The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-22
Legislative Notes.
Sunday Cunning a ID Fishing,

There was a very Interesting hearing
IasJ week before the committee on in
land fisheries and game on the proposed
repeating of the close time on foxes, the
proposed repeal of the Sunday hunting
law, aid the bill proposing law against
Sunday fishing, the last two measures
being heard together.
Chairman Austin of the inland fisheries
and game commission said that thera had
been a Sunday hunting law upon the
statute books since 1888, but that it was
only since the original prohibition as to
game birds and animals had been made
to extend to all wild birds and wild ami
mails that there had been any serit US eff
fort on the part of the department to en-
force it, because previously it was I'M
possible to enforce it. He said that if
the present law was unjust and could
not be enforced he was in favor of its re-
peal.
Senator Merrill! of Somerset of the
committee inquired of Chairman Austin:
"Can the law be enforced?"
at has been too much enforced to be-
come popular, replied Chairman Austin.
Representative George E. Grant of
Hope spoke in favor of the repeal of the
Sunday hunting law. and said that it
worked a great injustice to men who
could not get out en- any other day for
hunting
j. E. Hobbs, the postmaster at Cam
den, thought if there was to be a close
time for the protection of game it had
better be on week day. Prohibition of
Sunday hunting worked hardship upon
the poorer class.
b. A. Drinkwater of Sabattus said
that since the Sunday hunting law began
TO be enforced two years ago it had
worked great hardship and proved an
unpopular law.
Even if the committee should report
favorably upon the Sunday hunting law
and the Legislature should pass it. do
not believe that Gov. Milliken would sign
such bill, declared j. L. johnson of
Harmony, the first person to speak in
favor of the present hunting law.
Representative Buzzell made a most
eloquent plea in behalf of the proposed
measure to repeal the Sunday hunting
law. Il want to iegalize the Sunday eff
forts OF some OF the best people of the
State and to repeal vicious piece of
class legislation" declared the Belfast
man. He urged the members of the
committee to vote on it just as they felt
and to remember the fellows back home.
Representative Phillips of Southwest
Harbor spoke in favor of retaining the
present law, and said that there were
other forms of recreation than hunting
on Sunday. If the present law was re-
pealed he knew of many people who were
in the habit of walking in the woods on
Sunday that would stop doing So
Charles A. Holt of Belgrade quoted
Maryland bishop as in favor of Sunday
bunting under certain circumstances.
Rev. J. B, Sanger of Presque Isle
spoke strongly against repeating the
present law.
James NJ ellis of Bangor declared
that the measure forbidding Sunday
hunting was an unpopular law, the peo-
pie didn't want it, and the matter for
the Legislature to consider was the will
of the people. Harry Wilbur of Port
land said that the strict observance of
the day which had been advocated by
some who had spoken was part of the
mosaic code and not of Gods law.
Senator Butler of Knox spoke in be-
half of the constituents who desired the
repeal of the measure.
State Live Stock Sanitary Board.
Conant of Waldo: Act relating to do
mestlc animals, the improving of the
quality and Graduating diseases of do
nestle animals, including poultry, regu-
latlng the manufacture, use and sale of
tuberculin, mallein and other biological
products for use with domestic animals;
and defining the powers and duties of
the Sta,e Live Stock Sanitary Board and
the officers aid employees thereof.
The word domestic ANIMAL is defin-
ed to mean any equine or bovine animal,
sheep, goat, pig, dog, cat or poultry.
The act provides for State Live
Stock Sanitary Board to consist of the
Governor, commissioner of agriculture,
State veterinarian and two farmers who
are practical live stock men. The State
veterinarian shall be ex officio secretary
of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board
and shall be the executive officer of said
board. He must be graduate of some
reputable veterinary college, his term of
office shall be four years and his salary
$4,000. The two members who are not
State officials shall be paid S. per day
while actually engaged in the work Of
the board, together with necessary
travelling expenses. The State veteri-
marian may appoint and employ legal,
clerical end other agents and employees
as may be deemed necessary.
The duties of the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board shall be to improve the
quality of domestic animals, to prevent,
suppress, control and eradicate any
transmissible diseases of such animals,
TO enforce the laws of the State relating