The Republican journal., 1909-04-08

sections. there Is hereby appropriated the
sum or nfteen thousand dollars annually.
Wnicn sum shall be deducted and set
a sso1 i 1ha by the treasurer Of stase
state. Improved March 16.)
Chapter SO.
An Act relative to School Buildings.
section l. 1t shall be the duty OF the
state superintendent of public schools to
procure arcnltects plans and specinca,
buildings, and full detail working plans
therefor. Said plans and specifications
snail be loaned to any experimenting
scnooi committee or school building com,
mItee desiring to erect new scnool
pnlldlng. For the use of the state super
intendent of public schools in procuring
such plans and specifications the sum OF
ated for the year nineteen hundred and
nine and like sum for the year nine
teen hundred and ten
Section 2 Where the plans and specif1-
tendent are not used, all experimenting
school committees of towns in which new
schooihouses are to be erected, snall
make suitable provision for the heating,
conditions of such buildings, and all plans
and specifications for any such proposed
school building shall be submitted to and
approved by the state superintendent OF
health before the same shall be accepted
by the experimenting school committee
or school building committee of the town
in which it is proposed to erect sucn
building.
Section 3. In case no special building
committee has been chosen by the town.
the experimenting school committee shall
have charge of the erection or recon
struction of any school building. provided
that said superintending school committee
may. If they see fit, delegate said power
and duty to the superintendent OF SCHOOLS
-(Approved March 16)
Chapter SO.
An Act to prohibit the swelling of Scallop
Meats by artificial means.
No person shall swell. or expand scallop
meats, by artificial means, by the use of
fresh water, baking soda, or by any other
process. Whosoever violates the provi-
sions OF this act, shall be punished by
fine of five dollars for each gallon OF
scallops so treated Judges OF munlclpal
courts and trial justices shall! nave ]urls-
diction of the offense described in this
act. Said fine shall be collected by action
of debt.-tApproved March 16)
Chapter 80.
An Act to amend Chapter thirty-two of
the Revised Statutes relating to inland
Fisheries and Game, and to correct GER
tain clerical errors therein.
Section /. The last three lines of Sec
ton one of chapter one hundred and fifty
eight of the Public Laws of nineteen hum
dred and seven. which relates solely to
the bedding or feeding of wild ducks, are
hereby repealed,
Section 2. The provisions of section
twenty EIGHT of chapter thirty-two OF the
Revised Statutes. as amended. relative
to the shipment of fish without accom-
bass.
Section 3. There shall be close season
on muskrat, in which it shall be unlawful
to hunt, kill or destroy them or have
hon in
from May first to October fifteenth of
each year, under a penalty of ten dollars
for each muskrat nnlawfully caught,
killed. destroyed or had in possession.
Provided, however, that on that part OF
Judkins' meadow, so-called in the town
of Prentiss, that overfows with water,
from the mouth of Spruce brook on the
Madagoodas stream to the Springfield
road leading from Springfield to Wy.o-
pitlock. by the way of Prentiss, the close
time shall be for muskrat from June first
to October first following of each year;
Section 4. Whoever at any time kills.
hunts, destroys or has in possession any
beaver, or part thereof except as pro-
vided by law, shall be punished by fine
of one hundred dollars, and in addition
thereto twenty-five dollars for each bea-
yer, or part thereof, caught, killed. de-
stroyed or had in possession in violation
of the provisions of this act.
chapter thirty-two of the Revised Stat
utes. as amended by section twelve of
chapter one hundred and thirtytwo of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
five, as relates to close time on looms
is hereby repealed.
Section 6. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to set any trap or traps of any
kind for any wild animal without having
the trap or traps plainly labelled with his
name and address, either by having the
same stamped on the trap or on metal
tag firmly attached to the trap. Who
ever violates any of the provisions Of this
~ rNf
one dollar for each trap set and not
marked as provided in this section. and
the forfeiture of the trap or traps to any
person finding the same not marked in
accordance with the provisions of this
section.
Section T. The commissioners of inland
fisheries and game shall have authority
to grant permits to transport live fish
the limits of the state for scientific and
purposes. They may have at
least two daily newspapers published in
the state. such as they may select. for
use in their office. to be paid for out of
the appropriation for fish hatcheries and
feeding stations and from funds received
from licenses and fines. They are also
authorized to procure the services OF at.
torneyS at law to prosecute violations OF
the fish and game laws, and to pay them
reasonable compensation therefor out
of such funds. The annual report OF the
commissioners of inland fisheries ana
y
Section 8. The close time for hshlnS IN
all streams in Franklin county shall be
from October first of each year until the
ice is out of the stream fished in the fol-
lowing spring, during which close time 1t
shall be unlawful to fish for, take, catch
or kill any kind of fish.
Section 9. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section TO- Trial justices, police and
municipal courts within their counties
concurrent jurisdiction with the supreme
and superior courts in all prosecutions
under any inland fish and game law
(Approved March 16)
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section twenty-eight Of
Chapter fifteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to the duties of the municipal
officers of towns
Section 1. Paragraph three of section
twenty eight of chapter fifteen is hereby
by striking out the words last
school year. in line two of said para
graph of said section and inserting in
place thereof the words preceding fiscal
year of the town. paragraph four of sec
ton twenty-eight is hereby amended by
adding thereto the words at the expira-
ton of the preceding fiscal year of the
town. so that said section, when amend
ed, shall! read as follows
Section %. The assessors or municipal
officers of each town, shall, on or before
the first day of each May, make to the
state superintendent of public schools,
certificate, under oath, embracing the
items:
l. The amount voted by the town for
the common schools at the preceding an