The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-03-28

shall take or catch any alewives within
| SAID limits. except by nook and line, shall
| be punished b3 a hne Of Two nundrIt
| dollars Tor each Otttnsc all nets Weirs
| SCENES or other machines OF devices, pro
hlbited as aforesaid. snail be deemed Tor
| ieited and eontraband. ana any member
OF inc hsh committee OF the towns OF
| Newcastle or marlborough hndlns
| Them In such use. mas destroy them. Blu
] nothing in his section snail he c0nslr1cd
10 abudge or aneet III any manner, tht
! rights and privileges How hclu By law, DS
said towns OF Newcastle ana Noble
borough In the alewiHe fishery In the said
| Damn riscotta river
section d. From the first day of April
| to the fifteenth day OF July In each year
all persons are hereby prohibited IRON
| hshing with nets, seines, traps, weits. Ul
| any other contriVance, In Ihat part OF
! Pemaquid river whch' lies between penn
aauiu taIls and u line drawn Mesl IRON
| the site OF the oiu femaIdid fori. Tor ih'
| term OF ten years itom The twelfth daS
| of February, eighteen hundred am
nnety-nve. Any person violating any OF
Tue provisions o. tins secuon shan be
subject TO d Hne OF one ndhdiet dollars
| aad forfeiture oi all boats, nels and ar-
| paratus used IN sdcn illegal hshing
| section D.. All hsnlng Tor ulewtVes, at
| OF about femaqtuu ldHs btlOw tie mill
aam, shal1 lie r,stric la Iour days III
| taoA N.t.K, ana iuc ilSnins sea5 son snail
be from the Inst uat oil Apih 10 IN,
nteentn uay . ahiy oi ZACH year. Tor me
! term aforesaid, and all lfsn.ng shal Dc
| amer such regulations and lurtner re-
slrlctions as the fish committee Of Inc
town of Bristol shall decide upon.
: Section OF. No person not authorized BY
| the nsh committee oil tne town OF Bristol
shall be allowed to catch or disturb any
alewives IN femaquid TlVer above In"
| How of the tide, ana no person unless
authorized by said fish committee, shall
SET traps. or use any other ContrlVancr
Tor catching cells, or any other iisn, that
shall in any way interfere with the pas
sage, either way, Of alewives Old or
young; any person violating this section
shall he sdbJoct 10 line Of twentY-nVe
dollars and one dollar lor cacn nsh so
AIKEN or destroyed.
section az. A bounty Of one dollar for
each and every seal Killed IN the waters
al this state snalI be pad by the treas
urer Of Inc town in which such seal ls
killed, to the person exhibiting to sand
treasurer Inc nose OF such seal within
thirty days after said seal was killed.
such treasurer snau destroy 1t. and snail
Then proceed as IN sections six and seven
oil chapter thirty oI the revised statutes
the curcasses OF slch seals when de-
stioYed snail not he left uerehct III any
waters OF tie state bur snu,l be removed
lnereirom and properly disposed OF by
the persons destroying them; provided.
however, that II shali ne unlawful during
the months of Jane, July and August to
destroy seals III me waters OF Caseo bay
by shooting with rtle or other long range
" enpon, Which might endanger human
HE, under Il penalty Tor u Violation OF
either OF the provisions OF TINS section,
Of nifty dollars, 10 be recovered upon com,
pant or Indictment before ANY court OF
competent jurisdiction.
Section So cities, towns and planta-
lions are authorized 10 raise annually,
by u two-tnirds vote at their annual
ured dollars, 10 be expended by the
municipal officers thereof or by a COM
mission elected by the cities, Towns ot
Plantations, Tor the propaBa non ana pro-
lection OF fish In puDhc waters located
wholly or partially within their respe'-
tive limits. a report OF the expenditures
! IA oil In hA Al
meeting by the officer or officers author
ized 10 eApcnd such appropriation.
Section 81, any riparian sn proprietor
Uses, inclose the waters of u stream not
gable for the cultivation OF useful
fishes provided that he furnishes suit l.
able passages for migratory fishes natuf,
ally lrequentinS SuCn waters, ana does
not obstruct the passage OF boats anu
other craft and materials In places WHERE
the same nave right 10 pass.
Section W. Amy person legally engaged
in the artificial culture and maintenance
OF fishes. may take them in his own in
Closed waters wherein the same are SO
cultivated and maintained, as and When
he plouses and may al all times sell them
Tor cultivation and propagation, but lac
shall not sell them Tor food at seasons
when the taking thereon la prohibited UNI
der penalty of not less than ten nor
more than one hundred dollars, and Il
further penalty of not less than one dol
lar Tor each fish 50 sold.
Section Gl Any person engaged In the
artificial propagation of trout, or fresh
and salt water salmon, when the parent
fish are taken from public waters in the
state, shall retain MOI less than twenty
five per cent. OF all eggs taken from said
parent fish and cause the same to be
properly cared Tor and Matched, and when
Matched and in proper condition, 10 be
returned to q place suitable for such
young fish In the original waters from
which the parent fish were taken, and
shall cause said parent fish TO be re-
turned TO safe locations in such waters
under penalty OF not less than fifty mon
| more than five hundred dollars for each
offense. But this section does not apply
TO cases In which the parent fish are
taken in the manner and at the time and
place permitted for the capture OF such
fish for food nor to operations In fish
culture conducted for public purposes Dy
permis sion of the commissioners of fish
cries, who may affiX such conditions tc
their permits as they see a. requiring
| In no case less than twenty-five per cent
| OF the young fish to be returned as pro-
! vided In this section.
| Section g. No person, without permits
| sion of the proprietor, shall fish in that
| portion of n pond or other water I'm whlcr
| fish are artlhcidlly cultivated or main
| tanned, under a penalty of not less than
| ten nor more than one hundred dollars
besides two dollars for each fish SO taker
or killed; and In default of payment sucl
| offender shall lie imprisoned at the eX-
| pense of the prosecutor, until said for
feiture is paid or otherwise discharge
| by due process of law.
! Section IS. II shall he the duty of al
| persons Who are now or may hereafter
derive special benefits from Legislation
| for the protection of fish In any waters
of this state, In excess of what is or may
| be derived by others, 10 publish such pro
lection by posting and maintaining
| notices substantially as hereinafter pro
vlded. Said notices shall be placed Of
the banks or shores of such protecte,
| waters not more than Ten feet nor less
than six feet above The ground, in con
spicuous position; and ii on RUNNING
water such notices shall be not more thar
one-half mile apart on the banks OF sucl
waters; and II on pond or lake, MOI
more than one mile apart on the shofe'
of such pond or lake.
| Section "a. Said notices shall be painted
ON wood in black Romnn letters not less
| than two inches In length and not less
| than Out-haI inch in breadth, 80 that
such letters shall he plainly legible, and
such notices shall state the number of
| the act ard the date of the same giving
| the said protection to such waters
Section 81. Any one muttatng or
| destroying such notices, shall tie suhiet
! 70 the same penalties as set forth IN sec.
| lion twenty, chapter one hundred ana
| twenty Of the revised statutes.
Section 81. I'm case no notices as herein
provided are posted and maintained ON
waters that are protected by special law
/ then no one violating such laws shall be
! liable hereunder 10 any penalties set
| forth in such laws.
Section IL sections slxty-three. sixty
-four slxty-hvo and sixiSsiN shall not
apply to towns which by special act have
| acquired vested rights IN any fishery in
! said towns.
Section Is All vessels. boats Graz
| owned and Differed UY nnn-rcsidents. and
apparatus Of every kind employed in
i fish unlaWfullN taken, aie Liable Tor AL
| fEcs and elsts herein provided for. ar!
any officer MAY seize and detdn ss'd
property NOT exceeding tWeutY -fo'i
hours. i'm order hat II may be attached