Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-23

the commissioners of inland fisheries an,
game, shall forfeit not less than fif,y dol
lars nor more than five hundred dollars;
The having in possession of any jach
light, spear, trawl. or net. other than 8
dip net, in any camp. lodge, or place o.
resort for hunters or fishermen. in IT,
4 inland territory of the state. shall bt
prima facie evidence that the same ar
kept for unlawful use: and they may be
seized by any officer authorized to en-
force the inland fish and game laws
Whoever is convicted of having any ol
| the above named implements in hi
| possession unlawfully as aforesaid. shall
be fined fifty dollars and costs of prose
| Section s. Section twenty-seven of
chapter thirty of the revised statutes as
amended by chapter forty,tw2 y 1t Inc .nG
| public laws of eighteen hundred ana
nnety-nine, is hereby amended by strik-
ing out the words fish or III the lour-
| section g. Section ten OF chapter thirty
! f the revised statutes. amended by
| chapter forty-two of the public laws OF o.,
eighteen hundred and ninety-ninic, m i, -
| ,tr.hN 1inea.le so as to read as fo.loWs'
Section 10. In closed waters Whefe cti :
suckers. cusk and white fish abound ,he
| commissioners may grant permits 10 tiho @
| he same and dispose OF thtih .ni ;,h,
| .uroGseS: and where an exclusive rlSn.
: granted To take eels in any rive r, NJ -,
| stream OF part thereof: they may sthn,.
| such permit upon such terms as tutfH
| lecm reasonable, and such permits Sla,i
| expire with the calendar year; anu III, !, !,
shall be lawful to tax, take n Suen,' shv closed
| tributaries from the time the ice goes ou'
in the spring until June iirst. ~. oh,,,,,
Section !. Section fourteen ol nii,,ptri ipn,.d
| bv chapter forty-two of tht pubic laws
| II eighteen hundred ana eighty ,rlne' y
| hcr,by amended by striking out thc Worh
| ..t,r'' in th. sixth lire OF SAID section;
| md Inserting instead thereof the word
| Iittcen. and by adding. after the word
hearing in the thirtieth line the words;
boil h.N fnr a.
| hree years. and each person so licensed
| snail annually on or before lecember
first # each year make a detailed written
| report 10 the commissioners of al they
| nave. done during the year by virtue of
4 such license. s,, that said section, a.
| amended, shall read as follows:
| Section a The cmmisSioners Of it,
| land 'l-heri,s and game may. upon appi-
| cation. issue a license TO such persons
as taxidermists.. who in their Judgment.
ton. and friendly to the fish and game
| avs OF the state: and may also issue
| licenses 10 suitable persons, whose mum
i'cls shall not c>teed hiteen at ofe ,line'
to take kill, capture and have in posses
| sion any species of birds other than
! domestic and the nests and eggs Thereon
| for scientific purposes; ard Tor Sdcn
| licenses the applicant shall pay the sum
of five dollars: but no person thus
| allowc' to take or have in possession
birds for scientific purposes shaN sell
| offer for sale, take any compensation
| for specimens of birds. nests. or eggs, or
| dispose of the same. by gift or otherwise.
| to he taken from the state, except for
| exchange of specimens for scientific pur-
poses; and for any violation of the provt,
sions of this section. such persons snail
| be subject to fine of not less than ten
| nor more than fifty dollars. This section.
however. shall not authorize the killing
Of any birds nor the taking of any birds
nests or eggs thereof on sunday; ana the
commissioners may. for cause. revoke
an, license authorized by this section.
! TaAiIermists mentioned ir this section
NAV at all times have ir their possession.
at their places of business. fish and game
lawfully caught or killed il open time
for the sole purpose of preparing Tor an"
mounting the same; and such fish ana
game, Cr parts thereof. may be trans
ported 10 snch licensee and retained By
him fol the purposes aforesaid. under
such rules. restrictions and limitations as
shall. from time TO time. be made by SAID
commissioners and stated in such original
licanse ana additions made thereto: from
time 10 time by said commissioners
Such licenses may be revoked ny sald
commissioners. at any time after nouce
and an opportunity for Il hearing. such
licenses shall be for the term of three
years and each person so licensed shall
annually, On or before December first of
each year. make detailed. written
report to the commissioners of al th"y
have ,loac during tn, year by virtue of
such license; and every lloenScc or car
this act, 6: If the rules. restrictions. or
limitations set out in sid license and
duiith'ilS 'Itti'lp. Silili 'll tuilipAstlii'
| before ary trial Justice or municipal or
| police court. be fired not less thdn TWEEN
| " doll"rs nor more than NIFTY dollars.
Section $. Section twenty of chapter
| thirty If the revised statutes. as amended
| by chapter forty-two Of the public laws
iarai aIlad b,t inrnrt;I, r. ~
| word costs in the sixth line of said
| section III following words. for each
| deer taken. caught. killed or had in pos
| session in violation of the provisions OF
! section eighteen of said chapter So that
| s lid section as amended shall read as
| follows:
| 's;ccIlnu 20 Whoever shall violate any
| q: the provisions of section seventeen Of
! this chapter shall he punished hy :, fine
| of not l"Se than five hundred dollars nor
mo- mn Or ,,@d;i 40 "9in.S ,
| whoever shall violate any of the prori-
| sfons of section eighteen or this chapter
! shall hn p,luiShed nv n fine of forty dol
| lars and ,ns.s- Cor Zach deer taken
| caught EiIlt 4 or had in possession in vio-
| IL tion Of the provisions of section light
| zen Of said chapter: whoever shall violate
any of I'll" prov SionS of section nineteen
| If this ciaaptcr rrlatinG to deer. shall be
punished Ivy = ire OF ferty dollars and
| c' SIS. ard whoever shall. violate any If
the provisions of section nineteen of this
| chaptcr relating to moose OF carboG,
| shall tc punished by a line of not less
| than five hundred dollars nor more than
! one Thousand, dollars. or b. imprSon-
irent not exceeding fcUr months
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