Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-01
STATE HOUSE,
Attorney Generals Opinion
Regarding Birds Eggs.
Automobile Registration for The
Month Of August.
Adlutant General Returns from the
Army Maneuvers at Pine Camp,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. 30, at 10 A. M,


day by Attorney General Warren C.
Philbrook OF Watervlle he rules that if
is violation OF the statutes of this State
FOR person to take the eggs of Eng
lish or European house sparrow. the
common crow. looms, hawks, owls.
mudhens, kingtishers and blue herons
Inc decision, which is in the form
of letter to Hon. James w. Bracket
the chairman OF the Commission on In
iahd flsherles ard Game. is as follows:
nave your favor of recent date in
curing whether person who is not a
resident of this State has a right to
make a collection of eggs of looms.
hawks and owls and take them out of
the State.
| The provision of statute governing
TINS situation is found in CHAPTER 81
section ), of the Revised Statutes AZ
amen1eG by Section II of ChaDter IL,
OF the Public Laws of 1905 and further
amended by Section of Chapter 90 If
IN" Public Laws of 1909 The early mart
OF the section forbids any person with
IN The state to MI or catch, or have in
possession. living or dead. any wild
p'fd other than game bird and forbds
III" purchasing. offering or exposing
Tor sale of any such wild bird after it
mas been killed or caught The statute
| theT goes on to say:
| Nor shall any person take or need :
| leSS'N destroy the nest or the eggs of
| any wild bird. nor have such nest or
eggs in possession The English or Eu-
| ropean house sparrow. the common
crow. looms, and the hawks and owls.
| mudhenS, so called, kingfishers and blue
| heronS, so called, are not included
! among the birds herein protected"
THE statutes does not say in express
| terms that the eggs of these last named
| birds shall not be taken or needlesSly
| destroyed. hut inaSmuch as the birds
| are exempt, ! think il is a fair infer
| ence that tho Legislature meant to ex-
| empt also TIE eggs of such birds. and
| it is therefore my opinion that it is no
| violation of the statutes of this State
| for a person to take the eggs of Eng
| fish or European house sparrow. the
| common crow, Icons. hawks, owls, mud =
| hens. kingfiSherS or blue herons. The
! fact that a person is resident or non
resident has no bearing upon the prop
| oSition, so far as I can see"
The records of the automobile de
| partment in the office of the secretary
of state show that while there is Il
| gradual falling off in the number of
| registrations as the close of the sea-
son approaches there is still something
| doing in that line and probably will be
| until the coming of another year. The
| average number of applications for
registration during the month of Au-
| gust was about nine daily. and it is
| proba BILE that the average for Septem-
Der will not fall very much lower.
| The hooks of the clerk show that
| during the month of August the num-
! Der of automobiles registered was 2S2:
| that the number of licenses issued to
| operators was 326: that the number of
| motor cycles registered was -. and
| that the number of licenses issued to
| dealers was two. The total amount re-
| ceived in fees from these sources was
| 1924. divided as follows: From regis
tration of automobiles. s564 from IL
censeS issued to operators. 1862: from
| registration of motor cycles. 1913. and
from licenses issued to dealers. $40.
The number of automobiles which
have been registered during the past
eight months of the current year is
2056. the number of licenses issued &c
operators. 2152. the number of motor
cycles registered 127, and the number
of licenses Issued to dealers a. The to-
tai amount received in fees during that
time is s9O1O. divided as follows: From
| registration of automobiles. SALE: from
licenses issued to operators, $43o4; from
registration of motor cycles, 1854, and
from licenses issued to dealers $40.
Tho total number of automobiles
which have been registered at the Of
| fc. since the law of the road went into
effect ir June. 1905 until the close OF
business Aug. 81. 1910, is 6916; the mum
Der of licenses issued to operators is
1893; the number of motor cycles reg
istered is 500, and the number of H.
| censes issued to dealers is 159. From
these sources the total amount received
in fees during that time is S32.09S. d.
vided as follows: From registration
of automobiles. s13, S32: from licenses
issued to operators. SEATS: from regis
tratior of motor cycles. s119S, and from
licenses issued to dealers, 1880.