The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-04-08


Of 0hapter Forty-one Of tho. Revived
Statutes, - Amended, Relating to
Taking 6welts in Tide Waters.
BE It enacted, etc:
one of the revised statutes. as amend
ed by chapters twenty. thirty and
ninety-one Of the public laws Of nine
teen hundred five, as further amended
hundred twenty-three and one hundred
fhirty-six Of the public Laws Of nine
teen hundred seven. as further amend
ed by chapter one hundred stxty-nve
nine. q affected by chapter ninety Of
tho public laws Of nineteep hundred
eleven, and a. amended by chapter one
hundred and Thirteen of the public
laws Of nineteen hundred thirteen, Is
hereby amended by inserting after the
word waters" in the second line the
following words, nor In any brook,
stream or river emptytng into tide
waters, within one thousand feet Of
tide water so that said section -
amended shall read as follows:
! Section A.. No smelts shall be
taken or fished for In tidal waters. nor
in any brook. stream or river empty
ing into tide waters, within one thou
sand feet of tide waters except by
hook and line, between the first days
Of April and October. under a penalfy
Of not less than ten. nor moro than
thirty dollars for each offense, and q
each smelt taken. and all weirs for the
capture OF smelts shall be open and so
remain, and all nets used In the gmelt
and tomcod fishery shall be taken from
Of April under penalty Of mot less
than twenty, nor more than nifty dol
lars, and = further fine of five dollars
! for each day that any such weir or net
remains In violation of law. But
weirs with catch pounds covered with
nets, the meshes of which are ono inch
square In the clear, or greater, and
weirs with catch pounds covered with
catching Of herring are not subject to
this section But no smelts caught in
such weirs after the f1rst day Of April,
shall be sold or offered for sale in this
manner between the first day Of April
and the first day Of October Following
be offered for sale. sold or shipped
from the State under q penalty Of
o1srs t fSs s zach non
be used between the first day Of April
smelts caught by. dip nets between
said days day M. may be .h la;wfuliy offered for
further, that this section does not APP
ply to smelts taken In the Androscog-
gin river above Aerrymeeting bay
bridge. or IN NaIreguasus bay Or river
November, nor to smelts taken in PEN
obscot river and its tributaries be-
tween the first and thirtieth days OF
April. nor to smelts taken in Casco
Gay between tho fifteenth day Of Sep
tenber and the. FIRST day Of Octoher.
nor to smelts taken In Franklin bay
between the nrst day OF April and the
first day OF May, nor to smelks taken
in Little Kennebec bay. 30 called. or
In NarraGuAyus bay or river. In the
county OF Washington. between the
FIRST day Of April and the twentieth
day OF May. nor to smelts taken in
called. In the town OF Gouldsboro.
Hancock county. nor to smclts taken
in Tunk stream and Parritt and Whit
ton stream. so-called In the town Of
Steuben In Washington county. be-
tween the nrst day OF April and tho
first day Of Nay. nor to smslts taken
in Paasamsauoddy BAY, a. Crotx river
and Cobecook bay and the ooves and
inlete tributary to these bays between
the frs, day Of September and the FIRST
day OF October
lApproyed March -. i9is.l