The Republican journal., 1905-03-30


ment of trout. at season when thu
catching of trout is prohibited by the laws
OF s the state Of Of Maine. .,on +..o oeroo,
LApproved March IS. 1861
Chapter So.
An Act for the encouragement, develop
ment and conservation of the Shellfish
Industry.
Section L. The commissioner of sea and
shore fisheries is hereby authorized and
directed to expend from the moneys ap-
proprlated for tine year nineteen hundred
and five, for the protection of sea and
shore fisheries, SO much thereof, not ex-
ceedng the sum Of one thousand dollars,
as may be found necessary to make such
experiments as in his judgment are
deees5sary to conserve extend, encourage h
fish industry in this state; and ne is au-
thorlzed,, during the year nineteen hun
dred and six, to expend from the same
appropriation and for the same purposes,
not exceeding the sum OF one thousand
dollars, II in his judgment such expend-
ture can be judiciously made in the prose-
this act
Section g. Said commissioner, in addi-
ton to the authority granted him under
thirty-two of the revised statutes, may,
for the purposes of this act, take any
shore rights. flats and waters not ex-
ceeding an area OF two acres in extent at
period not exceeding ten years; and
such location when SO taken may be used
by said commissioner or by the United
States commissioner of fish and fisheries,
in the prosecutfonsof the work of fish Gull
ture and scientific research relativeN to
shelitsh, or other fish over which said
commissioner now has supervision; and
whenever said commissioner shall deem it
necessary in the furtherance of the OBJ
jects and purposes of this act to take any
such shore rights, flats and waters, he
in wit ha
visions of section forty of chapter thirty
two; and in addition thereto shall cause d
copy of so much of the proceedings as
will show the character and extent of the
shore rights, flats and waters taken, and
also the location thereof, and time for
which taken, to be posted near the Local
ton, and shall also cause suitable marks
or ranges to be set upon the adjacent up
land so as to define, as far as practicable,
the limits and bounda rics of the location
to be used in such experiments; and shall
cause public notice of the taking of such
shore rights. flats or waters to be given
by publishing the fact of such taking
once week for three successive weeks in
newspaper published in the county
where the shore rights, flats or waters are
situated.
And said commissioner may take pos
session of by agreement, lease or grant
aud under such terms and conditions as
may be agreed upon with the owner
thereof, suitable shellfish grounds. flats,
waters and water rights, not limited to
two acres in area. with necessary shore
rights and may use and operate the same
under the provisions OF and for the pur-
poses of this act.
Section 3. The commissioner, upon the
application of any person or corporation
interested or engaged in scientific re-
search relating to shellfish, or other fish
vision, or in the cultivation and develop
ment of the shellfish industry for
economic purposes. setting forth their de-
sire to make experiments relative to the
iN.lfi nd Of hal1t oh
or such other fish over which the COM
missioner now. has SUPERVISION shall,
after being satisfied of the facts set out
in said application, and that the applicant
either OWNS or has the consent, SO far as
the same can be granted, of the owner of
the flats, shore rights and waters where
the granting of such rights will not I'M
reasonably interfere with navigation,
give notice of a hearing on such applica-
ton, by causing the Same to be published
published in the county where the pro-
posed location is situated, and stating
therein the. time and place where such
hearing will occur; and if, upon such
hearing, the commissioner is satisfied that
the interests Of the state will be pro-
NOTED by such experiments, he shall issue
Il certificate setting apart so much of such
shores, flats and water privileges, not eN
ceedinE one acre in extent, TO any ole of
such applicants. and for such length of
time not exceeding the period Of six years,
proper to accomplish the ends sought to
be obtained.
Such certificate shall be recorded in the
registry of deeds of the county in which
the, location is situated, and the appli
cant shall also cause public notice of the
issuance OF such certificate to be given
by publishing the same in newspaper
published in the county where such loca
ton is situated, and by, posting in Il con-
spicuous place near said location copy
of such certificate, and also by placing
q n l<aS ar lDr11lr re thn d..
joining upland, SO us to designate the To-
cations SO set apart as the commissioner
shall. in his certificate specify.
Section 4. No person shall, during the
period that such shores, flats and waters
arc taken for the purposes of this act
take, dig, fish or in any manner destroy
with the shores, flats and waters SO set
apart under a penalty of not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars, for each and every viola ton of
ment not exceeding thirty days, or both,
as the court before which proceedings for
such violation may be Instituted, shall de-
termine.
Section S. The penalty provided for by
this act may be recovered by complaint,
indictment, or action of debt in the name
Of the commissioner of sea and shore fish
cries, or his successor in said office, and
all fines and penalties recovered under
this act after restoring the damages sus-
tanned by the person holding such certifi-
cate, shall be paid to the state treasurer,
and added to the appropriation for sea
and shore fisheries.
Section G. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March Is. 1861
Chapter SO.
An Act to provide notice to Beneficiaries
under Wills.
Section l. When wills are presented and
allowed in the several courts of probate
in this state, it shall be the duty of the
registers to notify the several bene-
ticiaries under the same that bequests
have been made to them and by whom.
Section 2. Beneticiaries under wills, no
titled as provided in section one of this
act, shall upon application. be furnished
with copy of SO much of the will as re
lates to them, upon Il payment of a fee of
fifty cents, provided the copy does not ex-
coed ten lines on legal cap paper of not
less than ten words in each line and five
cents for each additional line of ten
words.
Section 3. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March IS, 1861
Chapter go.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
forty-siX of the Revised Statutes, relat-
ing to interest on Loans on Personal
Property.
Section two of chapter forty six of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by
striking out the words And all loans