The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

Sec. 5. Chapter nineteen of the re-
ene ana IS By seeton
three hundred and one Of the public
laws of nineteen hundred and seven
teen, is hereby amended by striking
out an of said section after the word
appropriated" in the second and third
lines of said section and by inserting
III place thereof the words the sum
Of eight thousand dollars annually, SC
that. as amended, said section shall
Sec. 1871. For the purpose of en-
aoling the state board of health to
carry out the provisions Of this act
there is hereby appropriated the sum
of eight thousand dollars annually
(ApproVed April ~
CEAPTER 17a.
An Act to Provide for the Registration
OF Resident Hunters.
Sec. 1. No resident OF this state
shall hunt In any manner, at any time
or pursue. take catch. kill. destroy or
have in possession, within the limits
of this state, any wild animals or wild
birds. without having first procured a
certificate OF registration therefor as
hereinafter provided. and then only
during the respective seasons when ii
shall be lawful. and subject to all
other provisions of chapter thirty
three of the revised statutes: provided
that nothing in this act shall be con.
strued as affecting in any way the
provisions Of the statutes relating to
trespass. nor shall the possession of
such certificate grant or confer any
passage of this act. nor shall the pro
visions of this act be construed as
applying to unprotected wild birds or
IS affecting the right of a bona foe
resident of this state, or his immedi-
license on land owned by him or on
land leased by him and on which he
is actually domiciled, and which land
purposes
The words resident of this state
wherever used in this act shall be CON
strued to mean any person not subject
to the provisions or sections sixty-five
and sixty-six Of chapter thirty-three
OF the revised statutes, as amended by
chapter, two, hundred and nineteen Of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen, who has been a bona
flde resident of this state and actually
domlclled here for period of three
months next prior to his application
for registration as provided for in
this act.
Sec. 2 Any resident of this state
may make written application to the
clerk Of the city. town or plantation
in which such resident resides, and
such city, town or plantation clerk,
after having satisfied himself that the
applicant is a bona fide resident of
said city, town or plantation, and upon
the payment by such applicant of a
fee OF twenty-five cents. fifteen cents
OF which shall be retained by said
clerk as recording fee. shall issue
form prescribed and upon blanks fur
nished by the commissioner Of inland
fisheries and game which certificate
shall bear the name, age, occupa ton,
place of residence, and an iden tifytng
description of the holder Of such GER
tifcate, and shall authorize the person
so registered to hunt and kill such
wild birds and wild animals as may
open seasons and in the manner pro-
Vided by law on any lands on which
hunting or killing is not forbidden by
law.
Such certificate shall authorize the
bunting or killing of game and game
birds. only under such restrictions
and for such purposes as are imposed
or authorized by law,
Sec. g. Each certificate issued I'M
der the provisions of this act Shall be
valid so long as the rcgistrant re-
mains a citizen of this state; such
certificate shall not be transferable,
and shall not be valid unless the sig
nature Of the person to whom it was
issued is written thereon in ink.
Every person holding a certificate of
registration by EIrtue OF this act shall,
at all times, while hunting. have such
certificate on his person and shall eX-
person authorized TO enforce the in
land fish and game laws. Failure to
produce such Certificate, or SatisfaC-
tory evidence of the issuance of same.
upon such request shall constitute a
violation Of this act.
No such certificate shall he granted
f. any person under sixteen years of
age unless the written consent of par
cutE or guardian is attached to the
application for such certificate.
Sec 4 If shall be unlawful for any