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

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. Provided. that
no person shall set bear trap at any
time unless a written or printed notice
stating that such a trap has been set is
posted conspicuously in the Immediate vi
cinity, under a penalty of fifty dollars and
shall set bear trap at any time unless
the same is enclosed in a hut, so-called,
under the same penalty
Section So Any person setting trap
shall visit said trap, or cause the same
to be visited. at least once in every
twentyfour hours and remove therefrom.
or cause to be removed. any animal FOUND
in any organized or incorporated place
without first obtaining the written con-
sent OF the owner or occupant of the land
on which said traps are to be set. Who
ton shall pay a fine Of not less than ten,
nor more than fifty dollars and costs for
each offense.
Section SO. A bounty of four dollars for
every bobcat. loupcervier or Canada lynx
killed in any town shall be paid by the
treasurer of State to the person killing it
upon compliance with the following con-
ditions
10 bounty shall be paid unless the
claimant, within five days after he has
killed such animal, or has returned from
the hunting in which he killed II. ex-
hibits to the town treasurer the entire
skin thereof with the ears. nose and tail
thereon in as perfect a state as when
killed. except natural decay, and signs
a certificate under oath, which said treas
urer may administer, stating that he
killed such animal and the time and place,
which shall be within the State, and the
treasurer shall thereupon cut off the
whole of the tail from such skin and for
ward the same by mail to the commits
sioners of inland fisheries and game. at
Augusta. Maine. together with the claim
ants certificate. which certificate shall
be in the following form:
CLAIMANTS cERT1F1CATE.
To the treasurer of the town of
1 hereby certify that on the day of
A. d. 10 at IN
the State of Maine. I killed the hobcat:
loupcervier or Canada lynx. the skin of
which / now exhibit to you. and ! claim
the bounty allowed by law for killing the
same.
Dated at this day of
Claimant.
Subscribed and sworn to before me the
day and year aforesaid.
Treasurer Of
And the treasurer of said town shall
make and send at once to the commission
ers of inland fisheries and game GER
tihcate which shall be in the following
TOWN TREAsCRER's CERTIFICATE.
To the commissioners Of inland fisheries
and game:
l hereby certify that as required by law,
day of A. D. 10 at
exhibited to me the whole of
the skin Of bobcat. loupccrvicr or Can
ada lynx, and signed and made oath to
the following certificate:
To the treasurer cf the town of
| hereby certify that on the day of
A. =. 10 at in
the State of Maine. ! killed the bobcat,
1oupcervier or Canada lynx, the skin of
the bounty allowed by law for killing
the same.
Dated at this day of
7 further certify that I cut off the whole
of the tail from the skin of the bohcat,
lcupcervler or Canada Lynx described in
this certificate and enclose the same here
with.
Dated at this day of
Treasurer of the town Of
Subscribed and sworn to the day and
year aforesaid.
Justice of the Peace.
Upon receipt by the state auditor of n
certificate from the cciumissionersso in
land fisheries and game showing that
said commissioners have received the tail
of the bobcat. loupcerVer or Canada lynx
from the treasurer sent aforesaid. to-
gether with said treasurers certificate,
said State auditor shall audit the claim
for bounty and the same shall be paid
forthwith hv the treasurer of state to the
claimant from the appropriation for
hounties on bobcat. loupcerver or Canada
LYNX. The town treasurer for administer
ing the oath to a claimants certificate
as above, and for forwarding the same
with the tail Of the animal to the ccm-
mssioners Of inland fisheries and game
shall be paid by the claimant the sum OF
Twenty-Five cents.
Section "A. No person shall hunt. chase
catch, kill destroy or have in possession
at any time any eagle. Hungarian par
fridge. or capercailzie, or cock of the
woods. or any black game. or any spe-
Cies of the plea SAINT. except rutfed grouse
or partridge Whoever violates this sec
ton shall pay q fine OF ten dollars am
costs for each ofenSe.
Section 50. There shall be an annual
closed season for ruffed grouse. commonly
called partridge. spruce partridge, woou-
cock all varieties of wild ducks. bEant
geese plover. snipe. Sora and other rails
coots and gallinCles. as follows ON nar-
fridge and woodcock. above named, from
the first day of December to the thirt eth
day of Sept emher of the following year
e both days inclusive: on all varieties of
ducks. brant and geese and on co"ts' gal
li,ules and iacksnipe. or Wilson snl"e
from the first day of January OF earh
wear to the fifteenth day of the following
breasted and golden plover ana greater
and lesser yellowleEs, from the tlrst ds J
Of December of each year TO the hfteenth
dav of August of the following year. bot'l
DAYS inclusive: on rails Except coots an
galljuules) from the first daN OF i)eCem-
her of each wear to the thirty-hrSt gay
Of August of the following year. botA
days inclusive. during which closed sea
so,,s it shall no unlawful to hunt, chase.
catch kill or have in possession any OF
the above-named birds except as hereln-
after provided: provided, further, that
it shall he unla wful to hunt, chase. eaten.
kill or destroy or have in possession at
any time. any curlew, Woodduck. swans
or any shore birds except blacli-hreasted
and golden plover, Wilson or Jacksnipe
woodcock, and greater or lesser yellow
legs: and no person shall. during the re-
spective open seasons for the above
named birds. take, catch, kill. destroy or
have in possession in any one day more
than five partridge or ruffed grouse. ten
woodcock. ten ducks, five plover and ten
snipe; nor shall any person at any time
buy or sell any of the above-named birds:
nor shall any person or corporation carr
or transport from place to place any Of
the birds mentioned in this section In
closed season Except that a person shall
have a reasonable time after the begin
ring of the closed season to transport
AS hereinafter provided. to his home game
birds legally killed by him In open sea
SOM nor in open season unless open to
view, tagged and plainly labeled with
owners name and residence and accom-
panied by him. unless tagged with a
transportation tag as hereinafter provid
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