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

more than one travel in the same hearing
or session, nor for more than two adj
tournaments OF any regular term, nor for
service or travel on more than one petit
tion or case at the same time, nor any
timing for travel or attendance at the
legislature connected with the annual
county estimates, nor for any additional
trouble or expense of any kind.
(Approved Feb. Al
Chapter 4.
An Act to amend Section seventeen of
Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes.
as amended by Chapter two hundred
and sixty-one of the Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and
by Chapter sixty-one of the Public Laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-one, re-
lating to Migratory Fish.
Section seventeen of chapter forty of
the revised statutes, as amended by chap
public laws of the year eighteen hundred
and eighty-fve, and by chapter sixtv-one
OF the public laws of the year eighteen
hundred hundred and ninety-one, is hereby further
amended by striking out the word
hfteenth in the twenty second line of
said section, and substituting in lieu
thereof the word twenty-nfth;' and by
striking ni out the word fifty in the
substituting in lieu thereof the word
'seventy-five,' so that said section, as
amended, shall read as follows:
Section H.. The taking of maclerel,
herring, Shad, porgieS or menhaden. and
the fishing therefor by the use of purse
and drag seines, is prohibited in all small
bays, lnletS, harborS or Weirs where any
entrance en- fnd TO 5he same anne or any part there
three nautical miles in width, under a
penalty upon the master or person in
charge of such seines, or upon the owners
of any vessel or seineS employed in such
unlawful fishing, of not less than three
hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars. to be recovered by Indictment or
action of debt; one-fourth of the penalty
70 the complainant or prosecutor. and
three-fourthS to the county in which rhe
proceedings are commenced and there
shail be a lien upon the vessels. steamers,
DoatS ana apparatus used in such unlaN-
ful pursuit, until said penalty, with costs
OF prosecution is paid; but a net for mesh
ing mackerel or porgies, of not more than
one hundred mesheS in depth, and a net
Tor meshing herring, of not more than
one hundred and seventy meshes in depth
and net for meshing shad of not more
than seventy-tive mesheS in depth, shah
not be deemed a seine; and it shall be
lawful to take shad and alewives in the
Androscoggin river. and in Merrymeetine
bay, from April first to June twenty fifth
in each year, by the use of drag seines
not more than seventyfive fathoms in
length, and of not more than fifty meshes
in depth. Improved Feb. III.
Chapter 5.
An Act to amend Section fifteen of Chap
ter fifteen of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to BuTying- Grounds.
Section fifteen of revised statutes of Maine
eighteen hundred and eighty-three is here
by amended by inserting in the second line
thereof, after the word Securities" the
words; or deposited in savings banks
so that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section Is Every trust fund authorized
by the preceding section shall be safely
invested in United States, state, county
HlfV ito1 ~,
savings banks; and the annual income
only, shall be expended in performance of
the requirements of the trust
GApproved Feb Ill
Chapter 6.
An Act to amend Section twenty-four of
Chapter one hundred and two Public
Laws Of eighteen hundred and ninety
one. as amended by Chapter two hundred
and sixty-seven, Public Laws of
| eighteen hundred and nnety-three re-
lating TO providing for the printing and
! distributing ballots at the public ex-
| pense and regulating voting for State
| and City Elections.
| Section tweTtyfour of chapter one hun
| dred and two, public laws of eighteen
hundred and ninety-one, as amended by
chapter two hundred and sixty-seven,
public laws of eighteen hundred and
| nnety-three is hereby amended by insert
| ing in the twelfth line thereof. after the
| word choice the words: Or if the voter
l
or names of any candidate or candidates
| for any office or Offices, a small strip or
| strips of paper, commonly known as a
| sticker or stickers, bearing thereon a
| name or names other than the name or
| names of the candidate or candidates so
erased or covered up, the name or names
| of such candidate or candidates so COW
| cred shall be considered to be erased from
| the ballot, and the person or persons
| whose name or names shall so appear on
| SUCH strip or strips of paper so placed and
stuck on the ballot, shall be deemed to be
voted for by the voter as candidate or
candidates for such office or Offices SO
| that said section as amended, shall read
| as follows:
| Section "a. On receipt of his ballot the
| voter shall forthwith, and without leaving
the enclosed space, retire alone to one of
| the voting shelves or compartments so
provided, and shall prepare his ballot by
marking in the appropriate margin or
place, 4 cross (X) as follows: He may
place such mark within the square above
| the name of the party group or ticket. in
. which case he shall be deemed to have
| voted for all the persons named in the
| group under such party or designation.
| And if the voter shall desire to vote for
| any person or persons, whose name or
| names are not printed as candidates on
the party group or ticket, lie may erase
| any name or names which are printed on
| the group or party ticket. and under the
| name or names so erased he may fill in
| the name or names of the candidates of
| MS cnolce. Ut IL Inc voter places ana
| sticks on and over the name or names of
any candidate or candidates for any Office
| or offices, a small strip or strips of paper,
| commonly known as sticker or stickers.
bearing thereon name or names other
| than the name or names of the candidate
| or candidates so erased or covered up, the
name or names of such candidate or cam
didates so covered shall be considered to
| be erased from the ballot, and the person
or persons whose name or names shall so
appear on such strip or strips Of paper so
| placed and stuck on the ballot, shall be
| deemed to be voted for by the voter as
candidate or candidates for such Office or
| offices. Or If the voter does not desire to
vote for a person or persons whose name
| or names are printed upon the party
group or ticket, he may erase such name
| or names with the effect that the ballot
| shall not be counted for the candidate or
| candidates whose names are so erased.
| In case of a question submitted to the
| vote of the people he shall place such
mark in the appropriate margin above the
answer which he desires to give. Before
leaving the voting shelf or compartment,
| the voter shall fold his ballot without
| displaying the marks thereon, in the same
| way it was folded when received ny him.
| and he shallkeep the same so folded I'M
| til he has voted. He shall vote in the
manner now provided by law before leav-
ing the enclosed space, and shall deposit
| his ballot in the box with the official en-
dorsemcnt uppermost. He shall mark and
| deposit his ballot without undue delay and
! shall quit said enclosed space as soon as