcH.
within his iuris'lic ion. any vessel boat
7n""Istacir For fish Holsters. cr any
/ pf3c" o. places used therefor. Ia tn com
! missioner of sea ANA shore fisheries, ar
any fish warden appointed and ouaiiti d
us provided in this chapter Such war
/ rants snail issue subject ia the rcQu;r
ments of section twelve of chapter. ono
| hundred and thirty-;wo of the revised
statutes.
Section :. It shall be the duty of each.
warden 10 make a detailed monthly re-
port TO the commissioner OF sea and shore
! fisheries of all thar has come to H..
KNOWLEDGE relating to tho fisheries with
! in his county, ~. in any county where hcI
| has rendered services. from tho first da
| Of one month To thc FIST day of the fol-
| lowing month, in SUch manner ard o..
SEch blanks rs tn" commissioner nav
prescribe and furnish. and to do such
| other acts rs the commissioner may re-
| Gi!irc for the purpose OF gaining inform =
| ton and fey The proper enforcement of
the law.
Section 8. The comnl; s<ioner OF sea
and shore fisheries ma" take fish OF any
kind. when where, and in such man,'c~'
as he chooses for he purpose of Sc cnce
of cultivation and CT dissemination. an /
he may grant written permits to othev
persons to take iisil for the same ptli'-
poses. AID may introduce or permit to bel
introduced any kind of fish into amy
waters. He may, after a bearins Sc
arart for a term not exceeding ton wears. !
any waters for the usr of himself or of
the tn'ted States comm tSsioner of fisli
and fisheries in the prosecution of The.
w"rl Of fish cultU"N and of scien iiic :. :
search relative to fishes. The order sat-
ting apart such waters snail be recdr de3
in the registry OF deeds OF tn, county ia5
which thew are sitlla tnd. IN waters 80
set apart he and the United Sta es COM
Hi;ssione, of fish and fisheries. aHd per
f"ei: respective fish cultural and soeH- |
tifc work. cake fish at any time or i'll
any manner and erect and maintain any /
fixture necessary for such purposes. No
other person shah take or kill any fish. +
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