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seven Of the Revised Sta,lptcr twenty.
to Alien Paupers. '"'"'es' relatin,
section ]. The revised s,
Got Dc construed TO make anv , ,a shall
ior relicf furnished to an ., t,o.h liable
t f since said statutes wa, ," Or his
son .ba, I r., ,e'ie. furnished any s,, nno eff
III; 9"dIi We within the proyisiooeh per-
seven '"dpter tEen,
Section .. This act shall o.,
whtn approved take eifect
Approved March %. 1861
Chapter 14a.
An Act to amend Section
ehapter forty-one Of tha -sshs Of
statutes Of Maine. relative r. Revised
Section th eba ye for Illegal seininTo
one Oh The revised statutes Of IN n. iorty-
meic ;oy amended by striking out fr ralae s
section the words I'm an ana uon sad
ing therefor the words by coms s,npsFut.
us,ineift Or so that said section i IN. N:
no person shall tso any pirsa ~
SCENES IN the following water VI drag
nay Forth of line d avn ea.,o IN casco
! iiice POM In the town of " IRON
10 bear island in the town Of pbinan,puta
n IKE 'ine Ior sm"'s. bluebackx a nd S's
drawn across said river from r.. q me
nam IN the town of pninn.h,,o'.t top-
point opposite at the lower ana 70
Island In the Gown Of Gc,rcp, " Long
Sheepscot river aboTe A bridpo "a IN
rom "isciss"t 70 Edgornmi: in nap.ng
co.ta river above a line drawn from El
mum head in the town Of Eoo,ht' ohm rar-
point opposite on tho s3oro in IA 70
Of Iris; oil. excepting tho uso nv Town
seines between the above linz a ~, afss
i,edges, Tor all fish excepting alewi'r9.ihe
MM .,,i,,H river: above a line drawn IRON
westerly by the northeast end az s ,a
ISidid 10 u point opposite in the .n,r
hremon or take smelts in said rive ~ =,
its ,riputaries IN any other wav than ~
line drawn from Hooper's point "g ~ e., a
town of st. George wes.erly - 40 we
Eo,therly end OF Caldwell's i,land nd ., .ne
point opposite on the snore in ma ~, w. d
OF Cushing, or take smc,t. in e,i1 wv.
ana us tributaries in any other way .bsn
vidual shall lake NOR. Than nn ~" i rn
bushcl Of Smelts within a p.rioa y.
twenty-four hours with dip-ne, in y, ~
bays, lniets. livers and ha'bory e.'s, as
Inc west shore Of the Penobicot Law ami
river where any entrance ia tho ar '' ~
any part thereof from main land r. NJ, W.
,aad is not moro than three nautical mile
IN width, but purse and drag seines n.r
pc USED tor the purpose of taking smell,
IN These waters. except in Bluehiu hay
by the use OF pu, 50 or drag seines and nj
ether SeineS or nets, eXceut the use ~
SeincS or nets in Weirs from The
first day of June to the first dav
OF November in the waters OF Machias
pay and its approaches inside of ~ In tb
nOrthward of drec; line draw; sir:,icbt
from the highest summit of the is,and
called The Brothers easteriy to a point
one-half mile distant and due south from
Libby island lighthouse. thence from said
point easterlX 10 the southerly extremity
OF the southern island called Double
Head SHOTS, is hereby prohibited The
use of purse or drag seincs within A
distance Of One-half Of a nautical mile
from any fish weir in any Of the waters
of the state east of Whi.e Head on tho
west shore of PenobScOt river is hereby
prohibited hut such seines ma: he used
Tor the taking of smelts and fo, the pur-
pose OF taking fish in wcirs but shall not
be used in any water in which their use
is prohibited by special or general law
Whoever violates any provision Of this
section shall be liable to penalty not
exceeding five hundred dollars for each
ofense. to be recovered by complaint
indictment or action of debt
Improved March %, 1906
Chapter IA.
An Act 10 amend an Act authorizing a
Topographic Survey Of the State.
Section !. The commission directed
Win Tue execution OF t1lS W0rk snail
hereafter he known as the State Survey
Commission, the cha irman of which shall
he The State geologSt. and shall include
I'll Its work THE topoEraphit: 'hytrdsrsphic
and geological surveys of the state rs
provided by acts and resolves of preced-
ing Legislatures.
Section q. Said commission is author
ICED to distribute without charge. for the
use of public libraries and for other
educational purposes. such maps and re-
ports relating to the work Of the COM
mission as may become available.
SecEion 5. Said commisS on shall make
report. biennally. to the governor and
council, showing work accomplished to-
gether with a detailed account Of ex-
penditures. and shat; be authorized 10
such reports and bulletins as may. in the
judgment of said commissioners. he i'm
riediatcly useful and profitable to the
people of the stale the expense thereof
to be chargeable to. and paid out Of the
appropriation herein made.
Section T. Sad commission shall be
reimbursed for all necessary expenses as
approved by the governor and council.
and. in addition. the chairman shall be
paid an annual salary of six hundred dol
lars and the remaining members OF the
commission, each three hundred dolals,
annually.
Section 5. II is further provided that
there shall he and hereby is arpropri-
ated for the work of said commission. ~
Guiding all expenses. the sum Of ten thoi-
sand dollars for the year nineteen bun
dred and 1--WE and like sum for the year
nineteen hundred and six.
Section s. Ali acts and parts OF aus
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
[Approved March 80 1901
Chapter 145.
An Act authorizing the compilation OIL
the Sea and Shore Fishery LAWS
The gov error is hereby authorized 70
appoint competent person to conipt
the sea and shore fishery laws OF me
state, including all such laws passen AZ
the present session. and cause thrte
thousand copies of said compilation 70
be printed and bound. in convenient io'ns;
for the use of the department ri sea Hipl
shore fisheries. to be distributed au'one
the fishermen of the state Inc cohlp'n
Sd ton for the work authorized ana Peld
formed under this act shall he ds tein,,iip
and paid from any funds in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated. .,
lApproved March y. ENs'J
Chapter 146.
An Act to provide for the appoihlr''tn5s
of "a Commissioners of Highways anu
Economy in Municipal Expenditures.
Section /. The governor. with inc ,,. S
vice and consent of the counci,. ~; m', ant
thirty days after approval OF tH's ',o
shall appoint suitable person,
shall be a civil engineer. as c0H,Iilas, no
or of highways; who shall hold nis o ,,m,;l
for the term of four years anu , ui
his successor is appointed and anallhea;;
and shall receive an annual saia'! md
two thousand five hundred doliars ,.,i n'
in addition thereto one thousand doiaI
for assistant. or clerk hire. the ao'u%,