The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-03

Chapter 254.
AN ACT tn amend Section three, Chapter thirteen,
Revised Statutes relating to unclaimed podles LOT
Anatomical Purposes, .o.,,.oa T.
Section three OF chapter thirteen revised stau'es 10
hereby amended, as to read as follows; ~,
6e s TN Doay be- OF ay notice
being given burial by the family or next OF kin OF
s1 OF an Ds 10 as
provided and if at time said school receives
greater number of bodies than needs for the fnstuc
ton Gifts students it may deliver the excess to any
regular physician surgeon IN the state Ior me same
Of the town wherein such person dies shall file with
the municipal officers thereof their written objections
municipal Officers may order the body of the deceased
be be buried and Isueh burial shall be bar to any
claim upon the body for anatomical purposes
Approved March 24J
Chapter 255.
AN ACT in relation to the inspection of Milk.
SECTION l. Section forty Of chapter thirty eight
out the first two lines said section and inserting in
place thereof the foowing the municipal oncers Oh
sand inhabitants shall annually appoint, and the
nicipal officers of all other towns shall ON application
of ten voters therein SO that SAID secon as amended
SECT. a. The municipal officers of cities and towns
containing not less than three thousand Inhabitants
shall annually appoint, and the municipal officers
of all other towns shall on application OF ten voters
therein, annually appoint more persons to be
inspectors of milk who shall, before entering upon
be s or % in
newspaper published in their towns, any, otherwise
by posting such notice in two or more public places
SECT Section forty seven of chapter thirty eight
inr after the words has been added in the fifth line
the words sells offers fer sale as pure milk any
adding after the word indictment in the last line Of
said section the words when milk SHALL by the grayi
metric analysis be found to contain over eghtye1ght
per cent water shall be deemed prima facie evil
dence that said milk has been watered; and when
tain less than twelve per cent OF solids and less than
from y1hic ri
which by the analysis aforesaid shall be found to con-
Which foreign substance has been added, so that
said section, as amended, shall read as follows
ploye of another knowingly wiully sells offers
for sale, milk from diseased sick, or fed upon the
stance deleterions to its quality Or milk which
water or any foreign substance has been added, or
Which cream has been taken forfeits twenty dollars
for the first and fifty dollars for every subsequent Of
is committed by complaint and Indictment: when
@ h BY s pen "a oe be
deemed prma facie evidence that said milk mas oeen
sna Be found to Contain less than
Solids and less than three per cent of fat shall be
taken and any milk which, by the analysis aforesaid
shall be found to contain any foreign substance, shall
be deemed milk to which foreign substance mas been
SECT g. This act shall take effect when approved.
Approved March 24.l
Chapter ass.
AN ACT regulate the sale and analysis of CONNER
SECTION /. Every manufacturer, company person
Commercial fertilizer or any material used ferz
ing purposes the price OF which exceeds ten dollars
Per n 'o conspcuous place on the outside thereof
plainly printed statement clearly and truly certifying
for sale the name or trade marx under which the
Gle is sold, the of the manufacturer or shipper
chemical analysis stating the percentage of nitrogen
a1,,b1n in ruQf
available FORM soluble and reverted as well as the
total phosphoric acid. .o.uo.
who shall SELL offer Or expose for sale IN this state
any commercial fertilizer or maferal USED Ior tep
per ton shall for each and every fertilizer bearing
the director Of the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station, between the fifteenth day of November and
named in section one of this act said cer
fed copy to be accompanied when required, by
of the fertilizer be sold offered for sale, and the
company person filing said certified copy with its
make afidavif that said samples corresponds within
reasonable limits to the fertilizer which represents
in the percentage of nitrogen total and available phos
phorc acid and potash soluble in WATER which it con-
tans Such alday shall apply to the entire calendar ia,
dayit is made unless the person Or persons making
@ @ I nos s to IS &c Of se
during the year in the Of the above named
he SHALL before selling Offering for sale such fertl
izer, file another certified statement with an accom-
before required The deposit of sample of fertilizer
as herein provided shall be required by said director
unless the company, manufacturer or person selling or
offering for sale fertilizer coming within the prOyis
ions of this act shall certify that its composition for
the succeeding year is to be the same given in the
last previously certified statement. in which the
requiring of said sample shall be at the discretion OF
said director.
SECT s. The director of the Maine Experiment
Station shall anayze to be analysed, all the
samples fertilizers which into his possession
under the provisions of section of this act and
shall publish the results thereof IN bulletin OF report
ono
SECT A. Any manufacturer, importer, agent or seller
of any commercial fertilizer who shall deposit with
the director of the Maine Experimental station
sample samples of fertilizer under the provisions
of section of this act shall pay annually to said
gen and potash contained or said to be contained in
the fertilizer this fee to be assessed any brand of
upon receipt of such fee and of the certified statement
named in section two of this act said director shall
issue certificate of compliance with this act When
ever the manufacturer importer of fertilizer shall
have filed the statement made in section two of this
and paid the analysis ee no agent or seller of said
manufacturer, importer shipper shall be required
to file such statement pay such fee. The analysis
fees received by said director shall be paid imme
dately by him into the treasury OF said experiment
station.
SECT. 5. Any manufacturer, importer person who
shall SELL offer or expose for sale in this state any
qrements of section one two and four of this act
any fertilizer which contains substantially smaller
percentage of constituents than certified to be
tanned, SHALL on convlctlon IN court OF competent
jurisdiction, be fined hundred dollars for the first
o1fense and two hundred dollars for each subsequent
offense.
SECT. 6. The director of the Maine Experiment Sta
ton shall annually anayze to be analysed, at
least sample of every fertilizer sold offered tor
sale under the provisions of this Said director is
hereby authorized and directed in person by depu
ty to take sample, not exceeding two pounds in
weight for said analysis from any lot package of
fertilizer any material used for manuria purposes
which may be in the possession of any manufacturer