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

pc q lien upon said smack, vessel or
Ssis es u as ss a y any
pirate process.
gection eleven shall Be punished by q
fine Of not less than twenty-five nor
and. in addition thereto. shall forfeit
the bond given by him to the State of
Maine, and any person in charge of any
SMACK, vessel or other contrivance used
II Illegally transporting Holsters, out Of
ished by fine of not less than twenty
hve nor more than two hundred fifty
dollars.
All fines collected and money received
from bonds forfeited shall be turned
shore fisheries, who shall forward the
same to the State treasurer; which
shall be credited to and be
part of the funds used for operating
expenses in the department of sea and
shore fisheries.
Section 13. The several municipal and
police courts shall have concurrent jur-
isdiction with the superior and supreme
court over all offenses under this act,
and to the full! extent Of the PENALTY
therein specified; parties defendant, how
ever, having the same right to appeal
from the sentences of said inferior
courts as is now provided by law In
other criminal cases. In case any war,
! o.iC II AoSuCA VI hfoAStlAcHS Iculib
against any licsnsee under section eleven
of this act, and any officer qualified to
serve said warrant or indictment shall
certify to the court from which it issued
was unable to locate the respondent,
then ttTa court shall cause a written no.
tfce to be sent to the respondent at the
address given in the application for
warrant or indictment had issued against
him.. and naming time and place for
hearing on same, which shall not be
less than fourteen nor more than thirty
days from date of mailing the same; the
notice shall state also that, in his failure
to appear. his bond given to the State
shall ba forfeited. If he appears, the
court will proceed under the warrant or
Indictment as though he had been appre-
hended. In the event that he does not
appear, the court shall order his bond
forfeited; but the order of the court
FORGETTING said bond shall not otherwise
affect the warrant or indictment, Any
warrant issued by any such court shall
cover offenses occurring in the county
where said court Is established or in any
adjoining county. Parties defendant.
however, having the same. right to ap-
peal from the sentences of said inferior
courts as is now provided by law in
other criminal cases.
Section IA. This act shall in no way
interfere with any other act relative to
lobster industry, or affect penalties I'M
der the same, except said acts be incon.
sistent with this act. and all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
Section Is The license of any parties
which shall have been revoked for the
violation of any lobster law of this
be void, and his license shall immediate
ly be surrendered to the officer who
serves the warrant or indictment, or
who secures the conviction CT the Offend
er; and said officer shall forthwith for
ward said license to the commissioner
of sea and shore fisheries, who shall can
Gel the same. Any license issued to any
party through error or fraud, or within
one year from the date said license was
revoked or forfeited, under this act,
shall be void, and shall be surrendered
on demand of any officer authorized to
enforce this act or any other act gov
erning the lobster industry of this State
and any party who obtains license
under this act fraudulent1y shall be
fined one hundred dollars and imprisoned
sixty days in addition, for each offense
Section l6. All persons shall nave
thirty days after this act goes into effect
within which to procure licenses herein
1859 ~ ' 0'' ''
Chapter 236.
An Act to enable the cities and towns OF
the state Of Maine to appropriate
Knox memorial building.
The cities, or any of them, of the State
OF Maine, through their municipal gov.
ernments, and the towns, or any OF
them: OF said State, may at any Legal
meeting called by a warrant containing
an article for the purpose, appropriate
such sum or sums as each of them may
vote, to aid in the erection of a knoy
memorial m, building, to be erected al
Thomaston, in Kncx county, Maine
Approved March 81, 1850
Chapter 237.
An Act to amend Section eight of Chap
ter one hundred and thirty OF the Pub
lie Laws of nineteen hundred thirteen
relating to State and State aid high
ways.
Section eight of chapter one hundred
thirty of the public laws of the year
nineteen hundred thirteen is hereby
amended an. by inserting after the word
shall in the seventh line thereof the
words as to State highways and by
strlking out after the word counties
In the thirteenth line thereof, the fol
lowing; Whenever construction on
state highways is commenced in any
county it shall be continued on such
highway until an improved section OF
1t at least seven miles is completed, OF
until 1T connects with another improved
section of State highway. SO that the
combined sections constitute an i'm
length, SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section 8. The commission shall lay
out, construct and maintain system OF
State and State aid highways substan-
tally as herein described, and the eX-
pense OF constructing such State high
ways shall be borne wholly by the State
except as otherwise provided in section
twenty-three. The commission shall be
sole arbiter OF the designation of the
State and State aid highways, but SHALL
rs to State highways. after reasonable
notice by publication give all parties in
terested an opportunity to be heard
thereon before commencing such con-
struction. Except as provided in section
twenty-three, the construction of State
highways shall be paid for wholly from
the proceeds of the State bond sue
herein provided for, and such proceeds
of the aggregate of such bonds shall
be expended enuitably among the vari-
GUS counties '-(Approved March 81, 1885,
Chapter 233.
An Act to provide for granting admin
istration in certain cases without CIV
ing bond.
Section l. A Judge of probate may in
his discretion grant administration or
administration with the will annexed,
upon any estate, to the widow or next
of kin, without requiring bond for the
faithful discharge of the duties of the
trust, whenever all persons interested
In said estate who are of full age and
legal capacity. other than creditors, as
sent in writing thereto; provided that
public notice shall first be given upon
the petition for such appointment. The
judge Of probate may, however, upon
or after granting letters of administra-
ton or letters of administration with
the will annexed, whenever it appears
necessary or proper, require that bond
be given as in other cases.
Section 2. Letters testamentary shall
not issue under the provisions of section