Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

fxsd by the city council OF said city not
exceeding. however six per cent per annun
or private sale, but for not ieas than ths
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smoant Of such denci.nsy of collection. a..
only for the amount Of such deficiency.
Sec. o. This act shall be In force from and
after Its passage.
Approved April "a. 1918.
CHAPTER 27s~~s. r. No s2s.
AN ACT relating 10 the conservation and pro-
lection Of ntnssels In Minnesota waters.
30 u enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Section e.. IL shall b. unlawfu, 20 take
catch or kill nusseis for commercial pur'
poses Without q license issued by the state
sse. . Tha state game and nsh commission
shall upon application issue license to take.
ton for such neenss. residents OF this state
shall pay to the stats game and hsh commits
pay 10 such game ana nsh commisaion q fes
Ct twenty nve dollars and for authority TO use
dredss q fee q TWENTY-FIVE dollars In add,
resident license. All such licenses shah sx.
ptrs on the thirty-frst day Of December fol.
,nsr .Ss Do
shall be kept thereof In the office Of the state
game and ash commission Such licenses shall
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license, whether the licsnsee IL authorized Ia
uss q dredge, tho resident address OF the II.
esss aud ne amount PAID for the license.
been closed to the capture OF musssa by al.
thority of this act.
Every person. while taking, catching or
killing musseiH for commercial purposes shall
have its license with him ready for exhibition
and shall exhibit ths same when requested 10
do 10 by an authorized 0ffierr.
Any person, firm corporation violating fha
preyisions OF this section shall be deemed
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nye dollars. or hs imprisonment In the county
jail not less than twenty days.
whom license under the provisions Of this
act has been issued, under such license "a
n) May operate not more than one boa.
mrrcial purposes. Any much person. Arm or
parpasea X ta@ins only when no apparssu. FOR
taking, catching or killing mnsseis In used
csS II shall be unlawful 10 have In POS
session on the waters while engaged in taxi.
ing, catching or killing r,usaels for com
meroisi purposes more than two erowfoot bars,
OF mere than enc dfedge, or 70 use or have In
possession crowfcot bar OF greater length
than sixteen feet. or a dredme tho length OF
and which has prnnws or forks mere than four
inches In length, or 20 have In possession on
the waters while engaged IN taking catching
on kiiinK clans, dredge wtthou. licensed an,
Any person. firm or corporation violating any
q The provisions Of .hls section ahaii be deem.
yiction thereof shall DO punished by fine of
TWENTY-FIVE dollars, or by imprisonment In the
county isti net less than twenty days,
Sec, L. II shall he Unlawful 10 take, catch
or kill, affar for sale or have In possession for
commercial purposes, any massel of . sise less
than one and three fourths inches In greatest
dimensions, except mnssels taken In the ordi.
nary course 81 claiming fcs larger muaseis.
and such undersised musseia shall be irnme.
ed
whence taken without ayoidahle injury.
Any person. firm or corporation violating
deemed guilty Of mtsdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shah be punished by nno
Of nifty dollars or by Imprisonment In the
See g. The stRta game and fish coanmis.
sten may from time to time and a. may be re-
resources Of the state. prescribe areas In ANY
part af the state from which mussels shall not
be taken for such Z period as may be spec,
shall exceed Ave wears nor shall more than
ane.half OF the musael producing waters OF
shall he unlawful 10 take catch, or Mi mus,
sells for commercial purposes In waters no
closed,
affecting musscis shall he published unee in 4
newspaper OF general circulation. pahiished
Within each so.nsy srnss.n'nE or sasns o"
All such orders shall take effect at the time
fixed therein hut not less than thirty DAYS
which such order shall take effect.
Any person. frm or corporation who shall
violate the prevt-icns OF this section In taking
catching or killing mussets for commercial
purposes IN any waters OF this state which
and fsh commissioa shall he deemed guilty az
misdemssner and npon conviction thereof
shall, be punished by nne of one hundred
not less than sixty days.
Sec, q. On or before tho thirsy,nrs. day
e the 70 any ss
commission on blanks furnished by them stat
or killed under such license. ths names aud
locations OF waters from which the musseis
were taken and the amount received for shells
sold. Upon failure to make such report, the
state game and Ash commission shall not
issue another license to such person frn,
Or ,sns 20 .ss e ~ or XIII mnss"'
Sec 7, All moneys received under the pro
visians Of this act shall a. the ead OF each
month be paid into tho general revenue fund
see q The state game ana nsh commits
sion shall enforce the law relating to musse,s
said law the commission. Its executive agent
and aNme wsrd~ns are authorised and empew,
Ing any Of tho provisions of this act, ana 70
setxe snusseis ana devices adapted 70 taking.
catching or killing massets, and to inspect and
sxamine mussels In any warehouse. boat store
car. conveyance, vehicle, basket or ether re-
eeptscle when they have good cause 10 hc.
,sss ma my s,.ss,s ha. Been Ssates me m
when II IL necessary fore.eiy to enter a dwell
ing house, Any court having jurisdiction ot
cause for believing that musseIs Miexaliy
taken. caught. killed OF had In possession are
concealed. shall issue search warrant and
eesinnent 10 be made. The eennscstion aud
sale OF mussels by the state game and Ash
commlssion or by any zane warden shall pro
sale Of cannscated nsh,
sec o. As used In this act the words
IA "Masscls' shall mean and embrace the
pearly, fresh water rnussei, or clam. or Naiad
and the shell thereof
tel ''crowfoot bar" shall mean bar OF
signed 70 catch or adapted far catching mus.
sells by the Insertion Of such hooks between
a, "predssa shall mean amy implement Of
capture which IL adapted for drassins tina
bottom OF waters and is operated with o,
without the aid OF mechanical power. except
al "commerciai purpese~'' shalt mean and
be presumed the taking. catching or killing
mussels, unless the contrary y proven,
Sec. 10, Any person duly licensed by the
ana catch musseis from OF in the waters far,n
inx the boundary line between the states O,
wisconsin and Minnesota are hereby authorized
10 take md catch mussets from and In that
portion OF said waters lying and being within
tho territorial jurisdiction OF the state of Min
nssess without ,sss having procured :, license
senssd By Ike .a,hori.ie. 81 Wisconsin, - saa II
Of the State VIM 81 Minnie ss
so.s q s,me and T. place Or in man
wisconsin provide for ara extend stmslar
privilege 70 persons licensed hereunder by the
q ss fa ~. - q sss e taxi.
ing within the territorial jurisdiction Of the