The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08


REQUIRED to be licensed under the provi-
sions Of this section shall have in pos
session, when he is upon the wild lands
OF IN the WOODS or ad ne,as OF the STATE
licensed as herein provided and all fire.
arms found in his possession in violation
Of this section shall be forfeit and con-
son authorized to enforce the inland fish
and game laws. All firearms seized by
virtue of this section shall forthwith be
forwarded to the commissioners at Au-
gusta by the person selling the same.
and upon conviction of the person or
persons from whom they were seized
said firearms shall be sold, the proceeds
from such sale to be PAID to the treas
urer of State.
Whoever violates any provision of this
section shall pay fine of twenty-five
dollars and costs. for each offense:'
ter thirty-two Of the Revised Statutes.
as amended by chapter two hundred and
six of the public laws of nineteen hum
S Syed st aRa ou ali o ssd Sections an
by substituting therefor the following
Section 50. No person shall at any
time set snare for any fur-bearing ami
NAL, nor shall any person at any time
set any trap or traps Of any kind for
any wild animal without. having the
trap or traps III plainly iaSros labeled .s with
having the same stamped on the trap
or on a metal tag. firmly attached to
the trap. Whoever violates any pro-
five dollars and costs for each offense
and in addition thereto five dollars for
each trap set and not marked as pro-
vided herein, and shall forfeit the trap
therein. to any person finding the same
Provided, further, that no person shall
Set a. bear trap at any time unless a
written or printed notice. stating that
5yynh f,.pvN haS hoo cor i0 tod
spdcuously in the immediate. vicinity,
under a penalty of fifty dollars and
costs for each offense and no person
shall set bear trap at any time unless
under the same penalty
Section IT,. Section sixty Of chapter
thirty-two of the Revised Statutes, as
six of the public laws Of nineteen hun
dred and thirteen, is hereby amended
by inserting before the word 'incor-
porated' in the, first line thereof the
after the word any in the fifth line
thereof the words organized or so that
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows;
Section 60. Any person setting a trap
in any organized or incorporated place
shall visit said trap. or cause the same
to be visited. at least, once in every
from, or cause to be removed, any ami
NAL found caught therein. No person
shall set traps in any organized or in
corporated place without first obtaining
the written consent of the owner or
occupant of the land on which said traps
are TO be set. Any person violating any
Of the provisions of this section shall
pay a fine of not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars and costs
for each offense
Section IS. Section sixty-one of chap
ter thirty'two of the Revised Statutes
as amended by chapter two hundred and
six of the public laws of nineteen hun
drnd thirteen, is hereby amended by
striking out all of said section and by
substituting therefor the following sec
ton,
Section 81. The commissioners of in
land fisheries and game may annually
issue licenses to residents of this State
heads of deer if not detached from said
skins during the months of October,
November and December. Such licensee
shall keep record. which shall be open
inland fisheries and game or any person
authorized to enforce the inland fish
and game laws. of all such heads and
skins purchased, of whom purchased
and the date of each purchase, and shall
send such record annually to the COM
missoners of inland fisheries and game
on or before the twentieth day of De-
eember of each year. The fee for such
license shall be ten dollars, to be paid
to the said commissioners All deer
skins and deer heads purchased by vir-
Tue VI ILLS SGCllOli Siltill De transported
only under such rules, restrictions and
limitations as shall. from time to time,
be made by said commissioners. Who
ever buys any skins or heads of deer
without being licensed as herein pro-
vided, or whoever licensed as aforesaid,
neslects to keep the record and forward
the same TO said commissioners as here
in provided. or whoever refuses to exhib-
missoners of inland fisheries and game
or to any person authorized to enforce
the inland fish and game laws, shall
pay a fine of fifty dollars and costs for
each offense'
Section 10. Section sixty-two of chap
ter thirty-two of the Revised Statutes
six of the public laws of nineteen hun
dred thirteen, is hereby amended By
striking out all of said section and by
substituting therefor the following sec
ton;
Section 60. The commissioners of in
land fisheries and game may annually
issue licenses to residents of this State
to engage in the business of buying
otter. sable or fisher skins or the skins
of any other fur-bearing animals. Said
lcensee shall keep a record. which
shall be open to. inspection by the COM
missioners Of inland fisheries and game
or any person authorized to enforce the
inland fish and game laws, of all skins
purchased, as aforesaid, in an appro-
pirate. book furnished them by the said
commissioners, and shall send such rec
ord, under oath, to said commissioners
on or before the twentieth day of De-
cember of each year. The fee for such
license shall be two dollars to be paid
to the said commissioners. Whoever
buys any skins of otter sable or fisher
or the skins of any other ur-bearing
animals without being licensed as herein
provided, or whoever, licensed as afore-
said, neglects to keep the record and
forward the same to said commissioners
as herein provided, or whoever refuses
to exhibit said book for inspection by
the commissioners Of inland fisheries
enforce the inland fish and game laws.
shall pay a fine Of ten dollars and costs
for each offense. All skins of furebear-
ing animals bought in violation of the
provisions Of this section shall be forfeit
and contraband and shall be seized by
any person authorized to enforce the in
land fish and game laws and upon con-
whom they were seized. they shall be
sold, the proceeds from such sale to be
paid to the treasurer Of State
Section 20. Whereas this act contains
an important amendment to the general
fish law of the State, permitting fishing
for black bass with artificial flies as
soon as the ice is out, which amendment
has been asked for BY the people Of the
State generally,
And whereas the State can derive no
benefit from this amendment this season
unless this act takes effect upon ap-
prevail,
And whereas the best interests of the
State appear to require that this amend
ment become effective in order to permit
spring fishing for black bass this season,
And whereas, by reason Of the fore
going facts this act is exceedingly nee
essary for the purpose Of the public