The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

Section 2 All licenses issued by virtue
o. o. TINS M. act shall expire with the calen-
the purchaser thereof to take ash In the
inland waters Of this State and TRANSPORT
the same during the period covered by
sag incense in accordance with the laws
to fish by virtue of this act NAV offer for
transportation and have transported in
accordance with the provisions of chan
Ter thirty-three of the Revised Statutes
by. exhibiting his license to the agent Of
q transportation company, who shall en-
dorse upon the back thereof. in ink. tha
name or the station from which said
the destination and weight of each kind
OF fish shipped. and such shipment shall
have affixed thereto a tag plainly marked
with the name and address of the ship
per. the license number and the kind and
weight of such fish. If a license is pre-
scented with consignment of fish and
the endorsement on such license shows
that the holder of the license Is not au-
thorized by law to offer such fish for ship
ment such agent shall refuse to accent
the same for shipment
Section 8. The commissioners of inland
nsheries and game may temporarily re-
woke any license issued by virtue of this
act when the holder thereof is charged
with having violated any of the inland
fish and game laws of this State, and IL
the holder is convicted of a violation Of
state his license may be fully revoked
and another license shall not be issued
to such person until after year from,
the time of revocation except upon writ
ten consent of the commissioners of in
land fisheries and game.
Section a. No person to whom a license
has been issued as herein provided, shall
flsh for. take, catch, kill, have In possess
sion transport or offer for transportation
any. inland fish unless at the time of such
fishing for, taking, catching, killing, hay
ing IN possession. transporting or offering
for transportation inland fish such per-
son mas such license on his person. Such
person shall exhibit such license, on de-
mand, to any officer authorized to enforce
the inland fish and game laws.
Section 5. Every town clerk or agent
appointed to issue licenses as provided
In this act Shall on the first Monday Of
each month forward to the commissioners
of inland fisheries and game the amount
received, If any, for such licenses issued
during the preceding month, less q re-
tcordtne fee of fifteen cents for each
license issued together with the applica-
tton for and stub of each license
issued Any town clerk agent
appointed to issue licenses by virtue Of
this act who shall neglect or refuse TO
issue such licenses under regulations es-
ia bliShed by the commissioners Of inland
fisheries and game, or who shall neglect
or refuse to remit for licenses issued by
virtue of this act within a period of
thirty days from the first Monday of
each month shall be punished by fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars nor
moro than fifty dollars and costs for each
offense.
Section 6. All license fees collected by
virtue of this act shall be paid by the
commissioners of inland fisheries and
game to the State treasurer ard shall
be set apart as a fund to be expended by
said commissioners, with the approval of
the governor and council, for the propa-
cation and protection of inland fish in
this State. and said commissioners are
hereby authorized to receive and expend
said moneys in the manner and purposes
as herein specified; provided, however,
that IN case of failure to convict in any
prosecution for any violation Of any pro-
vision of this act. the costs of said prose-
cution shall be paid out OF the fund
created by this act.
Section I. The possession of any fish
ing tackle in the fields or forests or on
the waters or ice of the State by any
nonresident required to be licensed by
virtue of this act unless the person hay
ing such fishing tackle in possession has
in his possession fishing license, as
herein provided, duly issued TO him and
covering the period the fishing tackle is
found in his possession, shall be prinla
this act.
Section s. Whoever violates any provi-
sion Of sections one, two, four, or seven
of this act. or who shall furnish to an
to have or use any license issued to him,
or changes alters the same in any
manner, or who has or uses any license
Issued to another person, or whoever
knowingly guides any nonresident for
inland fishing who has not a license Tor
fishing as herein provided. shall pay d
fine of not less than ten or more than
thirty dollars and costs for each offense
and one dollar additional for each fish
taken, caught, killed, had in possession
or transported in violation of any pre-
vision of this act.
Section 9. The provisions of this act
shall not apply to the taking or trans
portation of fish under the provisions of
section twenty-seven Of chapter thirty
three of the Revised Statutes.-( pproved
March %, 1870
CHAPTER 81.
An Act to amend Section seventy-fve Of
Chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to the payment of tuition by
towns not maintaining standard schools
of secondary grade.
Section SeVentv-tive of chapter sixteen
of the Revised Statutes is hereby amend
ed by inserting after the word school
In the sixth line thereof the following
words or of a school of equal grade so
that said section when amended shall
read as follows;
Section Is. A town, precinct or union
maintaining a high school, as provided in
class A Of section seventy-three, shall
NOV NC ODliEeu 10 pay tuition u1lUeT sec
lions eighty-f1ve and eighty-six of this
chapter. town, precinct or union
maintaining a high school, as provided
in class B of section seventy-three shall
not be obliged to pay tuition for any
pupil until he has completed the first two
years of the course of the class 3 school,
or OF a school of equal grade and for
only two years Of subsequent work. A
town, precinct or union maintaining :,
high school. as provided In class c Of
section seventy-three, shall be obliged
to pay tuition for such portion of four
years course may be determined by
the State superintendent Of public
schools. '-(Approved March q, 1879
CKAPTER es.
An Act to amend Section twenty-four of
Chapter five of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the challenging of the right
of person to vote.
Section twenty-four of chapter five Of
the Revised Statutes is hereby amended
by inserting after the word ward" in
the sixth line of said section the words
and upon such ballot so challenged, wit
messed by two election officers repre-
senting two different parties, so that
said section when amended shall read as
follows:
Section "a. Any qualified elector in
said cities may challenge the right of any
person to vote in any ward of said cities
at any election held therein and shall be
given the opportunity by the presiding
officer thereof, to make such challenge,