Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01
Treatment of Certain Diseases.
Senate Report,
Sea and Shore Fisheries Com.

Sea and Shore Fisheries Com.
Baxter Of Portland-Act to create a
board of commissioners of sea and
shore fisheries. The act provides that
the Governor and Council shall appoint
three commissioners, one of whom he
shall designate as chairman, who shall
be Jointly known as the Commissioners
Of Sea and Shore Fisheries, appointed
for terms of two, four and six ears
respectively and after the first appoint
ment each commissioner shall be APP
pointed for q term of six years. Any
or all of the commissioners shall be
removable at the pleasure of the Gov
ernor and Council. The chairman
shall be paid $1,000 a year and each
other commissioner $4,000. They shall
appoint a clerk at a salary of $500
| and may with the approval of the Gov
ernor and Council employ such other
clerks, assistants and employees as may
| be necessary.
| The commissioners, with the approval
of the Governor and Council, shall APP
point such deputy commissioners as
shall be necessary, who shall serve
| during good behavior and may be re-
, moved by the commissioners Each of
1 the uepullpS anu edcH OIL t0c commas
sioners shall have all the powers of
sheriffs and IN addition shall have jur-
isdiction in all the counties and in all
the waters Of the State. Each Of the
commissioners, deputy commissioners.
state detectives, sheriffs and deputy
sheriffs shall have full authority to en-
force the laws regulating the sea and
shore fisheries Under the direction of
the commissioners and the officers
named and all other officers qualified
to serve criminal process may arrest
with or without warrant any person
whom they find violating any Of the
laws Of the sea and shore fisheries.
The commissioners shall investigate
all branches Of the fishing industry to
ascertain all unnecessary loss in food
fish and what measures should be
adopted to remedy the same. They
shall experiment to ascertain tho best
methods to propagate, advance and en-
courage the fishing industries. The
| commissioners shall inaugurate a cam
paiSn of personal education among the
fishermen with the end in view of Sc
| curing their good will and co-operation
and to promote among them more in
tel1Sent and better methods If after
efforts have been so made the fisher
men in any locality continue to per-
s1stently violate and nullify the pro-
visions of the law the commissioners
are given full authority with the con-
sent OF the Governor and Council to
declare a close time in such sections.
Ihe act carries the emergency clause.
asserting that at present there is a
reckless and needless disregard Of all
laws governing the sea and shore fish
cries.
Quincy of Portland-Act to create a
commission of sea and shore fisheries
Ire act abolisfes the office of commits
| sloner OF sea and shore fisheries and
provides that the Governor and Coun-
! I'll sfall appoint five persons on the sea
ana shore fisheries commission, who
shall have general supervision Of the
sea and shore fisheries, including the
enforcement Of laws relating to the
| fshlng industry. Not more than three
OF the commissioners shall belong to
the same political party and after the
first appointment one shall be appoint
ed each year for term of five years.
subject to removal by the Governor
and Council fo- cause. The commits
sioners shall have authority to make
rules and regulations governing the
| time. manner ard conditions of taking
fish. shell fish and Holsters and NAV de-
| clare a close time on such varieties and
in such localities as they NAV deter
mine after notice and public hearing
of all parties interested. The com
missioners shall serve without paw. ex-
cept their actual travelling expenses.
The commission shall appoint an ex-
ecutive secretary to serve at their
pleasure at a salary not exceeding
$4,000. who shall exercise personal srner-
vision of the work of the department.
the enforcement of the laws relating to
sea and shore fisheries by the wardens
| and shall have himself the powers Of a
| warden. The powers and duties of the
commissioner OF sea and shore fisheries
at present, including the appointment
of fish wardens shall be exercised nv
| the executive secretary Of the sea and
shore fisheries commission.
investigation of Crime.
Baxter of Portland-Act to amend
the Revised Statutes increasing the
amount allowed by the attorney gener-
ais Office for the investigation of
crime from $500 to $500 per annum.
Insurance Commissioners Salary.
Baxter of Tortland-Act providinr
that the insurance commissioner shall
receive a salary of $500 per annum in