Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-09

Q1r year In winch issued ana snail eQtllIe
the purchaser thereof to take fish IN the
inland waters OF this State and transport
the same during the period covered by
said license in accordance with the laws
OF the State. The purchaser Of license
to fish by virtue of this act may offer for
transportation and have transported in
accordance with the provisions of chap
ter thirty-three OF the Revised Statutes
fish which he has legally in possession
by exhibiting his license to the agent OF
a transportation company. who shall en-
dorse upon the back thereof, in ink, the
name of the station from which said
shipment is made, the date Of shipment.
the destination and weight of each kind
OF fish shipped. and such shipment shall
have affixed thereto 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-
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 accept
the same for shipment.
Section 3. The commissioners Of inland
hsheres 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 if
the holder is convicted of a violation of
the inland fish and game laws Of the
State his license may be fully revoked
to such person until after a year from
the time of revocation except upon writ
ten consent Of the commissioners of in
land fisheries and game.
Section 4. No person to whom license
has been issued as herein provided, shall
fish for, take, catch, kill. have in posses
sion. transport or offer for transportation
any inland fish unless at the time of such
fishing for, taking, catching killing, hav-
ing in possession, transporting or Offering
for transportation inland fish such per-
son has 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 D. 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 re-
cordlng fee of fifteen cents for each
license issued, together with the applica-
ton for and stub of each license
issued. Any town clerk or agent
appointed to issue licenses by virtue of
this act who shall neglect or refuse to
issue such licenses under regulations es-
tablShed 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 a fine
of not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than fifty dollars and costs for eacn
offense.
Section g. All license fees collected by
virtue Of this act shall be paid by the
commissioners of inland fisheries and
game to the State treasurer and shall
be set apart as 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 a 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 7. 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 hav-
ing such fishing tackle in possession has
in his possession a fishing license. as
herein provided, duly issued to him and
covering the period the fishing tackle is
found in his possession, shall be prima
facie evidence of fishing in violation Of
this act.
Section g. Whoever violates any provi-
sion of sections one, two. four, or seven
of this act, or who shall furnish to an
other person or permits another person
to have or use any license issued to him,
manner or who has uses any license
issued to another person, or whoever
knowingly guides any nonresident for
inland fishing who has not license for
fishing as herein provided. shall pay a
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 pro-
vision of this act.
Section 9. The provisions Of this act
shall not apply 10 the taking or trans
portation of fish under the provisions of
section twenty-seven of chapter thirty
three of the Revised Statutes.-(Approvel
March 90, 1910
An Act TO amend Section seventy-ive OF
Chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes
relating to the payment of tuition by
towns not maintaining standard schools
of secondary grade.
Section seventy-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 school of equal grade. so
that said section when amended shall
read as follows:
Section 70. A town. precinct or union
maintaining a high school, as provided in
class A of section seventy-three. shall
not be obliged to pay tuition under sec
tons eighty-five and eighty-six of this
chapter. A 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 b school,
or of a school of equal grade, and for
only two years of subsequent work. A
town, precinct or union maintaining n
high school. as provided in class G of
section seventy-three, shall be obliged
to pay tuition for such portion of a four
years course as may be determined by
the State superintendent Of public
schools. '-(Approved March %, 1910
CHAPTER 60.
An Act to amend Section twenty-four of
Chapter five of the Revised Statutes,
relating to the challenging of the right
of a 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 eector 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 lie
given the opportunity by the presiding
officer thereof. to make such challenge,
and such presiding officer shall note the
fact of such challenge upon the voting
list used in such ward, and upon sucn
ballot so challenged witnessed by two