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

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lars fo" every hundred fish 50 talked
baked pr packed, TO be recovered b,
Indictment or action of debt.
Section -. Section thtrtN-two of TIL.
act shall not apply 10 certain articles o.
stock in possession of any packer of sar
ones when this act Is approved, as fol
lows: decorated tin plate, cans, metal
labels and cans of sardines. nor To good,
packed previous to the approval OF TIN.
act But this exemption does not apply
10 any ii the me thods, processes or regu.
lations Ia "egard to canning sardines ol
mendinC leGky cans provided for In this
act. All packers NJ SardlneS shall lille
| Wih the commissioner of sea and shore
fisheries, or his wardans, within ten day
after the approval OF this act. Il true hsl
or schedule of all decorated cans and iii
plate, metal, labels and cans of Sardnes
IN his possession at the time of the ap-
| prevail of this act. subscribed and sworn
10 by Said packer of sardines before a
| notary or justice of the peace, otherwise
he shall not obtain the nenelits oil IN. :
| section.
Section a. The commissioner of Sc,
and shore fisheries shall insist upon tn,
| thrty-one, thlrty-two and thirty-thre
and require has waruens wRo nave jurls
diction in localities where sardlne ean
| ming factories are located. To give a goo,
and sufficient bond in the sum of hN,
! thousand dollars payable 10 the treasure
/ of the state OF Maine, said bond to bt
| deposited in the state treasury, TO guar
| antee the faithful and stric, enforce men
| of the provisions of this act and its pen.
altles, and In no ease shall packer o
sardines be accepted as surely
| Section 20. The commissioner of sec
and shore fisheries or his wardens shall
| inquire into violations OF the laws relat-
| ing 10 sardines and enforce the penal les
thereto and for the purpose of inquirint
| into any violation of said laws, and ELI
| forcing the penalties thereof, sucn com
| missioner or his deputies may at al
reasonable times enter any mandatory
or canning establishment, and make liz
Vestigations concerning the methods EN-
| ployed and the condition of the product
and IL necessary, open packages and eul
| open cans of sardneS for such inVesti
CATION. Sufficient wardens shall be ap
| pointed by the commissioner Of sea and
| shore fisheries to enforce the provisions
| of this act. and for the city OF Eastpori
and town OF Lubec not less than two
each, and the compensation of thu
wardens shnil be two collars Der day anu
| expenses when actually employed. Nj
person shall be eligible for appointment
| as warden who is the owner In a saroine
| factory or a relative of such owner IN TIT
| town where sucn factory is located.
Section &c. No person shall use in the
! herring fishery, In any oil the waters 81
| this state, torches or any artificial light
| of any kind, Tor the purpose Of driving
| herring under a penan. OF ten dollars fol
each offense,
Section 81. Any town may at its annual
| meeting fix the times IN which CLAIMS
may be taken witnln as limits, and tne
! prices for which its IN 1nlcipal officer
| shall grant permits therefor; and unless
| 30 regulated by vote. sidehts of the
town may lake clans without written
liant witnin his own town. or transient
| person therein, may tG... clans Tor the
| consumption OF hlmse.f AID family. 1his
section does not apply 10 hotel keepers
taking CLANS Tor the use OF their ho,es
| nor ooes 1t interfere wltI any law lie.
! latins 10 the taking OF shell llsh Tor BAH
| by fishermen. Whoever takes CLAIMS con-
| trary TO municipal reglla lions authorize
| by this section, shall, Tor eaea offense, be
| fined not more than ten dollars, or I'M
prlsoned not more than tmrtE days, OF
| both. In all contracts relating to the
| sale of clam bait by the barrel and clam
bait barrels, unless otherwise sp.c fled hi
| the contract, a barrel shall be twenty
seven and one-half inches long, sixteen
inches head diameter, outside measure
holding not less than twenty-onc gallons
and not more than twenty-three gallons,
| Section 49, The canning, packing AM
| barreling of clans. either, fresh or m
salt, and the digging of clans for the
purpose of canning. packing or batrelinS
between the first day of June and the
hereby prohibited under penalty OF one
dollar per hushel in the shell. Bat ms
section shall not apply to The barrelin4
| of clans In the shell for consumption in
| this state.
| Section g. The shipping or iransportn-
| ton of clans In any manner beyond the
! limits of the state, between the first .ay
| of June and the fifteenth day OF Septtni
Der following, except CLAIMS which had
been canned, packed or barreled between
the fifteenth day of September and III
| first day of June, is hereby prohibited
under penalty of three dollars for each
bush,l so shipped or transported
Section 40. Any inhabitant of tn state
with consent of the adjacent. r.par at
proprletors may plant oysters below 10"
water marx In any naVigable waters. III
places where there Is no natural oyster
bed; inClose such grounds with stakes
set at suitable distances, and extending
at least two feet above high water mark
! but so as not to obstruct the Tree naNl-
ga ton of such waters. and have the eX-
! elusive right of taking such oysters
| Whoever trespasses on such inc!osure
| or Injuries such oyster beds, IS liable in al
action of trespass for all damages; anu
| If he takes any oysters therein without
| the consent of the owner, he shall for
| felt not less than twenty nor more thnr
! fifty dollars. or be imprisoned not exceed
| Ing three months.
| Section Al. 1t shall be unlawful 10 use
any purse or drag seines In the follow III
| waters, but no others: In Casco ba'
north of a line drawn easlerly from
to Bear island In the town of Phippsburg
! excepting for smelts, bnebacks an
squirting. In Kennebec river above lln'
| drawn across said river from Fort Pop
ham in the town of Phippsburg to i
point opposite AT the lower end oi Lon
| island In the town of Georgetown. In tn
sheeoscot river above T., bridge naa1n, ,eadip,
Damariscotta river above a line draw
| from Farnham's head in the town o
! Boothbay to a point opposite on the saort
! in the town of Bristol, excepting The u,
| of drag seines between the above line ah'
| The Lodges, for all fish excepting ale
! wives In Medomak river, above Hit
| drawn from Martins point In the Town o
Friendship. westerly by the northeast enc
| of Hog island to a point opposite IN TN
town of Bremen or to take smelts II
said river and its tributaries In any othe
way than by hook and line. In George
river above a line drawn from Hooper,'
point In the town OF. Saint George. west
erly past the northerly end OF Cald
shore in the town of Gushing, or to taxi
smelts I'm said river and its tributaries
in any other way than by hook ana line
or dip nets. no individual TO take NOR,
Than one-haIf bushel Of smelts within {
period of twenty-four hours with Ill
net. In all bays, inlets, rivers an
harhors east of the west shore OF IN
| penobscot bay and river where any en-
| trance to the same or any part thereo
from main land TO main land il not NOR
than three nautical miles In width, ou
the purpose of Ia king smells In tn ne,
waters except in Bluehill bay. IN
taking of herring, or fishing THEREFOR %
the use of purse or drag seines anu "a
other selnes or nets. except the use o
seines or nets in weirs, from the first da
of June to the first day OF November Il
the waters Of Machias bay and rs az
proaches inside of or to the northwar
Of direct line drawn straight from u
highest summit OF the Island called tn
Brothers. easterlY to point one-hai
mile distant and due south from LIB
island light house thence from said po,n
easterIy to the solitherly extremity OF tn
southern island called the Double l1ea
Shots. is hereby prohibite Any per5o,
section shall be liable to n penalty no
exceeding five hundred dollars for oac
offense, to be recovered In an action @
Section A. The following waters an