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

: arrived at the factory. No fish shall h,
baked fer s1-dines in ovens unless the,
| shall iirst be properly faxed in rows ane
iaid on with nut overlapping. Whoever
flakes. bakes or packs any sardines ir
violation OF This section fcrfeits five dol
lars &c" every hundred fish SO faxed
baked Or packed, to be recovered by
indictment or action of debt
I Section 80. Section thirty-two of this
) act shah not apply to certain articles OF
stock IN possession Of airy packer of sar.
nm Ms wren na, inns act Is approved, as fol
labels and cans of sardines nor to goods
PACKED previous to the approval of this
act. Bu; this exemption does not apply
10 any Of the Methods processes or regu-
latlon5 fc "egard to canning sardincs OF
mendinE leaky cans provided for in this
act; Al packers of sardines shall file
| WITH the commissioner of sea and shore
hsheries. or his wardens, within ten days
\ after the approval OF this act. Il true llsi
or schedule of all decorated cans and tin
plate, metal, Labels and cans of sardines
IN his possession at the time of the APP
prevail of THIS act, subscribed and sworn
10 by said packer OF sardines before a
notary or justice of the peace, otherwise
| he shall roc obtain The benefits OF this
| section.
Section 81. The commissioner of sea
ana shore fisheries SHALL insist upon tn,
strict enfol cement OF sections thirty
and require his Waruens VINO have juiis-
diction in localities where sardine ear
ming factories are located to give good
and sufficient bond in the sum of five
| thousand dollars payable to the treasure,
| of the state of Maine. said bond TO be
deposited in the state treasury, to guar
antee the faithful and strict enforcement.
of the provisions of this act and its zen
alties, and in no case shall Il pa ker vi
sardines be accepted as surety.
Section 80. The commissioner of sea
and shore fisheries or his wardens s,al,
| inl n 81 rlIp +
| ing to sardincs and enforce the penal les
| thereto, and Tor The purpose OF inquirins
| into any violation of said laws, and ca
| forcing the penalties thereof, Sucn COM
missioner or his deputies may at ali
reasonable times enter any mandatory.
| or canning establishment, and make ill
veStiga lions concerning the methods en-
| ploycd and the condition of the product.
and il necessary, open packages and cut
open cans of sardines tor such investi-
cation Sufficient wardens snail lie ar
pointed by the commissioner OF sea and
shore fisheries to enforce the provisions
of this act, and for the city of Eastport
and town of Lubec not less than two
each, and the compensation OF the
WardenS shall be two dollars per day and
expenses when actually employ No
person shall be eligible for appo.ntmea NJ
as warden who is he owner in a saruinc
factory OF relative of such owner III The
town where such factory is located.
Section 35. No person Shall use in the
herring fishery, in any OF the waters OF
this state, torches or any artificial light,
of any kind, Tor the l.tpose OF driving
herring under penalt. II ten dol ars lor
each offenSe.
Section 81. Any town Kay at its annual
meeting fix the times which cams
may be taken Wltnin lt;- ;.mi.s. and tie
prices for which It's mIniciEal officers
shall grant permits there oi; and unless
so regulated by vote. RESIDENTS OF the
town may tahe CLANS ",..uout written
permit. But without permit amy inha.i-
tant witnIn HIS own low or transient
consumption of himse.f and family. Tins
section does not apply to hotel keepers
taking CLANS tor tnc use OF their 10 els
nor does 1t interfere with ANY Jaw le-
latinS to the taking of snci i4%h lor balt
by fishermen. Whoever takes CLANS con-
trary to municipal regulations ..IinonZe
by this section. small, for each ,lfenSe, b
fined rot more than ten dolais, or I'M
prisoned NOT ro,e than thirty avs, or
both. In all contracts relating to the
sale of clam bait by the barre. Il n clam
bart barrels, unless otherwise Sil%c .lSd LII
the contract, d barrel shall b. twenty
seven and one-half inches long, sixteen
inches head diameter, OUTSIDE mca>ui c,
holding not less imam twenty -one gallons
and not more than twcnty-thrce gallons.
Section IS. The canning, packing an !!
barrcling of CLAIMS, either fresh or III
salt and The digging of CLAIMS for the
purpose OF canning, packing or bareiins,
between the first day of june and the
fifteenth day of September following, is
hereby prohibited under Il penalty of Oh,
dollar per bushel in tho shell Bat IN"
section shall not apply to the barrclins
of CLANS in the shell for consumption in
this state.
Section -. The shipping O" transporia-
ton of CLAIMS in any manner lcytnd tin
limits of the state. between the iirst cay
Der following, except CLANS which had
been canned, packed or barreied bctwa On
the fifteenth day of September and the
first day of June. is hereby prohibited
under d penalty of three dollars for each
bushel so shipped or transported.
Section 40 Any inhabilant of the state.
proprietors. may plant oysters below low
water marx in any navigablc waters, i'll
places where there is no natural oyster
bed; inclose such grounds with stakes,
at least two feet above high water mark :,
but so as not to obstruct the free navi-
CATION of such waters. and have the eX-
elusive right of taking such oysters.
Whoever trespasaes on such inc osurc.
or iniures such oyster beds is liable in All
action of trcspass for all damages: and
the consent of the owner he shall for
felt not less than twenty nor more than
fifty dollars. or be imprisoned not exceed
ing three months
Section A. 1t shall be unlawful to use
any purse or drag seines in the follow ns
waters. but no others: In Casco bay
north of a line drawn eastcry from
Princes point in the town of YARN 'uth
excepting for sme!ts, bluebacks ant
squirting. In Kennebec river above a line
drawn across said river from Fort Pop
ham in the town of Phppsburg u IL
point opposite at the lower end OF Long
island in the town of Georgetown. In tn,
Sheenscot river above 4 bridge leading
from Wiscasset to EdSecomb. IN
Damariscotta river above a line drawn
from Farnham's head in the town OF
Boothbay to d point opposite on the shore
in the town of Bristol, excepting the use
of drag seineS between the above line and
The Lodges. for all fish excepting a'e-
wives In Mcdonald river, above "A lire
drawn from Martins point in the town of
Friendship. westerly by the northeast end
of Hog island to a point opposite in The
town of Bremen or to take smclts IN
said river and its tributaries in any other
way than by hook and line. In Georges
river, above a line drawn from Hooper;
point in the town of Saint George. west
eriy past the northerly end of Caid-
well s island to point opposite on the
shore in the town of Gushing, or to take
smelts in said river and its tributaries
| in any other way than by hook and line,
| or dip nets, no individual to take more
| than one-half bushel of smelts within a
/ period of tWenty-four hours with dip
| ret. In all bays. inlets. rivers and
| harbors east of the west shore of the
| Penobscot bay and river where any ell
| trance to the same or any part thereof
| from main land to main land is not more
| than three nautical miles in width, but
purse and drag seines may be used for
the purpose of taking smells in those
| waters except in Bluehill bay. The
taking of herring, or fishing therefor, by
I ill