The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-04-04

md AN nets used in the smelt and tom
cod fishery shall be taken from the Wa
s1nder a penalty of not less than twenty,
nor more than fifty dollars, and a further
zine of five dollars for each day tnas
any such weir or net remains in viola
zion of the law. But weirs with catch
hounds 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, shall be
sold or offered for sale in this state, nor
shall smelts caught in any manner be-
tween the first day of April and the first
dav of October following be offered for
sale sold or shipped from the, state I'M
der a penalty of twenty-five dollars for
each offense provided, however, that dip
nets may be used between the first day
OF April and the first day of May, and
all smets caught by dip nets between
said days may be lawfully offered for
sale and sold In this state, provided.
further, that this section does not apply
10 smelts taken in the Androscoggin
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 inc fenobseot
river and its tributaries between the
first and thirtleth days of April. nor To
smelts taken In Casco bay between the
day of October, nor to Smelts taken In
FRANKLIN bay between the first day of
April and the first day of May, nor to
smelts taken in Little kennebec bay, so
called or in Narraguagns bag or river.
in the county of Washington, between
the first day of April and the twentieth
day of May. nor to smelts taken in West
bay and West bay stream so called, in
the town of Gouldsboro. Hancock eoun-
ty, between the first day of April and the
first day of May, nor to smelts taken in
and the coves and inlets tributary to
these bays between the first day OF Sep
TENDER and the first day Of October
Section o This act shall take effect
when approved.
w. Approved March %, 1901
Chapter 1877.
An Act to amend Section four Of Chapter
eighty-tive of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and five relating to the
appointment of Receivers.
Section four of chapter eighty-flve of
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
five, is hereby amended by striking there
from the words and all claims not SO
presented shall be forever barred" 81
that said section as amended, shall read
as follows:
section a. Whenever receiver is ap-
pointed as above, the court shall limit II
time, not less than four months, OF which
decree notice shall be given, within
which all claims against said corpora
tons shall be presented, and make such
order for the manner of hearing and
proving the same as MAY be just and
fApproved March &c, 1901
Chapter 1873.
An Act to provide for the remuneration
OF deputy SneFltlS.
Section l. The remuneration Of deputy
sheriffs while in attendance upon supreme
judicial courts in the several counties.
and while in attendance on any court
ceive for said attendance three dollars
per day for such attendance. TIE fees
provided by section siNty-une of chapter
twenty-nine of the revised statutes shall
remain as heretofore established.
Section Q This act Shall take effect
lApproved March &c, 1901
Chapter 1879.
An Act relating to attendance of Wit
nCsses at court
Section one hundred and fifteen of
chapter eighty-four Of the revised stat
utes Is hereby amended by striking out
the words mot exceeding twenty" in the
NTH line and inserting in place thereof
the words not exceeding one hundred
So that said section as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section l. When a person. summoned.
and obliged to attend before, ANY judicial
able excuse, he is liable to the party ag-
grieved for all damages sustained there
BY. The judge or justice of such tribunal
bring such delinquent before him; and
he may be fined not exceeding one hun
dred dollars and costs of attachment. and
committed until the same and costs are
LApproved March %, 1901
An Act additional to an Act providing an
additional term OF the Supreme Jul
dicial Court for the County of oxford,
approved by the Governor. March nine,
In the year of our Lord nineteen hun
tred and seven
Section l. All actions or processes,
civil or criminal commenced on or be;
seven, returnable to the supreme judicial
court for the county of oxford, made
returnablc to either the May term nine
ar 10
term nineteen hundred and seven, small
he h@d to be rcturnable L. aud have day
in the May term in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and seven, and all at
tachments made by reason of said aC-
tons or processes are hereby made legal
and valid the same as If said actions or
processes were commenced after April
first. nineteen hundred and seven. and
made returnablc to the term to be held
on the second Tuesday of May, in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
seven, and all actions or processes now
pending on the docket of the supreme jul
dicial court for the county of oxford and
continued at the present March term OF
said court shall be continued to and have
day in the term to be held on the sec
33nd Tuesday of May. in thu, year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and seven.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March 26. 1901
Chapter 141.
An Act relating to the Assessment OF
Section l. ANY person, association or
corporation having in its employ moro
than twenty-five men in any one town
or city in the state shall upon the writ
ten request of the chH rman of the board
OF assessors oe that town or city. furnish
to said board complete list of the
names of all men in its employ in said
town or city on the first day of the pre-
ceding April: said list shall be furnished
within ten days from tho date OF said re-
quest and neglect or refusal to comply
with the provisions of this act shall sub
1ect said person. association or corpora
ton to q penalty of fifty dollars TO be re-
covered on an action of debt for the ben
eft of such town, said action of debt shall
be brought by the treasurer of said town
assessors.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
GArproved March &C. 1901
Chapter 142.
An Act TO amend Chapter six Of the Re-
Nlsed Statutes, relating to Elections
Section l. Section fourteen of chapter
amended by adding after the word
printed In the twelfth limo thereof, the
words or published so that said sec
ton as amended, shall read as fol-
Section a. The secretary Of state
the day of any election Of state or conn-
ty officers, transmit to the clerks In each
city, town and plantation in which such
election Is to he held, printed lists con-
or political appellatons of all candidates
nominated as herein provided for such
election and to be voted for at each
polling place in each such city. town and
Plantation respectively, substantially in
the form of the general ballot to be so
nd ha n1a ~ m