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ganized territory during said months without being in charge of a registered guide, and no registered guide shall, at the same time, guide or be employed by more than five non-residents in hunting. Any such nonresident who enters upon any unorganized or unincorporated township of the state and camps or kindles fires thereon, while engaged in hunting or fishing, without being in charge of a registered guide, during the months of May, June, July, August, September, October and November, or hunts in any unorganized territory in the state during the months above named without being in charge of a registered guide, in violation of any provision herein contained, or any guide who shall guide at the same time, or be employed by at the same time, more than five non-residents in hunting, shall pay a fine of forty dollars and costs for each offense.'

Approved March 30, 1923.

Chapter 120.

An Act to Amend Section Thirty of Chapter Fifty-five of the Revised Statutes, Relating to Preference or Rebate as to Rates for Service.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows:

R. S., c. 55, sec. 30; relating to preferences and rebates by public utilities, amended. Section thirty of chapter fifty-five of the revised statutes is hereby amended by striking out all of said section and inserting in place thereof the following:

'Sec. 30. Rates on through shipments over connecting lines, how established. It shall be unlawful for any public utility to charge, demand, collect or receive a greater or less compensation, except as otherwise provided in section thirty-four of this chapter, for any service performed by it within the state or for any service in connection therewith, than is specified in such printed schedules, including schedules of joint rates, as may at the time be in force, or to demand, collect or receive any rate, toll or charge not specified in such schedules, provided, however, that the total charges for through shipments over connecting lines of common carriers. shall not exceed the combination of intermediate charges over the several lines between the two terminals of the shipment for the same commodity under the most favorable terms prescribed in the printed schedules of the connecting common carriers, and no carrier shall refuse to consign through to destination in this state, and no connecting carrier shall refuse to receive and transport on the combination of such intermediate charges any commodity which is regularly a subject of carriage and through billing or consignment on the same and such connecting lines. The rates, tolls and charges named therein shall be the lawful rates, tolls and charges until the same are changed as provided in this chapter. The commission.

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may prescribe such changes in the form in which the schedules are issued. by any public utility as may be found to be expedient.'

Approved March 29, 1923.

Chapter 121.

An Act to Amend Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-three of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen, Relating to the Registration of Resident Hunters and to Provide for the Registration of Resident Inland Fishermen.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows:

Sec. I. P. L., 1919, c. 173, sec. 1; relating to registration of resident hunters, amended. Section one of chapter one hundred and seventy-three of the public laws of nineteen hundred and nineteen is hereby amended by inserting after the word "birds" in the third line thereof the words 'or fish for, take, catch, or kill any fish of any kind in any of the inland waters of this state, or have the same in possession,' and by striking out in the sixth line the words "of chapter thirty-three" and inserting after the word "statutes" the words 'and acts amendatory thereof and in addition thereto'; also by inserting after the word "hunt" in the twelfth line thereof the words 'or fish in unclosed waters in accordance with the laws of this state' and by striking out after the words "sixty-six of" in the seventeenth line of said section the words "chapter thirty-three of the revised statutes, as amended by" and adding after the word "seventeen" in the nineteenth line thereof the words 'and acts amendatory thereof,' so that, as amended, said section shall read as follows:

'Sec. 1. Application of law extended to include resident fishermen. 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, or fish for, take, catch or kill any fish of any kind in any of the inland waters of this state, or have the same in possession, without having first procured a certificate of registration therefor as hereinafter provided, and then only during the respective seasons when it shall be lawful, and subject to all other provisions of the revised statutes and acts amendatory thereof and in addition thereto; provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed as affecting in any way the provisions of the statutes relating to trespass, nor shall the possession of such certificate grant or confer any privilege not enjoyed prior to the passage of this act, nor shall the provisions of this act be construed as applying to unprotected wild birds or as affecting the right of a bona fide resident of this state, or his immediate family, to hunt, or fish in unclosed waters in accordance with the laws of this state without such license on land owned by him or on land leased by him and on which he

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is actually domiciled, and which land is used exclusively for agricultural purposes.

'The words "resident of this state" wherever used in this act shall be construed to mean any person not subject to the provisions of sections sixty-five and sixty-six of chapter two hundred and nineteen of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen and acts amendatory thereof who has been a bona fide resident of this state and actually domiciled here for a period of three months next prior to his application for registration as provided for in this act.'

Sec. 2. P. L., 1919, c. 173, sec. 2; relating to issuing of certificates to resident hunters, amended. Section two of said chapter one hundred and seventy-three is hereby amended by striking out the word "fifteen" in the fifth line of said section and by inserting in place thereof the word 'ten,' and by inserting after the word "hunted" in the twelfth line of said section, the words 'and to fish for, take, catch or kill fish in the inland waters of the state,' and by inserting after the word "lands" in the thirteenth line of said section, the words 'or waters,' and by inserting after the word "killing" in the thirteenth line of said section, the words 'or fishing,' and by inserting after the word "birds" in the second line of the second paragraph of said section, the words 'and the taking, catching and killing of fish in the inland waters of this state,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 2. Certificates to authorize holder to hunt and fish; clerk's fee fixed at ten cents. 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, ten cents of which shall be retained by said clerk as recording fee, shall issue to such applicant a certificate in the form prescribed and upon blanks furnished by the commissioner of inland fisheries and game, which certificate shall bear the name, age, occupation, place of residence, and an identifying description of the holder of such certificate, and shall authorize the person so registered to hunt and kill such wild birds and wild animals as may be legally hunted, and to fish for, take, catch or kill fish in the inland waters of the state, in their respective open seasons and in the provided by law, on any lands or waters on which hunting or killing or fishing is not forbidden by law.

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'Such certificate shall authorize the hunting or killing of game and game birds, and the taking, catching and killing of fish in the inland

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waters of this state, only under such restrictions and for such purposes as are imposed or authorized by law.'

Sec. 3. P. L., c. 173, sec. 3; relating to validity of certificates, etc., amended. Section three of said chapter one hundred and seventy-three is hereby amended by inserting after the word "hunting" in the seventh line of said section, the words 'or fishing' and by inserting after the word "laws" in the ninth line of said section the words 'or any fire warden' and by inserting after the word "certificate" in the fourteenth line of said section the words 'but any resident under sixteen years of age may fish in waters open to fishing without such certificate,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 3. Registration of persons under 16 years of age for fishing not required; must exhibit certificate to fire wardens. Each certificate issued under the provisions of this act shall be valid so long as the registrant remains a citizen of this state; such certificate shall not be transferable, and shall not be valid unless the signature of the person to whom it was issued is written thereon in ink.

'Every person holding a certificate of registration by virtue of this act shall, at all times, while hunting or fishing, have such certificate on his person, and shall exhibit the same for inspection to any person authorized to enforce the inland fish and game laws, or any fire warden. Failure to produce such certificate, or satisfactory evidence of the issuance of same, upon such request shall constitute a violation of this act.

'No such certificate shall be granted to any person under sixteen years of age unless the written consent of parents or guardian is attached to the application for such certificate, but any resident under sixteen years of age may fish in waters open to fishing without such certificate.'

Sec. 4. P. L., 1919, c. 173, sec. 4; relating to transportation of game without registration certificate, amended. Section four of said chapter one hundred and seventy-three is hereby amended by striking out the words. "thirty-three of the revised statutes" in the third line thereof and inserting the words 'two hundred and nineteen of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen'; and by inserting after the word "any" in the fifth line thereof the word 'fish,' so that, as amended, said section shall read as follows:

'Sec. 4. Application of law enlarged so as to require certificate to transport fish. It shall be unlawful for any resident of this state to offer for transportation, in accordance with the provisions of sections forty-one, forty-two, forty-four and fifty-five of chapter two hundred and nineteen of the public laws of nineteen hundred and seventeen, as amended, to any

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person, company or corporation or to any agent, servant or employee thereof, or to transport any fish, game, or game birds or any other wild animals or wild birds, unless he shall have in his possession at the time a certificate of registration, as herein provided, duly issued to him under the provisions of this act.'

Sec. 5. P. L., 1919, c. 173, sec. 5; relating to exhibiting certificates to transportation companies, amended. Section five of said chapter one hundred and seventy-three is hereby amended by inserting after the word "birds" in the fourth line of said section, the words 'or any fish taken in any inland waters in this state,' and by inserting after the word "birds" at the end of the fifth line of said section, the words 'or fish,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 5. Certificate to be possessed by persons offering fish for transportation. It shall be unlawful for any person, company or corporation or for any agent, servant or employee thereof to accept for transportation, from a resident of this state, any game or game birds, or any other wild animals or wild birds, or any fish taken in any inland waters in this state, without first ascertaining the fact that the person offering such game. game birds or other wild animals or birds or fish, is in possession of a certificate duly issued to him covering the period when such shipment is offered for transportation.'

Sec. 6. P. L., 1919, c. 173, sec. 7; relating to remitting of collections by municipal clerks, amended. Section seven of said chapter one hundred and seventy-three is hereby amended by striking out the word "fifteen" in the seventh line of said section, and by inserting in place thereof, the word 'ten,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows:

'Sec. 7. Clerks to retain ten cents on account of each certificate issued. Every city, town and plantation clerk shall keep a record of all such certificates issued by him, which record shall be open to inspection by any person authorized to enforce the inland fish and game laws, and such clerk shall, on the first Monday in every month, forward to the commissioner of inland fisheries and game the amount received, if any, for such certificates issued during the preceding month, less the recording fee of ten cents, together with the application and stub of each certificate issued.

'Any city, town or plantation clerk who shall neglect or refuse to carry out the provisions of this section or to remit for certificates issued by virtue of this act within a period of thirty days from the first Monday of each month shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars and costs for each offense.'

Sec. 7. P. L., 1919, c. 173, sec. 9; relating to possession of firearms in