The Republican journal., 1905-03-30


Section 6. For the purpose of carrying
Into effect the provisions Of this act the
sums of five thousand dollars for the year
and ve e and for the
part thereof as may be necessary, are
hereby appropriated
Section I. In case of violation of this
act 1t shall be the duty of the commissions
q Of agriculture to enforce the penalties
set down I'm sections one and three of this
act.
Section 8. The statute law entitled AN
Act for the protection Of trees and shrubs
from injurious insects and diseases" il
hereby repealed.
Section 9. This act shall take effect
Improved February q 1861
Chapter 20.
An Act to amend Section forty-four of
Chapter forty-one OF the Revised
Statutes, relating to close time for
Section forty-four Of chapter forty-one
OF the revised statutes is hereby amended
BY striking out the word Taunton" in
the twenty-fourth line and inserting in
ing thereto the following words nor to
smelts taken on West Bay and West Bay
stream. 80 called, in the town Of Goulds-
boro, Hancock county, between the first
said section as amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section a. No smelts shall be taken or
n ns6 n1 tor IN tidal waters, except by hook
ana October. under penalty of not less
than ten nor more than thirty dollars for
each onense, and 2 further penalty of
all weirs for the capture of smeIts shall
De open and so remain, and all nets used
In the smelt and tomcod fishery, shall be
taken from the. water on or before said
nrst day OF April, under a penalty of not
less than twenty. nor more than fifty dol
lars, and 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 smelts caught in
such weirs after the first day OF April,
state, nor shall smelts caught in any
manner between the first day of April
and the frst day of October following be,
e omered lor sale, sold or shipped from the
!ars for each offense; provided, however,
Inat dip nets may be used between the
nrst gay OF April and the first day Of May,
a sata al smelts caught by dip nets between
ana SOLD IN this state; provided. further,
that this section does not apply to smelts
taken e IN the Androscoggin river above the
rst days on o eag pr anG the
TO smelts taken in the Penobscot river
and its tributaries between the first and
thtrtieth days Of April. nor to smeits
AK 5aKen n. n Gasco bay between the fifteenth
toner, nor to- smelts taken in Franklin
nay between the first day Of April and the
T Ttst,e DAY OF May nor to smelts taken in
county, u1e k of BAY SO called in the
gay OF April and the first day of Nav, nor
70 smelts taken in West bay and West
G cay sssream 50 called in the town Of
nrst and the fifteenth days of ApriI' 'no
Approved February IS, 1861
Chapter 81.
an Act to amend Section eighteen of
Chapter one hundred and forty-four Of
the Revised Statutes. relating To- the
support OF persons committed to the In
sane Hospitals. AA-
dr sset ana ssghteen Of chapter hun
utes IS hereby amended by adding after
tse word support in the second line Of
abe abe section to the the words or becoming I'M
mitment any like officer with power to
COMMIT. so that the same when amended
shall read as follows: e'-'Aeu'
Section - The officers ordering the
Tor h1s support, or becoming unable to
pay Tor his support after Commitment NJ
n nnela successors, any like officer with
that fa ~ commit 70 am may. in writing. certify
q
no relatives liable and of sufficient ahiiity
20 pay Tor it; and If the trustees are sat,
t traeo, mat such certificate is true. the
the state one on me dei hospital may charge to
We Meek g., Tor his board. and deduct it from
she charge made to the patient mr. ta u,n
tor MS support o"n
[Approved February %, 1861
Chapter 80.
An Act to provide for the better nrotec-
e eion u motormen and conductors on
n seeal1n 1. On and after the first day of
december In the year nineteen hnn9red
ana nve, all street cars in ree,1iar ,
1oa the transportation of Passengers in
iDecenper, January, February and March
fn,ioM SM year, except as provided in the
ttolaoWlns section, shall have their Mai
.oIHs enclosed in such manner as to nro.
lect the motormen, conductors or ofher
ennn. who operate such cars from
eAposure 70 wind and weather in such
manner as the board Of railroad cnmm uGn
sloners shall approve
Iectlon z. Such street cars shall include
III III regular ECU street cars which are operated
power. which. while in motion. reomire
tne constant care or service of an EN-
pioyee upon the platforms of the car or
upon one OF them. This act shall not ap-
ply 10 special cars or cars used for tenn
porary service in an emergency.
section 3. A street railway COMPANY
Whlch Ial!s or neglects to comply with
tne PROVISIONS of the two preceding sec
tons shall be punished by fine Of not.
more than one hundred dollars for each
Gay during which such neglect Continues.
ano superintendent or manager of such
street railway who causes or permits such
VOCATION shall be, jointly and severaIly
maple with said railway to said fine.
Section 4. Any street railway company
operating cars may, on or before the fIrst
gay or September in the year nineteen
hundred and five, petition the board of
[airoad commissioners to be exempted
from the provisions of this act so far al
IelateS 70 such lines or routes owned or
controlled by said company, where said
company claims cars cannot be operated
with safety; and if after hearing and in
vestigation said board decides that in its
opinion street cars with the platform en-
CLOSED, as required by section one of this
act, cannot be operated with safety in
sucn city, upon any or all of its lines or
routes, this act shall not be applicable to
said company, its officers or cars, SO far
as relates to such lines or routes SO de-
cided to be unsafe for such operation.
Said board shall render its decision on all
the reason for such decision, on or before
the first day of December in the year
nineteen hundred and five, but said de-
ciston shall be at any time subject to re-
vision by said board. If, however, said
board shall decide adversely to the claim
OF said company in regard to any lines or
routes included in said petition then said
petttoning railway company shall enclose
the platforms of its cars operated on such
lines or routes, in the manner provided in
section one. within such time as said