Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12
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AN ACT to amend section two of chapter ffty-ninc
Of the Revised Statutes, relating TO the intermar
riage of white persons with Negroes. Muattoes
and Indians.
De IL enacted, de-, as follows:
Section two of chapter tfty-rine of the revised
statutes is hereby amended by striking ont in the
first and second lines tle words following ''No
or mu.ttto and that aid section, amended
shall read no insane person or idiot shall be cap
able Of contracting marriage. zap. March ~, 1881
Chapter 2Os.
AN ACT concerning offences against the public
Be II enacted &c, as follows;
SECT. /. Section one, chapter one hundred and
twenty-eght Of the revised statutes. Is hereby
amended by striking ont all after the word dol
lars in the seventh line and adding the following
And whoever kills causes TO be killed. Tor the
purpose of sale any calf less than four weeks DID,
knowingly sells, has In his possession with intent
TO sell for food the meat OF any calf killed when less
than weeks old, shall be punished by imprison
men in the Jail or house of correction not exceed
ing thirty days, or by fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars, by both such imprisonment and fine and all
such meat exposed for sale, or Kept with intent TO
make sale thereof, NAV he seized and destroyed by
any board of health, or health officer, or by any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or police officer,
so thar said section will read as follows:
/ SECT. 1. Whoever sells any diseased, corrupted
or unwholesome provision, for food drink, know
I ing it TO be SUCH without Informing the buyer,
| frauduently adulterates for the purpose OF sale,
any substance intended for food, or any wine spr-
it, or other liquors intended for drink, TO rem
der them injurious to health, shall be punished by
imprisonment not more than five years, or by fine
I not exceeding one thousand uOIlaTs. anu WHoeNtl
kills to be killed for the purpose Of sale
any calf less than four weeks old knowingly sells
has in possession. with intent to sell for food the
\ meat of any calf killed when less than four weeks
old shall be punished UNEMPLOYMENT in the jail or
house of correction. not exceeding thirty days, orby
| a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or by both such
| imprisonment and fine. and all such meat exposed
for sale, or kept with intent to make sale thereof
may be seized and destroyed by any board OF health
or health officer or any sheriH, or deputy sher'H,
constable police officer
| SECr q When complaint is made on oath to any
court or justice, authorized 70 Issue warrants IN
criminal cases, such court or justice when satisfies
that there Is reasonable cause for such behef may
issue a search warrant to search for the meat OF
calves killed when less than four weeks old, such
meat being kept concealed with intent TO sell or
offer the same for sale for purposes , 81 food
Improved March IL, 1858
Chapter 3OJ.
AN ACT to restore the death penalty Tor murder
in the first degree.
Ge IL enacted, DC. as follows:
Srcr When murder IA committed with ex-
press malice aforethought, in perpetraing or at
tempting to perpetrate crime punishable BY death
imprisonment for life or for an unlimited term OF
years, it shall be deemed murder OF the nrst oe-
gree nd punished with death
SECT. .. When any person is convicted OF
crime punishable with death and sentenced there
for, the time for the execution OF such sentence
shall be fixed by the court, which time shall be not
less than twelve months or more than nfteen months
from the day which such sentence Is passed, and
the convict shaN ut the same time be sentenced to
confinement in the state prison until such punish
ment is inflicted.
seer g. The governor shall seasonably issue his
warrant under the great seal of the state directed to
the sheriff of the county wherein the state prison Is
situated, or one of his deputies commanding him
to carry such sentence into execution ut the time
fixed by the court unless the governor, with advice
of council, shall pardon or reprieve the convict,
| or commute his sentence.
SECT 4. Chapter one hundred and fourteen of
the public acts Of eighteen hundred and seventy,
six sections eight and nine of chapter one hundred
and thirty-ye of the revised statues chapter ninety
of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
nine, as amended by chapter one hundred and
seyentyeight of the public laws of eighteen hundred
and eighty, and chapter two hundred and seven Of
the public laws of eighteen hundred and eighty, and
4 II at,,ar acta and marta al acts. inconsistent