The Republican journal., 1905-03-30

cr than the amount OF the principal and
interest at six per cent on loans 80 mai
in violation hereof, may be recovered
from the holder of said security by the
borrower, in an action on the case
[Approved March is. 1861
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section forty-four of
Chapter forty-one of the Revised
Statutes, relating to close time for
Section 1. Section forty-four Of chanter
forty-one of the revised statutes is hereby
amended as follows: by adding in the
twentieth line after the word bridge the
words or IN Narraguagus bay or river
and by striking out the word Taunton
in the tWenty-fourth line and inserting in
it's place the word Franklin, and by
adding in the twenty-sixth line after the
word called" the words or in Nara
guagus bay or river, and by adding to
the section the words nor to smelts taken
in West bay and West bay stream, so
called. i'll the town of Gouldsboro. Han
cock county. between the first and If
teenth days Of April. nor to smelts taken
in Passamaquoddy bay between the first
day of September and the first day of DC
tober, so that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section a. No smelts shall be taken or
fished for in tidal waters, except by hook
and line, between the first days OF April
and October, under a penalty of not less
than ten, nor more than thirty dollars ior
each offense, and a further penalty of
twenty cents for each Smelt so taken. and
all weirs for the capture of smelts shall
be open and so remain, and all nets used
in the smelt and tOmcod fishery shall be
taken from the water on or before said
first day OF April, under penalty of not
lars and u further fine of five dollars for
each day that any such weir or net re-
mains in violation of law. But weirs with
catch pounds covered with nets, the
meshes of which are one inch square in
the clear, or greater. are not subject to
this section But no smeits caught in
such weirs after the first day of April,
state, nor shall smells caught in any
manner between the first day of April
and the first day of October following be
offered for sale, sold or shipped from the
lars for each offense; provided, however,
that dip nets may be used between th,.
first day of April and the first day OF
May Mec and s all smells caught by dip nets
offered for sale and sold in this state; pro
vided, further. that this section does not
apply to smelts taken in the Androscogsin
river above the Merrymeeting bay bridge,
or in Narraguagus bay or river between
the first days of October and November,
nor to smelts taken in the Penohscot
river and its tributaries between the first
and thirtieth days of April. nor to
smelts taken in Casco bay between the fif-
teenth day of September and the first dav
Of October nor to smelts taken in Frank
the first day of May, nor to smelts taken
in Little kennebec bay, SO called, or in
NarraSuaSrs bay or river in the county
of Washington, between the FIRST day of
April and the first day of May, nor to
smelts taken in West Bay and West Bay
stream. so called, in the town OF Goulds-
boro, Hancock county, between the first
and the fifteenth days OF April, nor To
smclts taken in Passamaquoddy bay be-
tween the first day of September and the
first day of October
[Approved March IS, 1861
Chapter 90.
An Act to provide for the better enforce
ment of the laws against the manulac-
ture and sale of intoxicating Liquors.
Section l. The governor is hereby au-
thorlzed TO appoint commission consist,
ing of three persons one of whom shall
be q lawyer, two members of said COM
mission shall be from the dominant po-
ltic:,l party and one from the political
party casting the next highest vote at the
last state election.
Each member of said commission shall
be paid Il salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars per year and actual expenses.
The salary shall be payable in four
quarterly payments OH the first days of
January, April July and October,
Said commissioners shall be provided
with an office at the state capitol, with
suitable furniture. stationery and other
necessary facilities for transacting the
business OF the commission, and may
state.
Section 2. Said commissioners shall be
known us enforcement commissioners and
with the advice and under the direction of
the governor Shall have, and are hereby
authorized to exercise in any part OF the
state, all the common law and statutory
powers of sheriffs in their respective
counties in the enforcement OF the law
against the manufacture and sale of in
toNicating liquors.
Section g Said commission shall APP
point such number of deputy enforcement
commissioners Us in its Judgment may be
necessary, who shall have the same pow
ers as are given said commissioners under
the preceding section. Such deputies
shall be appointed in writing signed by a
majority of said commissioners, which ap-
pointlnent shall be recorded in the office
of said commission, and shall hold office
during the pleasure OF said commission.
ately surrender their certificate of APP
pointnent and all papers and other prop
erty relating to their office.
Section A. SAID commissioners and
deputies shall be sworn and give bonds TO
the state for the faithful discharge of their
duties, the commissioners in the sum OF
five thousand dollars and the deputies in
the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars.
Any party injured by the official misdo-
ing of any deputy, having first obtained
judgment against him and failed to salts
fly the execution issued thereon on de-
mand, smay, at his own expense, in the
name of the commissioners, for the time
being, institute SUIT upon such bond in
the county in which the original judgment
was obtained or in the county in which
such deputy resides. for the purpose of
collecting such judgment. The name of
the party for whose benefit the suit is
brought shall be stated in the declaration
and endorsed on the writ and such party
shall alone be liable for costs unless the
court for good cause shown shall require
other endorserS.
Section s. 1t shall be duty of the
said deputy enforcement commissioners to
exercise all the powers herein conferred
when. where and as directed by said COM
mission, and for their services, they shall
be paid three dollars per day and the
actual expenses accustomed by the per-
Torrance of such duty and shall, at such
time as may be fixed by the commission,
present their accounts for approval and
after approval the governor and council
shall draw their warrant against any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise APP
propriated, in payment thereof.
Section 6. There shall be taxed for said
commissioners and deputies in the bills of
costs the same fees as sherffs and wit
nesses have been heretofore entitled to re-
ceive. which shall be paid directly to the
state treasury.
Section Z. The said commission, upon
being satisfied that the local authorities
fail to enforce the law against the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors in
any city or town of the state, shall, sub
ject to the limitations of section two, in
CIV