The Republican journal., 1901-03-28
Chapter 40.


of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
Section l. Any person who solicits in
surance on behalf of any domestic mu
tual fire insurance company, or transmits
for a person other than himself, an ap-
plication for, or a policy of insurance to-
or from such company, or in any manner
acts in the negotiation of such insurance
, or in the inspection or valuation of the
property insured shall be deemed the
agent of such company and, except as
hereinafter provided, shall become liable
to all the duties, requirements, liabilities
insurance company is subject. Said CON-
panies shall procure licenses fer tneir
agents as provided in section seventy
three of chapter forty-nine of the re-
vised Statutes. as amended, but no fec
shall be required by the insurance COM
: missioner for licenses issued to the
agents of such companies.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
on the first day of July, nineteen hun
dred and one. lApproved Feb. 81
Chapter III.
AN ACT to amend Chapter sixty seven of
the Public Laws of one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one, relating to the
taking of Smelts.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
/, sembled, as follows:
Section l. Section forty-six of chapter
forty of the Revised Statutes as amended
by section one of chapter one hundred
and twenty-five of the public laws of one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven,
and by chapter sixty-seven of the public
laws of one thousand eight hundred ami
to said section the words nor smelts
taken in Taunton bay between the first
day of April and the first day OF May SO
that said section, as amended, Shall read
as follows:
Section 4G No smelts shall be taken or
fished for in tidal waters, except by hook
and line, between the first days OF April
and October under penalty of not less
tnan ten, nor more than thirty dollars
for each offense, and a further penalty OF
twenty cents for each smelt SO taken, and
all weirs for the capture of smelts shall
be opened and SO remain, and all nets
used in the smelt and tom-cod fishery,
shall be taken from the water on or be-
fore said first day of April, under a pen
atty of not less than twenty nor more
tnan fifty dollars, and a further fine of
i've dollars for each day that any such
weir or net remains in violation of law,
but Wcirs with catch pounds covered with
net, the meshcs of which are one inch
square in the clear. or greater, are not
subject TO this section But no SmeltS
caught in such weirs after the first day
of April, shall be sold or offered for sale
in this state, nor shall smelts caught in
any manner between the first day of
April and the first day of October follow
ing, be offered for sale, sold or shipped
from the state under a penalty of
twenty-iiv dollars Tor each offcnce;;' pro-
vlded, however, that dip nets may be
the first day of May, and all smelts
caught by dip nets between said days,
may be lawfully offered for sale and sold
in this state; provided, further that this
section does not apply to smelts taken in
the Androsco9sin river above the Merry
meeting bay bridge, between the first
days OF October and November, nor to
smelts taken in the Penobscot river and
fvs1Il Itlp,
teenth days of April, nor to smelts taken
in Casco bay between the fifteenth day
OF September and the first day of Octo-
Der, nor smelts taken in Taunton bay be-
day of May, nor smelts taken in Little
kennebec bay, so called IN the county
Of Washington. between the first day of
April and the first day of May
LApproved Feb. 49,
Chapter 142
AN ACT to amend Chapter thirty of the
Revised Statutes, as amended by Chap
ter forty-tWo of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, per-
tanning to Inland Fisheries and Game.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
Sembled, as follows:
Sections twenty-three and twenty four
of chapter thirty of the revised statutes,
as amended by. chapter forty-two of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and
ninety-nine. are hereby amended as fol-
lows: by striking out all of section twelve
of said chapter thirty as amended afore-
said. and substituting the following in its
place, SO that said section shall read as
follows:
Section II No person shall, within the
state of Maine, kill of catch or have in
his or her possession, living or dead, any
wild bird, other than a game bird nor
shall purchase, offer or expose for sale,
any such wild bird after it has been
killed or caught: 40 part of the plum
age, skin or body of any bird protected
by this section shall be sold or had in
possession for sale. Nor shall any per-
son within the state take or Ecedlessly
destroy the nest or the eggs of any wild
bird, nor have such nest or eggs in his
or her possession. The English, or Euro
pean house sparrow, the common crow
and the hawks and owls are not included
among the birds herein protected; and for
the purposes of this act, the following
only shall be considered game birds; the
anatldae. commonly known as swans,
geese, brant, and river and sea ducks; the
rallidae, commonly known as rails, coots,
mud-Aens and gallinules; the limicolae
commonly known as shore birds, plovers,
surf birds, snipe. woodcock, sandpipers,
tatlers and curlews; the gallinae, COM
monty known as wild turkeys, grouse,
prairie chickens, pheasants, partridges
and quails. Nothing in this seclion how
ever, shall be construed to affect in any
way the protection of game birds, as pro-
Vlded in sections eleven and thirteen of
the act hereby amended Any person
who violates any of the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and when convicted therefor, shall be
fined five dollars for each offense, and
an additional five dollars for each bird
living or dead, or part of bird, or nest OF
eggs possessed in violation of this section
or to Imprisonment for ten days, or both
at the discretion of the court
[Approved Feb. 15l
Chapter 143.
AN ACT fixing the Salary of the Sheriff
of Piscataquis County.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
The sheriff of the county of PiscataduiS
from and after the first day of January
one thousand nine hundred and one, shall
receive an annual salary of three hun
dred ard fifty dollars from the county
treasurer instead of the compensation
provided in section twenty-three OF chap
is further provided that the sheriff Of
said county shall not receive from any OF
his deputies any of the fees earned by
said deputies or any percentage earnet
thereon after said date.
[Approved Feb. Isl.
Chapter III
AN ACT to amend Section twenty-five O!
Chapter one hundred twenty-five of the
Revised Statutes, relating to falsely as
suminS. to be a justice or officer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled, as follows:
Section twenty-five Of chapter one hun
dred and TWENTY-FIVE of the Revised