Connecticut western news., 1917-02-08
PROPOSED NEW LAWS
Two Bills of Local Interest Introduced
 m Legislature.

An Act Concerning Fishing in Twin
 Lakes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative in General Assembly convened:
 Section l. Section of chapter 24 of the public acts of 1907 is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) No person shall take, attempt to take, or assist in taking, from either or both of Twin Lakes, or any waters connected herewith, more than eight pickerel in any one day. (b) No person shall take, attempt to take. or assist ill talk. ing, from either or both of Twin Lakes, more than eight bass in any one day (c) No person shall take, attempt to take, or assist in taking, from either or both of Twin Lakes, or any waters con. nected herewith, more than eight salmon in any one day. (d) No per. son shall take, attempt to take, or as. sist in taking, from either or both of Twin Lakes, or any waters connected herewith, more than twenty perch in any one day.
 Section 2. Section f of chapter 24 of the public acts of 1907 is hereby amended by inserting after the word 'pickerel." ." in the second line thereof, the words Tor eight salmon, or twenty perch," so that said section, as amend ed, shall read as follows: The posses sion, by any one person, of more than eight bass, or eight pickerel. or eight salmon, or twenty perch upon either of said lakes or the shores thereof at any one time shall be deemed prima facle evidence of violation of section 1 of this act
 Section 3. No person shall take, at- tempt to take, or assist in taking any fish from Twin Lakes or any waters connected herewith on Sunday.
 Section 4. This act shall take effect from it's passage.
 An Act Concerning the Killing of Deer
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 Secfion 1 Any person who is duly authorized or licensed to hunt in this state according to the provisions of law may, between sunrise of the third Monday of November and sunset of the following Saturday, hunt, pursue, take or kill by the use of hot gun wild deer having horns not less than three inches in length, subject to the follow ing restrictions and provision: Nc person shall kill or have in his posses sion more than one deer killed under the provisions of this section.
 No deer shall be hunted, taken or killed on posted land or in violation of any city ordinance or town bylaw, or in any state reservation, or by any method prohibited by law. It shall be unlawful to make, set or use any trap, salt lick, or other device for the pur- pose of ensnaring, enticing, taking, in turing or killing a deer. Whoever wounds or kills deer, under the pro visions of this section, shall make a report in writing, signed by him and mailed or otherwise transmitted within ! twenty -four hours of said wounding or killing to the Commissioners on Fish cries and Game stating the facts rela- tive to the wounding or killing.
 Section ?. Any person who. shall fail to report the killing or taking of any deer to the Commissioners on Fisheries and Game, as provided in section l, or who shall kill or take any deer except as provided in section l, shall be fined not more than one hun dred dollars, or imprisoned not more than sixty days. or both.
 Section 3. Chapter sos of the public acts of 1915 is hereby repealed.