236 CHAP. 152 FISHING IN MOOSELUCMEGUNTIC LAKE. said contract. In all suits upon bonds given under this section the damages shall be the full penal sum of said bond. All other liquors, except cider, declared forfeited by any court under this chapter, shall, by order of the court rendering final judgment thereon, be destroyed by any officer competent to serve the process on which they were forfeited, and he shall make return accordingly to said court. Such liquors shall be destroyed by pouring them upon the ground. A record of vessels forfeited shall be kept by each officer, and returned to the county commissioners once in each three months, and once in six months, or oftener, if they deem it advisable the commissioners shall order such officers to sell the vessels at public or private sale, and pay the proceeds thereof into the county treasury. 'All cider, declared forfeited by any court under this chapter, shall by order of the court rendering final judgment thereon, be turned over to the sheriff of the county where such seizure was made, by any officer competent to serve the process on which they were forfeited, and he shall make return accordingly to said court; and said sheriff shall receipt to said officer therefor. Said sheriffs may sell and dispose of such cider to be used in the manufacture of vinegar and for no other purpose. A record of such sales shall be kept by each sheriff and he shall pay the proceeds from such sales into the county treasury. Before delivering any cider under any sale made in accordance with the provisions of this section, the said sheriff shall take a bond, with sureties residing in this state, and to be approved by the treasurer of the county, from the purchaser of such cider in the penal sum of double the amount of the value of such cider, conditioned that all of said cider so received under such sale, shall be used in the manufacture of vinegar and for no other purpose.' Approved April 4, 1923. Chapter 152. An Act Relating to Plug Fishing for Landlocked Salmon and Trout in Mooselucmeguntic and the Richardson Lakes, in the Counties of Oxford and Franklin. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Plug fishing in Mooselucmeguntic lake permitted under certain conditions. So much of the existing regulations promulgated by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Game as prohibits plug fishing, so-called, from permanent wharf or shore, for landlocked salmon and trout in Mooselucmeguntic lake and in the Richardson lakes, which waters are situated in the counties of Oxford and Franklin, from June first of each year until September thirtieth following of each year, both days inclusive, is hereby revoked, but all other plug fishing in any of said waters is hereby pro CHAP. 153 hibited under the same penalty as is provided in the general law of the state for fishing in closed waters. Approved April 4, 1923. Chapter 153. An Act to Amend Section Ninety-eight of Chapter Eighty-two of the Revised Statutes, as Amended by Chapter Thirty-nine of the Public Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-one, Relating to the Exchange of Justices of Superior Courts. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: R. S., c. 82, sec. 98; P. L., 1921, c. 39; relating to exchange of justices of superior courts, amended. Section ninety-eight of chapter eighty-two of the revised statutes as amended by chapter thirty-nine of the public laws of nineteen hundred and twenty-one, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "court" in the second line the words 'or when in the opinion of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court it is necessary to expedite the business in said superior court,' and by adding after the words "supreme judicial court" in the third line the words 'or any active retired justice of the superior court or of the supreme judicial court,' and by adding after the word "hold" in the fourth line the words 'the superior court in such county or assist the resident justice of such county by holding a session of such court separate from the one presided over by such resident justice during,' and by adding after the word "same” in said fourth line the word 'term,' and by adding at the end of said section the following: 'Whenever a justice of a superior court holds court in any county other than his own, he shall be reimbursed by the state for his expenses actually and reasonably incurred in holding such court upon presentation to the state auditor of a detailed statement of such expenses. Any justice holding court under the provisions of this act may appoint a special stenographer whenever he deems it necessary to report the proceedings thereof, who shall be an officer of the court and be sworn to a faithful discharge of his duty, and shall perform all the duties prescribed by section one hundred and sixty-seven of chapter eighty-seven of the revised statutes and acts amendatory thereof and additional thereto. Such stenographer shall receive for such services from the county in which such court is held such amount as is approved by such justice, and shall also receive his expenses from said county in which such court is held, upon presentation to the county of a detailed statement of such expenses actually and reasonably incurred, approved by such justice,' so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: 'Sec. 98. Chief justice of S. J. court may order any justice or active retired justice of S. J. or superior courts to assist at term of superior court CHAP. 154 to expedite business; superior court justice holding court in another county to be reimbursed for expenses; special stenographer may be appointed. Whenever a justice of a superior court, by reason of illness, death or other cause, is prevented from holding his court, or when in the opinion of the chief justice of the supreme judicial court it is necessary to expedite the business in said superior court, any other justice of a superior court or any justice of the supreme judicial court or any active retired justice of the superior court or of the supreme judicial court by order of the chief justice, shall hold the superior court in such county or assist the resident justice of such county by holding a session of such court separate from the one presided over by such resident justice during the same term, or whenever it is deemed advantageous or expedient any justice of a superior court may by mutual agreement hold the court of any other justice for an entire term or any part thereof. And during a vacancy in the office of justice of any of the superior courts, all writs issued from the office of the clerk thereof, shall bear teste of any one of the justices of the supreme judicial court. Whenever the justice of any of the superior courts is disqualified by interest, relationship or other lawful cause from trying any cause pending in his said court, said case shall thereupon be transferred to the docket of the supreme judicial court for the county, and be disposed of in said court according to law. Whenever a justice of a superior court holds court in any county other than his own, he shall be reimbursed by the state for his expenses actually and reasonably incurred in holding such court upon presentation to the state auditor of a detailed statement of such expenses. Any justice holding court under the provisions of this act may appoint a special stenographer whenever he deems it necessary to report the proceedings thereof, who shall be an officer of the court and be sworn to a faithful discharge of his duty, and shall perform all the duties prescribed by section one hundred and sixty-seven of chapter eightyseven of the revised statutes and acts amendatory thereof and additional thereto. Such stenographer shall receive for such services from the county. in which such court is held such amount as is approved by such justice, and shall also receive his expenses from said county in which such court is held, upon presentation to the county of a detailed statement of such expenses actually and reasonably incurred, approved by such justice.' Approved April 4, 1923. Chapter 154. An Act Relating to the Protection of Black Bass in Lake Walden and Hancock Lake, So-called, Situated Wholly or Partly in the Town of Denmark, in the County of Oxford, and in the Town of Sebago, in the County of Cumberland. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Sec. I. Black bass fishing in Lake Walden or Hancock lake, regulated. CHAP. 155 It shall be unlawful for any person or party or the occupants of any one boat, canoe, raft or other vessel or conveyance propelled by steam, electricity, hand or other power, to fish for, take, catch or kill more than five black bass in any one day, collectively, nor more than two individually, or not exceeding fifteen pounds of black bass in all, unless the last fish so taken increases the combined weight thereof to more than fifteen pounds, in the waters of Lake Walden or Hancock lake, so-called, which waters. are situated wholly or partly in the town of Denmark, in the county of Oxford, and in the town of Sebago, in the county of Cumberland. Sec. 2. Possession of black bass illegally taken prohibited. It shall also be unlawful for any person to have in possession at any time any black bass taken in violation of any provision of this act. Sec. 3. Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this act shall pay a fine of not less than ten nor more than thirty dollars and costs for each offense, and one dollar additional for each black bass taken, caught, killed, or had in possession in violation of any provision of this act. Approved April 4, 1923. Chapter 155. An Act to Amend Section Eighteen of Chapter Thirty-four of the Revised Statutes, Relating to the Apportionment of State Aid to County and Local Agricultural Societies. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: R. S., c. 34, sec. 18; relating to state aid to agricultural societies, amended. Section eighteen of chapter thirty-four of the revised statutes is hereby amended by adding in the tenth line of said section after the words "for said purposes" the following: 'and further provided that no such society shall receive any portion of such stipend unless it shall have regularly entered and displayed in an attractive manner upon its exhibition grounds. not less than one hundred separate and distinct exhibits or entries of vegetables, fruits or dairy products of a quality acceptable to the commissioner of agriculture or his regularly authorized agent, and that not less than two-thirds of such required number of exhibits shall be of varieties known to be common or standard to the county in which such exhibition is held'; and also adding at the end of section eighteen, the following: 'The stipend may, however, be paid to such agricultural society or societies as may display a lesser number of exhibits of vegetables, fruits or dairy products than as herein before required, provided the commissioner of agriculture shall certify that in his opinion such society or societies have been unable for good and sufficient reasons to secure such required number of exhibits.' So that said section eighteen, as amended, shall read as follows: CHAP. 156 'Sec. 18. Not less than 100 exhibits of vegetables, fruits or dairy products must be entered and displayed to entitle society to stipend; exception under special conditions. There shall be appropriated annually from the state treasury a sum of money not exceeding two cents to each inhabitant of the state, which shall be divided among the legally incorporated agricultural societies of the state not provided for by special enactment, according to the amount of premiums and gratuities actually paid in full by said societies; provided, that the stipend shall be based entirely upon the premiums and gratuities actually paid in full on exhibition stocks and products; provided, further, that no society shall receive from the state a sum greater than that actually raised and paid by the society for said purposes; and further provided that no such society shall receive any portion of such stipend unless it shall have regularly entered and displayed in an attractive manner upon its exhibition grounds not less than one hundred separate and distinct exhibits or entries of vegetables, fruits or dairy products of a quality acceptable to the commissioner of agriculture or his regularly authorized agent, and that not less than two-thirds of such required number of exhibits shall be of varieties known to be common or standard to the county in which such exhibition is held; provided, also, that each of the said societies, and all agricultural societies receiving aid from the state by special act of the legislature, shall cause the prohibitory liquor law to be enforced on all grounds over which they have control, and not allow immoral shows, gambling in any form or games of chance on said grounds. The stipend may, however, be paid to such agricultural society or societies as may display a lesser number of exhibits of vegetables, fruits or dairy products than as hereinbefore required, provided the commissioner of agriculture shall certify that in his opinion such society or societies have been unable for good and sufficient reasons to secure such required number of exhibits.' Approved April 4, 1923. Chapter 156. An Act Additional to "An Act Providing for Retirement of Justices of the Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts and Their Reappointment as Active Retired Justices." Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine, as follows: Provisions of act relating to active retired justices made applicable to former retired justices. All the provisions of "An Act Providing for Retirement of Justices of the Supreme Judicial and Superior Courts and Their Reappointment as Active Retired Justices," approved March fourteen, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, are hereby made applicable to all justices of the supreme judicial court who had retired under the provisions |