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

perp6n who Is not a taxpayer upon real
estate within this State and who has
not resided within the limits OF this
to the time he desires to hunt. to hunt
in any manner, at any time, or pursue,
catch, kill or have In possession any
wild animals or birds. within the Inn
its OF this State. unless he is annually
licensed SO to do as hereinafter pro
yidcd
The Commissioners of Inland Fish
cries and Game, upon the Application
son who is resident of any city. town
or plantation within the State, and up
on the payment of q fee of fifteen dol
lars may issue to such person license
upon form to be supplied by them
residence of the licensee with de-
scription of him as near as may be
authorizing the said licensee to hunt
and Kill game birds. game or ptnet
said hunting or killing Is not forbid
den by law, or by written or printed
notices posted thereon by the owner.
lessee or occupant thereof; such u
cense shall authorize the hunting or
killing of game birds, game or other
wild animals only in their respective
open seasons and In the manner pro-
yided by law. Said licenses shall not
upon demand to any of the Commits
sioners of Inland Fisheries and Game,
and to any inland fish and game ward
en- or deputy inland fish. and game
police officer or other officer qualified
to serve process. The fees received
from said licenses shall annually be
paid into the State Treasury.
No unnaturalized. foreign-bo per
son required to be licensed under the
provisions of this section shall have
In possession, when he Is upon the
wild lands or in the woods or fields OF
the State, any flrearm or firearms uns
less he Is licensed as herein provided
{ nd all firearms found in his possess
sion in violation OF this section shall
be forfeit and contraband and shall be
seized by any person authorized to en-
force the inland fish and game laws.
section shall forthwith be. forwarded
to the Commissioners at Augusta by
the person Selling the same. and upon
conviction of the person or persons
arms shall be sold. the proceeds from
such sale to be paid to the Treasurer
Of State.
Whoever violates any provision Of
ave dollars and cost. for each offense.
Section is. Section fifty-nine of
chapter thirty-two of the revised stat
utes, as amended by chapter two hun
afes END hundred s ID an Ss Is O.
section and by substituting therefor
the following section:
Section So. No person shall at any
time set snare for any fur-bearing
animal, 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 plainly labeled with
his full name and address, either, by
or on a metal tag, firmly attached to
the trap. Whoever violates any pro-
vision of this section shall pay fine
Of five dollars and costs for each Of
tense and in addition thereto five dol,
lars for each trap set and not marked
as provided herein, and shall forfeit
the trap or traps. and any wild animal
found therein. to any person finding
the same. 80
shall set bear trap at any time Nm
less a written or printed notice stating
that such trap has been set is posted
conspicuously in the immediate yicin-
ity. under penalty of nifty dollars
son shall set bear trap at any time
unless the same Is enclosed in a hut
so-called. under the same penalty
Section IT.. Section sixty. of chapter
thirty-two of the revised statutes, as
amended by chapter two hundred and
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
words organized or and by inserting
after the word ANY" In the fifth line
thereof the words organized or. SO
that said section, as amended. shall
read as follows:
Section 80. Any person setting q
trap In any organized or incorporated
place shall visit said trap. or cause the
same to be visited. at least once In ev-
cry twenty-four hours and remove
therefrom. or cause to be removed. any
animal found caught therein. No per-
son shall set traps in any organized
tanning 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
less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars and costs for each Of
Tense
Section Is. Section sixty-one Of
utes as amended by chapter two hum
dred and six Of the public. laws of
nineteen hundred thirteen. Is hereby
amended by striking out all Of said
section and by substituting therefor
Section 81. The Commissioners of
Inland Fisheries and Game may an
nually issue licenses to residents of
this state to buy and sell deer skins;
from said skins, during the months of
October, November and December.
Such licensee shall keep record.
which shall be open to inspection by
the Comm issioners Of 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, Commissioners
of Inland Fisheries and Game on or
before the twentieth day of December
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 uurcha sed hY Yirfua of