Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29

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err ana dividers Of estates, Or 0f any
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the evidence OF the publication Of eny o.
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Of probate. and there filed and recorded.
ans and trustees reside without the state.
notary public, a Commissioner for The
state OF Maine or United States CONSUL.
approved March ~
Chapter FIT.
An Act to amend Section forty-two Of
Chapter ninety-two Of the Revised Stat
utes. relating TO the Inspection OF Dams
Section forty-two Of chapter ninety-twc
OF the revised statutes H. hereby amended
the words during August. September
and October and inserting instead there
Of the words hold said once tili his sue sue,
by inserting after the words tax pay:
ers'', the words OF any town or severeI
towns. SO that said section. as amended
Section a. The governor. with the adj
vice and consent Of council. shall
ticai ensineer. a citizen 81 the state. who
appointed and oualifSed. and who shall
ers Of ma any town or several towns. tie
selectmen or assessors Of any town. Or
the county commissioners q any county
such town or county erected for the
saving OF water for manufacturing or
ether fan a sef se ann te q Wit
shall forthwith report to the sovernor his
t GDsreof % '"s tApproved March *
Chapter ATS. IA
An Act to amend Section six Of Chapter
one hundred and thirty-two Of the Pub
lie Laws OF eighteen hundred and
ninety-one. relating to Punishment for
Section six Of chapter one hundred ana
the the year ear Of our LORD eighteen hSndre1
and ninety-one, II hereby 70 amended
that the iSr The s:co1a
for not exceeding ninety days: instead q
imprisonment 10f tn1Tty Gays M II ~
such section now provided.
approved March 81
Chapter 270.
AN ACT to regulate the packing of 6ar-
Section /. The commissioner Of sea and
shore fisheries shall require q strict OBJ
servation Of the following rules. Who
offers for sale between the first day Of
December and the tenth day Of the fol-
lowing May: any any herring r;Ingg for cannins
measured from one extreme to the other.
or packs or cans sardines Of any descrip.
aon the hs II the
cans SO packed or canned, and for, every
hundred lrl herring 50 taken and whoever
or other fish for sardines without head
ing and eviscerating the same, and who
possession for sale any sardines packed
without being so headed and eviscerated
shall forfeit twenty. dollars for every
sale or in possession for sale. to be re-
covered by indictment or action Of debt.
one half to the complainant or prosecY-
the offense is committed. In packing
herring, mackerel or other fish in her
metically sealed cans. either In oil. mus.
tard or vinegar, there shall be used not
less than three quarts of oil. Of the first
quapty. pure summer or winter cotton
Oil or any food oil Of equal quality. for
known as quarter oils; three quarts Of
mustard sauce of good quality for every
quarter mustards: and for every one
hundred cans of the size known as one
quarter mustards, one gallon of vinegar
known as one quarter spiced; and for
every fifty cans of the size known as
three-quarter spiced or tomato. Pro.
provide sealed measures holding one one
hundredth part of three quarts each.
which shall be used in measuring all oil
into quarter oil sardine cans. and meas
ures holding one-fiftieth part of a gallon
which shall be used in measuring all
mustard sauce and vinegar into three
quarter size cans used in packing sar-
dimes, and all fish packed as aforesaid
shall be when SO packed good and sound,
except that they shall be cleaned. headed
cans, or causes to be packed or canned
any fish In violation of this section shall
dred cans, or fifty cans as aforesaid. as
the case may be. SO packed by him or by
his employees to be recovered by COM
plant.
Section 2. All cans shall be decorated.
stamped orlabelled with quality, packers
name and place of business. or mer-
packed. all leaks. swell heads and blow
heads. shall be thoroughly mended and
nlled with oil or vinegar, as per kind of
ter for not less than twenty minutes, or
In retort. at a temperature Of two hum
dred and forty degrees, not less than I'VE
minutes. Whoever sells or offers for
sale. any sardines in violation of this Sec
tion shall forfeit one dollar for every can
SO sold or offered for sale, to be recov-
cred by action, indictment or action OF
debt, one half to the complainant or pro-
secutor and one-half to the town In
which the onense was committed.
: Section 8. No can of sardines shall be
packed with less than six fish and no
fish shall be packed as sardines unless
they have been headed and eviscerated
within twenty-four hours from the time
they arrive at the factory. No fish shall
be baked for sardnes In ovens unless they
shall first be properly faxed IN rows and
laid on without overlapping. Whoever
flakes, bakes or packs any sardines in vio-
!ation OF this section forfeits five dollars
for every hundred fish so faxed. baked or
packed. to be recovered by Indictment or
action for debt, one-haf to the Complain
ant or prosecutor, and one-half to the
town IN which the offense Is committed
Section 4. Section two of this act shall
not apply to certain articles Of stock in
possession OF any packer Of sardines
when this act Is approved. as follows:
decorated tin plate. cans. metal, labels
and cans of saruines. nor to goods packed
previous to the approval Of this act. But
this exemption does not apply to any OF