Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11
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An Act to Amend Section Seventy
four of Chapter Forty-five OF the
Revised Statutes. as Amended BY
lie laws Of Nine,een hundred and
Seventeen. Relating to the Reg
ulation Of Smelt Fishing.
Section seventy-four OF chapter
forty-five of the revised statutes. as
amended by chapter seventy-one of
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen, is hereby further
amended by adding to said section
the following: nor to the dipping OF
smelts at the mouth of the Mcdonald
river in the Town of Waldoboro be-
tween the fifteenth day of March and
the fifteenth day of April. annually
SO that said section. as amended.
shall read as follows:
Sec. a.. No smells shall be taken
or hshed for in tidal waters. nor in
any brook, stream or river emptying
into tide-waters within one thousand
rect OF Underwater. except by hook
and line. between the first days Of
of not less than ten, nor more than
thirty dollars for each offense, and q
further penalty of twenty cents for
each smelt SO taken. and all weirs
open and so remain. and all nets used
in the smelt and tomcod fishery
snail be taken from the water on or
before SAID first day of April, under
nor more than fifty dollars. and a
further fine Of five dollars for each
day that any such weir or net re-
mains in violation of the law. But
with nets. the meshes of which are
one inch square in the clear. or
greater. or weirs with catch pounds
covered with nets which are erected
re- of
are, not subject to this section. But
no smelts caught in such weirs after
the first day of April. shall be sold
or offered for sale in this state. nor
shall smelts caught in any manner
between the first day of April and
the first day of October following be
offered for sale. sold or shipped from
the state. under penalty of twenty
five dollars for each offense: pro-
/ vided. however. that dip-nets may be
used between the first day of April
ana the fist day Of May. and all
said days may be lawfully offered for
sale and sold in this state; provided,
| further. that this section does not
| apply to smelts taken in the Andros-
coggln river. above the Merrymeeting
pay bridge, OF in Narraguagus BAY
or river between the first days of
| october and November. nor to smells
tributaries between the first and
thirtieth days of April, nor to
smelts taken in Casco bay between
me lfteenth day of September and
taken in Franklin bay. between the
| first day of April and the first day Of
| May. nor TO smelts taken in Little
kennebec bay. so-called. or in Mar
| of Washington, between the first dav
| Of April and the twentieth day Of
May, nor to smelts taken in Tunll
stream stream and Parritt and Written
Steuben, in Washington county. be-
tween the first day of April and the
hrst day of May. nor to smells taken
IN assamaquoddy, bay. st. Croix
and inlets tributary to these bays be-
tween the first day of September and
the first day Of October. nor to the
aipping of smelts at the mouth Of
| the Medomak river in the Town of
| Waidoboro between the fifteenth day
of March and the fifteenth day OF
| April, annually.'-App. Mar. Z.
CHAPTER :s -
! An Act Additional to Chapter One
Hundred and Forty-four of the Re-
Tlsed Statutes. Relating to Juvenile
| Institutions.
Chapter one hundred and forty
four of the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing section:
| Sec. SO. IT, in the opinion of the
| trustees or juvenile institutions. any
| poy. under the guardianship Of the
| state school for boys. or who may
hereafter be committed thereto. who
has attained the age of sixteen years,
-, is incorrigible. they may certify the
| same on the original mittimus and
have 1t signed by the president or
: secretary of the hoard of trustees in
oehalf OF said trustees: whereupont
| said boy shall be transferred from
! said state school for boys to the refor-
| matory for men. together with the
original mittimus and certificate
! thereon. 1t shall be the duty of the
i officers of the reformatory for men TO
receive any boy so transferred and the
| remainder OF the original commit
| ment shall be executed at the re-
tto oansftny for men After said
and duties Of the trustees of juvenile
| institutions over and toward said boy
| snail cease, and the rights and duties
/ OF the trustees of the reformatory
| for men shall be the same as in case
the boy had been originally COM
| mitted to said reformatory Any
part, or chapter one hundred forty
four of the revised statutes incon-
sistent with this section is hereby
| repealcd.'-App. Mar. s.
CHAPTER -
An Act TO Amend Section Eleven Of
Chapter One Hundred and Twenty
seven OF the Revised Statutes, Re-
latlng to Search Warrants for I'M
PIGMENTS of Gambling.
Section eleven of chapter one hun
: ored and twenty. seven of the revised
statutes is hereby amended. by in
sorting after the word purpose" in
the ninth line thereof the words .or
mat implements. apparatus or mater
lais intended to be used in any form
OF gambling are there kept or de-
posted, so that said section as
amended. shall read as follows:
Sec: II. When a person makes
oath before a trial justice. or Judge
or municipal or police court that he
mas reason to suspect and does sus-
pect that any tenement or other place
is unlawfully used as and for a COM
mon gambling house. for the purpose
OF gambling for money or other
property. or is kept. used or occupied
s sar prfSm1 o,tnlv Lottery or for the
noting the game known as policy
lottery. or policy. or for buying or
sseiilng or pools or registering of
pets upon any race. game. contest.
to the same for any such purpose. or
mat implements. apparatus or mate
rails intended to be used in any form
OF gambling are there kept or de-
posted such MAGISTRATE. whether the
names OF the persons last mentioned
are known to the complainant or not,
snail issue warrant. commanding
the sherlr or any of his deputies or
any constable or police officer TO
enter such tenement or other place.
and to arrest the keepers thereof.
all persons in any way assisting in
Keeping the same. whether as janitor,
door keeper. Waterman. or other
found participating in any form Of
camping and all persons present
whether SO participating or not, il