The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30
Chapter 312.

AN ACI TO CQan60 UQe GAm0 OF nOlulHS tQ0
October and January terms Of the Supreme
Judicial Court in the county of Washington.
SECT. l. The October and January terms of
the Judicial court IN tine county IN sS Sf
on the second Tuesdays Of October and JAN
uary respectively, instead of the first Tuesdays
thereof, as now provided by law. An writs
to said court on the first Tuesday In October,
eighteen hundred ninety seven, shall be enter
ed and have day in the term of said court to be
held on the second Tuesday in October, eight.
cen hundred ninety-seven.
SECT. 2. This act shall take effect when
approved. GApproved Mar. &c.
Chapter 313.
AN ACT to regulate the sale Of Agricultural
Seeds.
SECT. 1. Every lot Of seeds of agricultural
plants, whether In bulk OF in package, contain
ing one pound or more, and including the
forage plants, vegetables, and garden plants
but not including those of trees, shrubs and
ornamental plants, which is sold, offered or
persons in Maine, shall be accompanied by
written or printed guarantee or its percentage
of purity, freedom from foreign matter; pro-
vided, that mixtures may be sold as such when
the percentages Of the various constituents
are stated.
Scot. e. Dealers may base their guarantees
agents. or by the director Of the Maine Agricul-
tural Experiment Station; provided, that such
tests shall be made under such con d1tiOns
as the said director may prescribe.
SECT. 8. The results Of all tests of seeds
made by said director shall be published by
him in the bulletins or reports Of the expert
ment station, together with the names Of the
person OF persons from whom the samples OF
seeds were obtained. The said director shall
also publish equitable standards Of purity to-
gether with such other information concerning
agricultural seeds as may be of public benefit.
SECT. 4. Any person or persons who shall
SELL offer or expose for sale OF for distribution
in this state agricultural seeds without com.
plying with the requirements Of sections one
and two of this act shall, on conviction In
| court of competent jurisdiction, be fined not to
exceed one hundred dollars for the first Of
| for each subsequent offense.
SECT. 8. Amy person or persons VINO snail,
with intention to deceive, wrongly marx or
| label any package OF bag containing garden or
vegetable seeds or any other agricultural
seeds, not including those OF trees, SHRUBS and
meanor and upon conviction in court Of CONF
petent jurisdiction shall be fined not to exceed
one hundred dollars for the first ofense and not
| to exceed two hundred dollars for each subse-
quent offense.
| SECT. Q. The provisions Of this act shall not
| amply to any person or persons growing or
| selling cereals and other seeds for food
| SFCT. I Whenever the director of the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station be-
| comes oogn1zant of the violation OF any Of the
provisions of this act, he shall report such vio-
iation to the secretary of the board of agracul-
t te and said secretary shall prosecute the
| party or parties thus reported.
SECT. s. All acts and parts of acts inconsist
emit with this act are hereby repealed.
| Scot. o. This act shall take effect Septem.
Der one, eighteen hundred ninety-seven.
| lApproved Mar. 9s.l