The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-26
Chapter l60.

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Scot. l. All bottles pipetts other measur-
Ing glasses used by any person, firm or corpora
ton, or their agents or employees, at any cream
cry, butter factory, cheese factory or condensed
milk factory Or elsewhere in this state, in deter
mining by the Babcock test, or by any other
test. the value Of milk cream received from diff
ferent persons or parties IL such crea1neres or
factories shall before such be tested for accu-
racy OF measurement and Tor accuracy of the per
cent scale marked thereon. Such bottles ppetts
or measuring glasses shall bear n marks or char
acters inefaceble the evidence that such test has
been made by the authority named in section two
of this act. And no inaccurate bottles, pipctts Or
other glasses shall bear such marks or characters
SECT. Z. IL is hereby made this duty Of the di-
rector Of the state college experiment station or
other competent person designated by him. to
test the accuracy OF all bottles, pipetts or other
measuring glasses used by persons. firms or cor
porations III this state buying pooling milk or
cream, or apportioning butter cheese made
from the same, by the contents of butter fat con-
tanned therein. The director of che experiment
station, or the person designated by him shall
mark such bottles, pipetts other measuring
glasses as are found correct, in marks or charac-
tiers which cannot be erased, and which marks or
characters shall stand proof that they have been
so tested The director Of the experiment station
shall receive for such service the actual cost in
CURED, and no more, the same to be paid by the
persons or corporations for whom it il done.
SECT. 3. Any person, either for himself or IN
the employ of any other person, firm or corpora
ton, who manipulates the Babcock test or any
other test, whether mechanical or chemical. for
fat in milk OF cream for basis of apport.oning
the value Of such milk cream, or the butter or
cheese made from the same, shall secure certifi-
cate from the superintendent of the dairy school
at the state college of agriculture and mechanic
arts that he she Is competent and well qualified
to perform such work. The rules and regulations
in The application for such certificate and in the
granting of the same shall be such as the superin-
tenaent of that school may arrange. and the fee
for Issuing a certificate shall in NO case exceed
one dollar, the same to be paid by the applicant.
SECT. A. Whoever uses, or has in his possession
with intent to use, at any creamery, butter fac
tory, cheese factory or condensed milk factory,
any snlphuric. acid of less than one and eighty
two hundredths of specific gravity in the process
known as the Babcock test, any other test for
determining the butter fat contents of milk or
cream, shall on conviction pay tine not exceed
ing twenty-five dollars for the first otfense, and
for second otfense sum not exceeding fifty dol
lars. Any person, firm OF corporation violating
the provisions of section one OF this act shall on
conviction pay fine not exceeding ltty
dollars for the first offense, and for a
second otfense a sum not exceeding enc
hundred dollars; and any person violating
section three of this act shall on conviction
paw fine not exceeding ten dollars. And it
Shall be the duty of every inspector Of milk
sheriff, deputy sheriff and constable to insti-
tute complaint against any person or persons
violating the within named provisions OF this
act, and on conviction one-half of the fines
shall go to complainant and the balance to the
to the state
SECT. 5. This act shall take effect in six
months from the date Of its approval.
(Approved March III