The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08
of ths Public Laws of nineteen hundred

seven and Chapter forty of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred thirteen, re-
lating to the annual appropriation for
the State laboratory of hygiene.
Section twenty-three of Chapter eighteen
OF the Revised Statutes, as amended by
chapter twenty-six of the public laws Of
nineteen hundred seven and by chapter
forty Of the public laws of nineteen hun
dred thirteen, is hereby further amended
by striking out the words five thousand
in the first line of said section and insert
ing in place thereof the words six thou
sand,' SO that said section, as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section %. The sum Of SIX thousand
hve hundred dollars a year is hereby
appropriated to pay for the services of
the director, and of such assistants as
may be necessary, to procure the neces-
sary supplies. and to meet the other nee
essary expenses of said laboratory, which
sum shall be expended under the super
vision of the State board of health-Ap-
proved April l., 1859
Chapter 275.
An Act relating to the accounts of the
' various State examining boards and to
provide for the bonding of all officials
and clerks who handle public moneys.
=, Section 1. All fees paid into the
tration Of medicine, commissioners OF
pharmacy. board of examiners of APP
plicants for admission to the bar, board
of dental examiners, State board of
veterinary examiners. Maine State board
Of registration and examination in
optometry. and the Maine board of
accountancy shall constitute continu-
Gus carrying accounts to be used for
the payment of the salaries, per diem
and expenses of said several boards.
Section ?. All persons employed in
the several State departments and in
stitutions who handle public moneys,
and the treasurer of each of the exam
lining boards named in the preceding
act shall take, effect give bond in such
sum as may be fixed by the governor
and council to properly account for all
funds coming into their hands. The
shall be paid by the State from the
proper appropriations of said depart
ments, institutions, boards or commits
sions.-(Approved April l, 1851
Chapter 276.
the membership of mercantile partner
ships, and for identification of individual
merchants i'll certain cases.
Section l. Whenever two or more per-
sons become associated as partners or
otherwise for the purpose of engaging
in any mercantile enterprise, they shall.
before commencing business, deposit in
the office of the clerk of the city or
on, a certificate signed and sworn to by
them. setting forth their names and
places Of residence, the nature of the
business in which they intend to engage,
and giving the name under which they
are to transact business. And all persons
SO associated and engaged i'll business as
aforesaid at the time when this act
clerk of the city or town where such
business is being carried on certifi-
cafe signed and sworn to by them set
ting out the facts before mentioned.
Whenever any member of such partner
ship or association withdraws therefron.
he may certify under oath to the fact of
such withdrawal which certificate shall
be deposited in the clerks office where
the partnership certificate is recorded;
and he shall conclusively be presumed
to be member of the firm or associa-
tion TO the time of his deposting such
certificate,
Section 9. Whenever any person in
tends to engage in such business as sole
proprietor thereof, and to adopt any
business name, style or designation
other than his own name exclusively,
he shall, before commencing business,
deposit in the office of the clerk Of the
city or town in which such business is
to be carried on, certificate signed and
sworn to by him setting forth his name
and place of residence; the name, style
or designation under which the business
IS to be conducted, and stating that he
is the sole proprietor. And every per-
son who may be such sole proprietor
at the time this act takes effect, shall,
within thirty days thereafter, deposit
IN the office of the clerk of the city or
town where such business is being car
red on, a certificate signed and sworn
to by him, setting out the facts before
mentioned.
Section 3. The clerks of the several
cities and towns shall record, in suitable
books, kept exclusively for the purpose,
the certificates deposited under the pro-
visions of this act. and such books shall
be kept open to public inspection. The
saIa hall no lad Stt
ty-five cents for recording each Of
such certificates.
Section f. Any person failing to depos-
1t seasonably the certificate required by
this act, shall be punished by a fine of
five dollars for each day he is in default.
Section 5. No person signing and maxi
ing oath to any certificate deposited as
provided by this act shall be permitted,
In any judicial proceeding. to contradict
the statements contained in such certti-
cate. Whoever SWears or atfirms to any
such certificate which is not true in fact
shall be deemed guilty of perjury.-Ap-
proved April 1, 1850
Chapter PIT.
An Act to correct certain clerical errors
in, and to amend. Chapter thrty-two
of the Revised Statutes, as amended by
Chapter two hundred and six of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
thirteen, relating to inland fisheries
and game.
oSSliolI l. Lie illSl uFt
of section two of chapter thirty-two of
the Revised Statutes, as amended by
chapter two hundred and six of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred thirteen,
are hereby amended by striking out all
of said paragraphs and by substituting
therefor the following paragraphs:
Section 2. Except as hereinafter pro-
vided, there shall be an annual closed
season on landlocked salmon, trout,
tosue, white perch and black bass, in
all the lakes and ponds of the State, as
follows:
On landlocked salmon, trout and togue,
from the thirtieth day Of September I'M
til the ice is out of the lake or pond
fished in the following spring: on. white
perch and black bass from the thirtieth
day of September until the twentieth
day Of June following; provided how
ever, that it shall be lawful to take
black bass, with Undated artificial flies
only, from the time the ice is out of the
lake or pond tished in the spring until
the twentieth day of June following;
provided, further, that in Sebago lake
and Long pond, in Cumberland county,
the annual closed season on landlocked
salmon, trout and black bass shall be
from the first day of October to the
thirty-tirst day of March of the follow
ing year. both days inclusive, and in
Thompson pond situated in Androscog-
gin, Cumberland and Oxford counties.
the annual closed season on landlocked
salmon. trout and togue shall be from
September first to January first of the
following year. But in the brooks,