Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-30

authority, under certain conditions, 10
change the regulations.
AS the mass Of private and
special legislation has assumed
such proportion In recent years
it is of the opinion of the
committee that the time has arrived
when this matter should be handed
entirely by the commissioners. there.
fore, in the revised code of laws here
with submitted. practically all private
and special exceptions have been elm.
mated, leaving in the Statutes simply
the general provisions.
If this plan is adopted by this Leg
islature, future Legislatures will b.
relieved of vast amour. Of work. as
legislative action will be necessary on.
~ when amendments to the general
fish and game laws are desired
If the revised code Of laws recon.
mended by this committee is passed
by this Legislature. in order that the
hunting and fishing interests may be-
protected, the committee recommends
the passage Of an order directing the
commissioners Of inland fisheries and
game to promulgate. within so DAYS
after adjournment of this Legislature
rules and regulations covering such pr
vate and special Legislation as is neces
sary, these regulation to embody such
of the 1913 and 1915 Private and Special
Laws as. in the judgment of the CON.
missioners, sohuld be retained AT least
| for the present, and such special laws
as have been recommended by this CON-
mittee during the present session these
regulations to become effective when
the repeal of the existing private and
special laws takes effect.
AS will be noted by Section Of the
revised code of laws herewith submit.
ted. the adoption of rules and regula-
lions by the commissioners is safe.
guarded by providing that no reguls.
itions can be adopted. after the frs,
code is promulgated. except upon peti.
ton of twenty-five per cent. of the le.
gal voters of the locality to be affect.
, ed. except in cases of emergency, and
| then only upon petition of the munici.
pal officers. or upon petition OF TWEEN.
rty-fice interested citizens in case Of
territory located in unorganized town.
ships. Public notice of the promulga.
ton of rules and regulations of the
commissioners is provided for by re-
curing publication of the same thres
successive weeks in a newspaper print
ed in the locality affected, and by I'll.
ting copy of such regulations in the Of.
flee of the clerks Of courts in the 10.
cality affected. These regulations will
also be given in an edition Of the In.
land Fish and Game Laws which is
published by the commissioners
The Committee would further state
so far as the general laws in the ac.
companying revised code are con.
cerned. that no radical changes hav.
been reported upon by the COMMITTEE
and accepted by this Legislature.
In pursuance with the idea above
outlined, the Committee have prepared
and ask leave to Report the accom-.
panying Bill entitled AN Act TO Re.
wise, Collate, Arrange and Simplify the
Inland Fish and Game Laws of n,
State, both General and Public and
Private and Special, and the Rules and
Regulations Of the Commissioners q
Inland Fisheries and Game now in
force" and recommend that il ough.
to pass. con motion by Mr. Flint O,
Monson 500 additional copies of The
act ordered printed)
Cor balance of House report see
legislative record)