Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05

act of the lobster laws Of the state q
Maine. from using said license, 1 .:,
person, firm or cSrporau;1sn ,hs citizen Of.
this State, to perform sucn duties . unu~
the license as may be necessary uulme
the period Of his or Its incaPacl.s' .haT
vded that said agent or employee sha.,'
when performing said duties so iicenseu;
exhibit, upon demand Of any authorized
person, the certificate issued 70 MS SUI
perior, as provided in this act
If any person, firm or corporation; Dy
aforesaid, shall, at any time. he al al
judged guilty Of any VIOLATION at anv OF other her
act governing the lobster industry, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this ACT:
after full hearing before any coort
of competent jurisdiction as defned m
shore fisheries may revoke the license
issued to such party, and such parry
shall thereupon cease to have any au-
thority hereunder; and no such pa party,
titled to receive a license aurinE Tue
period of one year from the date Of any
second conviction but the Incense en- oe snaas
charged until final determination as
/ provided in this act by the court.
The commissioner Of sea and shore
fisheries shall revoke the license OF any
person. under this section, when ne mas
evidence that such person has violated
any Of the provisions of the laws relat-
ing to Holsters, and the license issued
to such person shall be void.
The commissioner may. in his dis
license revoked by him. and. If he re-
fuses so to do, the license may be re-
stored by any justice OF the supreme
judicial or superior court; provided the
said justice finds that said commissioner
erred in his conclusion of facts, and
application is made to the said justice
within ten days of the refusal OF the
said commissioner to restore said license
Section 4. Each person, firm or cor
poration licensed under the provisions
of this act. shall, at all times while en-
gagged in the pursuit SO licensed. exhibit,
upon demand of any authorized person.
the certificate issued to him or them.
as provided In this act. Every person.
firm or corporation violating any of the
provisions of this section shall. for each
ofTense, upon conviction, be fined twenty
five dollars.
Section s. No negative allegations Of
any kind need be averred or proved IN
any prosecution brought under this act.
but the respondent in any such action
may show his license by way OF defense.
Section s When pots. or traps are set
on travis, when conditions. make it I'm
possible to set otherwise, buoys plainly
marked, as provided In this act and
in the lobster laws of this State, shall
be set at both ends of the travis; but
permission for setting such travis must
be obtained from the commissioner OF
sea and shore fisheries and so stated
on the licenses issued under this act.
Section l. No person, firm or corpo-
ration licensed under: this act shall use
, any pots. traps, boats travis or other
. contrivance used for the catching or
taking of holsters. or cars or other con-
. trivance used for holding or keeping
Holsters before transporting or selling,
, unless the same and the buoys attached
. thereto are plainly marked, as provided
by this act and other acts governing the
lobster industry. with .t the name +Sos
person or persons using the same. In
each instance the surname with initials
, shall be marked together with the license
, number or numbers OIL Sucn party OF
parties.
Every person. firm or corporation VIC
lating the provisions Of this section
, shall be fined. upon conviction. twenty
thirty days. and the license shall be
suspended pending the decision of the
court, as provided in this act. and, on
conviction. license shall be forfeited, and
, he shall not be entitled to receive new
, , one for the period of one year from date
! of conviction: and all pots, traps. cars.
. buoys, travis and other contrivance,
together with the contents thereof Of: used ed
in indu ng snail be selsed by any officer
engaged in the, enforsemeent, Of Of. this his act
ae sec tispo s. NO PEI except the som-
missioner of sea and shore fisheriesa his
wardens and deputy wardens. or other
E shall lift or raise any pot or trap, car.
trawl or other contrivance used in the
lobster industry belonging TO any person,
firm or corporation licensed under this
act and set for catching or taking and
holding of Holsters except with the per-
, mission of the owner or owners Thereon.
, The commissioner may appoint as many many
persons as he wishes who hold licenses
under this act. as deputy wardens' nu!
SO long as they hold licenses they shall
serve without pay.
Section o. For the purpose of enforc-
: ing the provisions relative to the pro-
lection of Holsters. as provided by this
act or any other act of. the State relative
to the lobster industry, the commissioner
of sea and shore fisheries and his war
/ dens and deputy wardens may search.
at anv time. in suspected places. includ-
ing buildings of every description. or
any not, trap, trawl car, boat. smack ;a,as;
believe is used in the catching. taking.
holding or transporting Of Holsters, and
, NAV seize and remove Holsters taken:
held or offered for, sale in violation, of
act of the State relative to the lobster
industry.
Section 10. No person shall acquire
any property in Holsters caught In the
waters under the jurisdiction of this
State. for the purpose of shipping the
same bevond the limits of this State, I'M
less such Holsters conform to the law.
and are shipped in accordance with the
provisions of this act.
Section H. No Holsters shall be trans
ported beyond the limits Of this State.
whether of legal length or otherwise.
except by common carriers, as provided
in this act. unless by persons licensed to
TRANSPORT Holsters outside the limits of
the State under the following conditions:
; The commissioner of sea and shore fish
cries shall issue license. which shall
not be transferable. to the owner or
party. in control of any smack. vessel
or other means of transportation. either
foreign or domestic. authorizing him to
purchase and to transport Holsters with
in or beyond the limits of the State upon
the following conditions: The license in
eaSh instance shall state the name of
. the smack. vessel or other conveyance
. to be used in so purchasing or trans
porting Holsters, and will give no au-
thorty to purchase or transport in any
other smack, vessel or other conveyance
. except that named in the license. The
, name OF the smack. vessel or other
conveyance may. however, be changed
by the licensee upon application to- said
commissioner. within the license period,
without further charge. The fee for
issuing said license shall be five dollars,
and a record shall be kent of the same.
similar to that provided for other IL
censes in this act. Besides the name of
the date of taking effect and the termi-
nation thereof. which last named date
shall be the last day Of November next
; after it becomes effective. and shall
state that such license, together wifi
the bond hereinafter provided for shall