Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30

,.He Ut aItlncldI uleS, nor snail nook ana
Iiiie or artlflcial flies be used at any time
within one hundred yards of any fishway,
oam Or mill race; but this section shall
not apply to the taking of alewfves by
and by the town of Waldoboro in Medo-
max river, under the authority granted
sald towns by private and special law
OF massachusetts, passed March six,
thereof passed by the legislature of this
state; nor shall it apply to the taking OF
aiew1ves by the town OF Woolwich in Ne
lowed up to the bridge across the Dennys
river at LincOln's MILL but not between
said bridge and Lincoln's mill dam. But
TINS SECTION shall not apply to the Laco-
MA falls and the Lower falls, so called,
OF the Saco river, located at Biddeford
and Saco; and upon the first three days
II each week. from the first of June to
persons may dip for salmon. snad,. and
aleWives at the falls last named above.
But it shall be lawful for any person to
take any salmon, Shad or alewives in the
waters of Orange river, in the town OF
Whiting, in the county of Washington, up
to one hundred and thirty yards of the
hshway at the lower dam in said river,
subject, however, to all the laws of the
state, and laws regulating the taking of
such fish in said river The penalty for
any violation of this section is fine of
not more than fifty nor less than ten
dollars for each offense, and a further
fine Of ten dollars for each salmon and
one dollar for each .silad so taken
Approved March 2j.l
Lnapter 1853.
An Act to amend Section five Of Chapter
amended by Chapter one hundred
eighty EIGHT of the Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and ninety three, re-
Section /. Section five of chapter seven
teen of the revised statutes as amended
by the public laws of eighteen hundred
and ninety-three is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section after the
words exceptions hereafter mentioned'
in the fifteenth and sixteenth lines there
of and substituting the following: ANY
fence. unnecessarily exceeding six feet
in height. maiicously kept and main
tanned for the purpose of annoying the
owners or t occupants pants OF adjoining prop,
Section =. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March 26.]
Chapter 1874.
Am Act to. repeal so much of Chapter
thirty Of the Revised Statutes. as
forty-two of the Public Laws of
eighteen hundred ninety-nine, and as
amended by Chapter two hundred thirty
of the Private and Special Laws Of
nineteen hundred one, as prohibits fish
ing through the ice in Large Greenwood
pond in Elliottsville and Willimantic, in
!iScataquis County.
Section l. So much Of chapter thirty
of the revised statutes, as amended by
section five of chapter forty-two of the
public laws of eighteen hundred ninety
nine, and as amended by chapter two
hundred thirty of the private and special
laws of nineteen hundred one, as pro-
hibits fishing through the ice in large
Greenwood pond, in Elliottsville and Will
repealed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 26.]
Chapter 1855.
An Act relating to compensation of
County Commissioners of Hancock
County.
Section l. On and after January first.
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and three, the pay of each
county commissioner of the county of
Hancock shall be three dollars and fifty
cents for each day actually employed in
the service Of the county, including the
time spent in travelling and each COM
missioner shall have ten cents mile for
the distance actually travelled.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March 26.1
Chapter 1856.
An Act to exempt Religious Institutions
from the COllatef3l inheritance lax.
Section l. Section one of chapter one
hundred and forty-six of the public laws
of one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty-three as amended by section one of
chapter ninety-siX of the laws or one
thousand eight hundred and nlnety-five,
and as further amended by chapter two
hundred ard twenty-five of the laws of
one thousand nine hundred and one, Is
hereby further amended by inserting the
word religious after the word "charita-
BILE" that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section 1. All property within the jul
risdiction of this state, and any interest
therein, whether belonging to inhabitants
of this state, or not, and whether tangi-
bic or intangible which shall pass by will
or by the interstate laws of this state,
or by deed, grant, sale or gift made or
intended to take effect in possession or
enjoyment after the death of the grantor,
to any person in trust or otherwise, other
than to or for the use of the father
mother. husband. wife, lineal descendant.
adopted child, the lineal descendant of
any adopted child, the wife or widow of
a son or the husband of the daughter OF
a descendant or any educational, chart
table, religious or benevolent institution
in this state. shall be liable to a tax of
four per cent of it's value, above the sum
OF nve hundred dollars, for the use of the
state, and all administrators, executors,
and trustees, and any such grantee under
a conveyance made during the grantor's
life shall be liable for all such taxes, with
lawful luteIcSl as ueTcludIleT PROVIDED,
until the same shall have been paid as
hereinafter directed.
Section 2. All such taxes heretofore ass
Sessed or to be assessed upon legaC:eS or
requests to religious institutions are
hereby abated.'
[Approved March 26.1
Chapter 1877.
An Act relating to Trespassers.
Section l. In all cases where any per-
son without right now or hereafter dwells
upon or in any manner occupies any
lands which on the first day of April,
wild land, any owner of such wild lands
or of any legal or equitable interest
therein may cause a notice to quit such
lands to be served upon such person.
Such service shall be made by any sheriff
or deputy sheriff by giving the same to
such person in hand. Such officer shall
make his return upon copy of such
notice certified by him to be true copy,
and within sixty days thereafter such
owner may cause ouch copy and return
to be recorded in the registry of deeds in
located. Proceedings had and taken as
above specified shall bar such person
who has 50 entered or dwells upon such
wild land from obtaining any rights by
adverse possession to the land upon which
he hasso entered. Provided, however such
person shall be entitled to the benefits of
all the provisions of law relating to bet
Section @ This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March 26.]
Chapter 1853.
An, Act ~ fypp of holding SacsfopS