The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06

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Improved March %. 1851
CHAPTER 1i3.
AN ACT to Amend Section Forty-four of
Chapter Forty-one of the Revised
Statutes as Amended by Cha pters Tween
" Thirty and Ninety-one of the Public
Laws OF Nineteen Hundred and Five as
Further Amended by Chapters Twelve
Thlrty-fve. One Hundred Twenty-three
and One Hundred Tbirtysix OF the Pub
Seven. as Further Amended by Chapter
One Hundred Sixty-fve of the Public
Laws OF Nineteen Hundred and Nine and
Public Laws OF Nineteen Hundred and
Eleven, Relating to the Taking of
Smells
Be il enacted etc:
OF the revised statutes amended by
chapters twenty, thirty and ninety-one of
the the public laws OF nineteen hundred and
twelve. thirty-fve one hundred and
twenty-three and one hundred and thirty
six Of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seven as further amended by chapter
one hundred and sixty-fve of the public
laws OF nineteen hundred and nine and as
affected by chapter ninety of the public
laws OF nineteen hundred and eleven, is
hereby further amended by inserting after
the words Hancock County, in the thirty
fifth line thereof the following: nor to
smelts taken in Tunk stream and Parritt
and Written stream SO called in the town
of Steuben in Washington County so that
said section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section A. No smelts shall be taken or
fshed 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 for
each offence, and a further penalty of
twenty cents for each smelt so taken, and
all weirs for the capture of smelts shall
be open and SO remain, and all nets used
In the smelt and tomcod fishery shall be
taken from the water on or before said
first day of April under a penalty of not
less than twenty nor more than fifty dol
lars. and further fine of five dollars for
each day that any such weir or net re-
mains in violation Of the law. But weirs
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 nets which are erect
ed and used for the catching of herring
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 between the first day of
Ing be offered for sale, sold or shipped
from the state under a penalty OF twenty
five dollars for each offense: provided.
however. that dip nets may be used be-
tween the first day of April and the first
day Of May. and all smelts caught by
dip nets between said days may be law
tully ofered Tor SAFE ana SOLO In tnlS state,
provided, further. that this section does
not apply to smelts taken in the Andro-
scogging river above the Merrymeeting bay
bridge. or in Nar-aguagus bay or river
between the first days of October and
November, nor to smelts taken in the
Penobscot river and its tributaries be-
tween the first and thirtieth days of April,
nor to smelts taken in Casco bay between
the fifteenth day of September and the
first day of October. nor to smelts taken
In Franklin bay between the first day of
April and the first day of May nor to
smells taken in Little kennebec bay, so
called. or in Narragua gus bay 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. called. in the town
of Gouldsboro, Hancock county. nor TO
smells taken in Tunk stream and Parritt
and Written stream so called, in the town
of steuben in Washington county, between
the first day OF April and the first day OF
May. nor to smelts taken in Passama-
auoddy bay, st. Croix river and Cobscook
bay and the coves and inlets tributary to
these bays between the first day OF Sep
temher and the first day of October.
Improved March 25 1881