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section and by substituting therefor
the following. section:
Sec. Sc. Ali flnes and penalties re-
covered and money received or col
uoasr snSymspne q or
the sale Of seized Ash or game. or fur,
bearing animals. or parts thereof
after deducting legal taxable costs.
tSe prov Mn an Of ee Chapter
of the public laws of nineteen hun
dred and seventeen and chapter one
hundred and seventy-three'0 of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred and nine
by the person receiving the same 10
the commissioner of inland fisheries
and game. at Augusta, Maine, to De
paid by him to the treasurer OF state;
and money received or collected under
any provision of this chapter, or
amendment thereof. after the dedue-
ton of legal taxable costs. exceeds
ceeding that amount. together with
all fees collected under the provi-
sions of chapter sixty-six of the
public laws of nineteen hum
hundred and seventy three of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nineteen shall be credited to the ap-
preparation for the operation of nsh
fish. for the protection. of fish, game
and BIRDS and for. printing the, re,
port of the commissioner of inland
fisheries and game. and other ex-
penses incident to the administration
of the department of inland fisheries
and game. and shall be expended by
the said commissioner for the .pur-
poses for which the above named APP
preparation is made. Provided, fur-
Their, that if any of such fines. penal
ties or other moneys are not eX-
pended during the year in which they
are collected, the unexpended balance
shall not lapse but shall be available
for the purposes herein specified un-
person who shall receive any fine or
penalty. or any part thereof. for the
Violation of any inland fish or game
law, or any fees for licenses issued by
Virtue of this chapter. and shall neg
lect for more than thirty days TO
pay the same to the commissioner
of inland fisheries and game, as here
in provided shall pay fine of not
less than fifty, nor more than one
hundred dollars and costs of prose
cution for each offense. - Approved
April !. 192D.
An Act Authorizing the Maine General
Hospital to Increase Number of Di-
rectors to Twenty-four.
The Maine General Hospital at an
hereby authorized. If it shall so deter
mine, to increase the number of di-
rectors from twelve to twenty-four.
If the corporation shall decide to In
crease the number of it's directors as
aforesaid, it shall at the same annual
meeting elect eight directors, two OF
them to hold office for the term OF
one year, two of them to hold office
for the term of two years, two of
them to hold office for the term of
them mold
office for the term of four years.
Thereafterwards. annually. four d.
rectors shall be chosen by the corpe-
ration for the term of four years.
! Otherwise the provisions of existing
law remain unchanged. except that
when such increase in the number of
its directors has been made by the
! hospital. the visitors shall appoint
| two additional directors to hold office
| for the term of four years and at the
expiration of the term of any div
rector appointed by the visitors. they
shall annually appoint two persons to
the number of directors appointed by
the visitors shall be eight with terms
corresponding to the terms OF the dl-
rectors chosen by, the corporation
| (Approved. April 4. 1920.
CHAPTER o..
An Act to Amend Section Fifty-one
of Chapter Two Hundred and Nine
teen or tne PUBIC LAWS OF Nine
teen Hundred and Seventeen. as
Amended by Chapters One Hundred
and Ninety-Six and Two Hundred
and Forty-nine of the Public Laws
of Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen,
Relating to the Placing of Bear
Traps.
Section flfty-one of chapter two
hundred nineteen of the public laws
of nineteen hundred seventeen. as
amended by chapters one hundred
nine of the public laws of nineteen
( hundred nineteen. is hereby amended
by striking out all of said section and
by substituting therefor the fS4owing
section:
Sec. 81. No person shall at any
time set a snare or a swivel, pivot or
set gun for any fur-bearing animal.
under penalty of one hundred dollars
and costs for each offense. and by i'm
prsonment for sixty days, and shall
forfeit any such snare. swivel. pivot
or set gun. and any fur bearing ami
NAL found in such snare. or killed by
such swivel. pivot or set gun. to any
person finding the same, nor shall any
traps of any Kind foTany wild ami
NAL without having the trap or traps
plainly labeled with his full name and
address. either by having the same
tag firmly attached to the trap. under
a penalty of five dollars and costs for
each offense and in addition thereto
five dollars for each trap set and not
marked as provided herein. and shall
forfeit the trap or traps. and any wild
animal found therein; provided, fur
Their. that no person shall set a bear
trap at any time unless the same is
enclosed in hut, so-called. or by at
least two strands of barbed wire, one
four and one five feet from the
ground, said wire to be securely held
in position and to be not less than
five yards at any point from the en-
closed trap. under a penalty of fifty
dollars, and costs for each offense.'-
(Approved. April 4, 1920.
CHAPTER O6.
An Act to Amend Section Eighty five
of Chapter Two of the Revised
Statutes. as Amended by Chapter
Two Hundred and Twenty six of the
Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred
and Seventeen. Relating to the State
Contingent Fund:
Sec. /. Section eighty-five of chap
ter two of the revised statutes. as
amended by chapter two hundred and
twenty-s six of the public laws of
nineteen hundred and seventeen. is
out the words "thirtieth day of June"
in the fourth line Of said section and
inserting in place thereof the words
first day of January and by striking
out the words first day of JanSary''
in the eighth line of said section and
first day of July and by striking out
the words December thirty first" in
the eleventh and twelfth lines of said
section and inserting in place
thereof the words June thirtieth.' so
that said section as amended shall
Sec IS. The state auditor and
trea surcr of state shall open on their