Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-09-03
STATE HOUSE.
Bits Of Maine Law Re|a-
tive to Bird Hunting.
State Board Of Hea|ih's Exhibit
al Lewiston Fair.
Maine Corporation Votes to Ia
crease Capital Stock.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. 30, at 10 A. N.

other waterfowl and will open Sept IS
for partridge, woodcock and quail, will
for the next few months bring a lot of
hunters to the woods lakes, and rivers
of Maine for the indulgence of their
favorite sport, and the indications are
that there will be lot of them. Some
of the hunters have been coming to
Maine for years while doubtless many
others will visit the State for the first
time, and it will be well for the latter
to familiariZe themselves with the
game laws of the State. few of which,
bearing on the subject of bird hunt
ing, are given below:
1T is unlawful to take any wild
duck, of any variety. quail, ruffed
grouse, or partridge, woOdcock or any
bird, except by the usual method of
sporting with firearms. Penalty $500
for each bird. 1t is unlawful to kill
in any manner any wild duck of any
variety on the Kennebec river or on
the shores thereof. south of Gardiner
and Randolph bridge, or on Merry
meeting bay, or the shores thereof, be-
tween sunset and daylight of the fol-
lowing morning; it is unlawful to
hunt, kill, or destroy any wild duck, at
any time. with the aid of jack lights. or
any artificial light. Penalty $4,000.
Having firearms in possession in
the vicinity of the duck grounds in
Merrymeeting bay, or on the Kennebec
river south of the Randolph and
Gardiner bridge. in the night time, is
prima facie evidence that the person
having them is hunting ducks contrary
to law"
1T shall be unlawful for any person
at any time to use boat or launch OF
any kind propelled by steam. naphtha,
gasolene or electricity, or any other
mode than the ordinary sail boat or
row boat, in chasing, hunting or gum
ming any sea birds, duck or water fowl
in any of the inland waters of this
State, under penalty of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and costs of prosecu-
ton for each Offense."
1T shall also be unlawful to hunt
lucks as above indicated in the kenne-
oec river below Gardiner and Randolph
bridge, or in Eastern river, or in Mer-
rvmeeting Bay, under the same penal
"
The hunting of ducks as above indi-
IF Frenchman's bay on the coast OF
Maine, Hancock county, or in fiueh'ii
oay or in EggemOggin reach, IN tne
anne county, under the same penalty
1T is unla wful for any person at any
me to hunt, pursue, SHOOT at OF XII
INV wild animal or bird on klneo
Point, so-called, and for the purposes
If this act Kineo Point shall be con-
;trued to mean all the lands lying
;outh of the top of Mt Kineo and eX-
ending to the pavilion at North bay
Penalty, $50 and costs
eft is unlawful to hunt, cnaSe'
.atch. kill or destroy any WHO Diros "l
water fowl at any time in BACK Day,
o-called, in Portland, above the Graho
trunk Railway bridge. Same penal'H
,s for illegal hunting of game biros'
The exhibit by the state boaro oi
Iealth at the State fair in LeWls'oli'
,ortion of which has already pe'
,hipped to that city and Will De loi-
lowed today by the balance VIII y.
arper than that of any previous year
.inoa tho custom of making the eXnipit
,os ;naueurated. The exhibit VIII
cnrnv q section in the exhihltion nan
- tho fair grounds and Will De III
horeo of Miss Mary Creighton OF Au-
r,ste The display will inciude ''e
,,horcn,osis exhibit, which mas peF',
hown in many places in the state anu
uo,oa very interesting, and also
Ia rura, hygiene exhibit when III
,..s a,.w;nps and photographs OH
..., air and ventilation, water sup
,,v disposal of waste. CLEANLINESS ~.
.oiI house planning with reierei''
e,ative arrangement OF kitchen'
ng-room, pantry, etc. Scho'',
,b;,dren. and foundations Oh
md cellar. The exhibit is one Una. 1p
,ea,s To everyone and is sure !" p'"
90 Tho features of the department
n which it is shown.
o,;oo which has been filed at the
,eica Of the secretary OF state 49,
6es that at an adjourned spe' n,hor
mo Of the stockholders Oh ,"e .ho
patten Co. Inc, which was l'eu uyod.
comnanv's office in fortiaii" vi tha
nesday Aug. 81, it was No.eu . or
anita, stock of the corpofa'i'i .:.aa
that time fixed at Sl0,oo" anu sso
;,,to 900 shares of the par Va''e y.
aach was insufficient for the pu' pr a.
Gov which said corporation wa"
| ror;zad. that the said purpoa aoL
o,,;red an increase in the cap'" ,s;.;or
| af the corporation by 'he Vital
thereto of $4,000. and that 'ns e;t;ap Of
stock be increased by the "ou .uot the
the amount mentioned: so una, ;aorease
capital stock after such ,.n an voted that
would be $4,000. 1t was a'so VIZ sa in
the par value of the shares nat M the
sed from $50 to sloo' anu .n ;nto
capital stock of $4,000 De al, 'o' of 500
| a00o shares of the par Nai"e
| each.