The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08

Jf he county where the seizure was
made. or to such of his deputies as the
,1It snail order, by any officer compe-
senf to serve the process on which they
were seized, who shall forthwith make
return accordingly to said court; and sad
Lsriff or his said deputy. shall receipt TO
aid officer therefor. As soon thereafter
as may be said sheriff, or his said
deputy receiving said tortese eo art t6nn5'
md make return to said court as to how
he executed its order; provided, how
a,er that all moneys SO seized shall be
declared forfeited TO the county in which
~ we're seized .r-(Approved March 80
Chapter 1863.
An Act to amend Section eight OF Chap
Ter one hundred and seventeen of the
Devised Statutes, as amended by Sec
Ton one of Chapter fifty mine of the
public Laws of nineteen hundred and
dge relating to Fees of Constables in
serving Venires.
section eight of chapter one hundred
,nd seventeen of the revised statutes, as
amended by section one of chapter fifty-
nine of the public laws OF nineteen hun
nd and five, is hereby amended by in
,serting after the word for in the second
line, the word actual and inserting in
the third line after the word way, the
words in posting and delivering the no
tices mentioned in section nine of chapter
one hundred and eight. and in notifying
The Juror or jurors drawn, as provided in
section fourteen of said chapter SO that
said section amended shall read as
follows:
section s. The fees of constables for
the service and return of each Venire,
one dollar and fifty cents. and for actual
travel six cents mile each way in post
ing and delivering the notices mentioned
IN section nine of chapter one hundred
and seventeen; and in notifying the juror
or jurors drawn provided in section
fourteen of said chapter, to be paid out
Of the county treasury; and for services
which may be performed either by
deputy sheriff or constable, the con-
stable is allowed the same fees as
deputy sheriff. unless otherwise provided
Approved March 29)
Chapter 1854.
An Act to amend Sections fifty two, fifty
eight and fifty mine of Chapter seven
of the Revised Statutes, relating to
Forest Commissioner and Protection of
Section !. Section fifty-two of chapter
seven of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out all of said sec
ton, and inserting instead thereof the
following:
shall be forest fire wardenS therein, and
the services of such selectmen acting as
said lire wardens, shall be paid for at the
same rate as is paid for their other ofii-
cia services 1t shall be the duty of the
fire wardens when fire Is discovered to
take such measures as may be necessary
for its control and exunguishment. For
this purpose they shall have authority to
caN n1s:~ MS IN tde town tSS
assistance and such persons u
such compensation, not exceeding twenty
cents per hour, as said selectmen may
determine, the same to be paid by the
town. But no town shall be holden to
pay for extinguishing forest ires In any
year an amount greater than two per
cent upon its valuation for purposes or
taxation If any person so ordered to
assist and not excused from said service
by said forest fire wardens on account of
sickness, disability, or some important
business or engagement, shall neglect to
comply with any such order he shall
forfeit the sum of ten dollars, to be re-
covered in action of debt in the name
and to the use of the town, by the treas
urer thereof. If any person shall suffer
damage from fire in consequence of the
negligence or neglect of the selectmen of
any town to perform the duties required
by this act, such person shall have an
action on the case to recover from the
town where the fire occurs to the amount
of his damages so sustained not to eX-
coed two per cent of the valuation of said
town This act shall also apply to cities
The chief engineer of the fire depart
ment of cities shall be forest fire wardens
and shall have the same powers and du-
ties in carrying out the provisions of this
act as selectmen OF towns
Section 9 Section fifty EIGHT of chapter
seven of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words in the
first and second lines, and county com
missioners, the latter with respect to
unorganized places, so that said section
when amended, shall read:
Section So Municipal officers in towns
shall proceed Immediately to a strict In
quiry into the cause and origin of fires
within wood lanuS, ana IN all cases
where such fires are found to have origin
ated from the unlawful act of any per-
son, to cause the offender to be prose-
cuted without delay
Section g. section fifty mine of chapter
seven of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the words in
the second. third and fourth lines and
the county commissioners where forest
fire of more than two acres has occurred
in any of the unincorporated places III
any county within a year" so that said
section when amended shall read
Section 80. The selectmen of towns in
which forest fire of more than one acre
in extent has occurred. within month
shall report to the forest commissioner
best of their information. together with
the probable amount of property de-
stroyed specifying the value of timber
as near may be. and the amount of
cord wood. logs, bark or other forest
product, fencing, bridges and buildings
that have been burned. They shall also
report the cause OF these fires If they can
be ascertained and the measures en-
ployed and found effective in checking
their progress Blanks for the reports re-
CURED in this act shall be furnished by
said forest commissioner at the expense
of the state. '-tApproved March 29)
Chapter 165.
An Act to amend Section forty-four of
Chapter forty-one of the Revised stat
ntes relating TO the taking of Smells.
Section forty-four of chapter forty-one
OF the revised statutes, as amended by
chapters twenty, thirty and ninety-one of
the public laws of nineteen hundred and
I'VE, and as further amended by chapters
twelve, thirty five and one hundred and
twenty-three of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and seven Is hereby further
amended by adding in the eleventh line
after the word greater" the words and
wers with catch pounds covered with net
which are erected and used for the catch
ing of herring so that said section as
amended shall read as follows:
Section A. No smets shall be taken or
nshed for In tidal waters, except by hook
and line between the first days of April
and October, under a penalty of not less
than ten. nor more than thirty dollars
Tor each offence. and n further penalty of
twenty cents for each smelt so taken,
snail he open and so remain, and all nets
used IN the smelt and tomcod fishery shall
De taken from the water on or before
said first day of April. under a penalty of
not less than twenty, nor more than fifty
dollars, and a further fine of five dollars
Tor each day that any such weir or net
remains In violation of the law. But
Wers with catch pounds covered with
nets the meshes of which are one inch
square in the clear. or greater and weirs
with catch pounds covered with net
which are erected and used for the catch
ing OF herring, are not subject to this
section. But no smelts caught in such
Weirs after the first day OF April, shall
De sold or offered for sale In this state,
nor shall smelts caught in any manner
between the first day of April and the
Tor sale, sold or shipped from the state
under penalty OF twenty-five dollars
LOT each offense provided. however, that
zip nets may be used between the first