The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-04-21

and selling oil paper within this Common
wealth, and for repeating an Act heretofore
made on that subject.
DE Il enacted By he Senate ard House
Sh0r' l. ID Of Representatives IN General Court
assembled and 6y The authority 0fths same, That
all paper excepting paper of foreign manufacture,
press paper, bonnet paper and such paper as is
usually sold by weight which, from and after the
fifteenth day of March next shall be made or Offer
Ell for sale within this Commonwealth, shall be
pscked in reams, each ream containing twenty
quires, aud each quire twenty four sheets, and on
the centre Of the face of each reanl shall be pasted
a piece of substantial white paper. at least four
inches square having the names Of the
manufacturer or manufacturers and his or their
place of residence, and also the words 4 ream'
egibDy stamped thereon :: Prouided howecer, That
printing paper may be packed in parcels of two
reams each, and in the centre OF the face OF each
parcel acked shall be pasted piece of snbstan-
tiai white paper at least four inches square, having
the name names of the manufacturer or manu-
facturers and bis their places of residence and
also the words two reams' legibly stamped thereon
SEC. g. BE IL further enected, That any, aud ev-
cry person so ing or offering for sale, or sell.
Jog paper, except as aforesaid, not packed aud
stamped as aforesaid or who shall transport or
cause to be transported out of this Commonweal
shall put on board any vessel or other ca.FiaA -
of conveyance, with Intention 10 transport the
same out of this Commonwealth, any paper, ex
cept as aforesaid, packed and stamped as afore
said shall for each offence, forfeit and pay the
sum of four dollars for each ream package or par
Gel so offered for sale, or sod or which shall be
transported out of this Commonwealth, or which
shall be put board Of any vessel other carriage
of conveyance, with intention to transport the
same out Of this Commonwealth.
SEC. 8. BE Il further enacted, That the penalties
in this act shall be recovered in an action of debt
in any Court having jurisdiction TO try the same,
one moiety thereof TO the use OF the county i'm
which such offence shall be committed the other
moety thereof to The use of the person sueing for
the same, and all such paper, not packed or not
stamped as aforesaid shall also at all times be La
bic 70 be seized to the OF any person who NAV
seize the same provided the person seizing shall
within seven days after the seizure, commence his
action as aforesaid and shall prosecute the same to
the recovery Of the penalty aforesaid.
SIC. 4. BE IL further enacted, That an Act, en-
titled $ A Act regulating the packing and selling
Of paper within this Commonwealth, passed the
9Th day Of February, IL the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred thirteeo shall cease TO be in force
from and after the fifteenth day of March next
Saving however. the tight Of commencing and
prosecuting all actions for penalties which may
arise from CT BY reason of said Act before said if
teenih day Of March next"
-Spprored by the Gorernor. Feb. 2S. 1913.
Copy examined by A. BRADFORD,
Secretary Of Commonwealth.