The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

10 resides as aforesaid and towns are
hereby authorized and required to raise
annually as other school moneys are
raised a sum sufficient to pay such tuition
section 3 When any town shall have
been required to pay and has paid tuition
as aforesaid the experimenting school
committee of such town shall make a re-
turn under oath to the state superinten-
dent of public schools stating the name
OF each youth for whom tuition has beer
paid. the amount paid for each, and the
name and location of the school which
taeh has attended and thereupon shall be
paid annually in the month of December
from the state treasury out of the appro-
nriation for the support of free high
schools To each town paying tuition and
making return as aforesaid. sum equal
ta one hall of the amount thus paid by
such town not exceeding two hundred
fifty dollars.
section ,. This act shall take effect
When approved.
[Approved March Ill
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Chapter one hundred and
uineIy-four of the Public Laws OF nine
teen hundred and one entitled, An Act
additional to Chapter twenty-nine Of the
Revised Statutes, relating to Bowling
Alleys
section /. Chapter one hundred and
ninetS -four of the public laws of nineteen
EIHdred and one is hereby amended by in
sertiug after the word alleys in the sec
tsile and billiard rooms so that said sec
ton as amended, shall read as follows:
section l. Any person licensed to own.
keep and operate bowling alley, or bowl
fng alleys, pool, bagatelle or billiard rooms
in This state under the provisions of chap
ter tNcnty-nine of the revised statutes,
my he granted permission by the munich
p..I officers Of the town or city where said
bowling alley or alleys. pool, bagatele or
billiard rooms are situated to keep the
siIue open until midnight, when in the
opinion of such municipal officers no per-
eau or persons residing In the immediate
neighborhood will lie disturbed thei eby.'
Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved.
LApproved March Ill
Chapter 20.
An Act to amend Chapter two hundred
and eighty-four of the Public Laws oil
nineteen hundred one, relating to Sea
and Shore Fisheries.
section l. Section twenty-one of chapter
Two hundred and eighty-lOur of the public
laws of nineteen hundred one is hereby
amended by striking out the last sentence
thereof and inserting the following SELL
teuceS.
The possession of mutilated Holsters
cooked or uncooked, shall be prima facie
evidence that they are not of the required
length.
All Holsters or parts of Holsters sold for
Use in this state or for export therefrom
must DE sold and delivered in the shell
ugenSe. and whoever ships, buys. gives
a&ay, sells or exposes for sale, lobster
nftat after the same shall have been taken
from the shell shall be liable to a penalty
II ole dollar for each pound of meat so
bought. sold, given away. exposed for
sale or shipped Any person or corpora
ton in the business of a common carrier OF
merchandise, who shall knowingly carry
or transport from place to place lobster
meat after the same shall have been taken
from the shell shall be liable to a penalty
of hftv dollars upon each conviction there
oil. All lobster meat so illegally bought,
shipped. sold, given away, exposed for
sale or transported shall be liable to seiz-
ure aud may be Conflscated.
Nothing contained herein, shall be held
to prohibit the sale OF Holsters that have
been legally canned so that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section 81 1t is unlawful to catch, buy
or sell, give away or expose for sale or
possess for any purpose any lobster less
than ten and onc-half inches in length,
alive or dead cooked or uncooked meas
ured in manner as follows, taking the
length of the back of the lobster, measur-
81 from the bone of the nose to the end
of bone of The middle fipper of the tail.
the length to he taken in a gauge with Il
cleat upon each end of the same. measur-
ing ten and one-half inches between said
cleats. with the lobster laid and extended
upon its back its natural length upon the
gauge. without stretching or pulling, and
any lobster shorter than the prescribed
lt-laEill "lltn tduSlll SIllll De HDeItltu
alive at the risk and cost of the parties
taking them, under a penalty of one dol
lar for each lobster so caught, bought,
sold, exposed for sale or in possession. The
possession of mutilated Holsters. cooked or
uncooked. shall be prma facie evidence
that they are not Of the required length.
All HOLSTERS or parts OF Holsters sold for
use in this state or for export therefrom
must be sold and delivered in the shell
under penalty of twenty dollars for each
OTenSe, and whoever ships, buys, sells,
gives away or exposes for sale. lobster
meat after the same shall have been taken
from the shell shall be liable to n penalty
of one dollar for each pound OF meat so
bought. sold exposed for sale, given away
or shipped, Any person or corporation
in the business of a common carrier of
Merchandise, who shall knowingly carry or
transport from place to place lobster meat
after the same shall have been taken from
the shell shall be liable to a penalty of
htty dollars upon each conviction there
shipped, sold given away. exposed for
sale ~ transported shall be liable to seiZ-
IRE AID may be cOnfiscated. Nothing CON
tanned herein shall be held to prohibit the
sale OF Holsters that have been legally
canned
Section .. Section twenty three is here
lY amended so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
1t shall be unlawful to can Holsters less
than ten and One-half inches in length,
alive or dead, measured as aforesaid; AMI
Tor every lobster canned. contrary to the
provisions of this section, every person,
urn association or corporation 50 can
ming. shall he Liable to penalty of one
dollar for every lobster so canned. CON
trarY to the provisions of this section, and
Z further penalty of three hundred dollars
for every day on which such unlawful
canning is carried on
[Approved March Ill
Chapter n.