The Republican journal., 1897-03-25
PLAINTIFF, execution shall issue for the sum

found due to the person for whose use sucl
actlon is brought, and the sum awarded il
damages shall be entered by the cleri
OF the court on the origina al bond, to remain
In the custody of the treasurer.
section .. Every inspector who inspect
Tor packing shall see that they are, in thu
hrst instance, tree from talnt, rust or dam
age, and well struck with salt or pickle
and of good quality, shall he picked in bar
rels, half barrels, quarter barrels, ant
tenths OF barrels or kits; each barrel con
tanning two hundred pounds, and SO on IL
That proportion; and the same shall b,
packed in good, clean coarse salt, sufdcien
for Their preservation; and then each casl
shall be ne AIDED up and filed with clear
inspector with the name and quality Of the
! fish therein.
Section 8, Mackerel of the best quality
less than thirteen inches from the eXuremit,
OF the head to the crotch OF fork of The
Iail, tree from faint, rust or damage, shall
quality, being not less than eleven inches
measuring as aforesaid free from faint
rust or damage, shall be branded Number
two; those that remain after the above
selection, free from faint or dagmage, and
not less than thirteen inches meauring AT
aforesaid, shall be branded Number three
large;' those OF the next inferior qualify
Tree from faint or damage, not less than ten
| inches measured as Aforesaid shall be
| branded Number three all other macllerel
fee fee from faint or damage, shall be branded
brand in plain letters on the head of every
| such cask. the weight, the initials of his
CHRISTIAN name, the whole OF his 81 rname,
the name OF his town, and the letters ME,
and an abridement in figures, of the month
and the year, when packed.
Section T. I'll barrels and casks used for
packing ,piolSled fish. shall be made of
| sound, well seasoned white oak. white ash
spruce, pine, chestnut, or poplar slaves
with heading OF either Of such kinds OF
wood, sound, well planed and seasoned and
when OF pine, free from sap, and the bar
rels hoped with at least three strong hoops
| on each bilge, and three also on each chime !;
! The barrel slaves shall be twenty -eigh! in
ches in length, and the heads seventeen in
ches between the chimes. and made in a
! Workmanllke manner to hold pickle. The
! barrels nom twenty mine to thirty gallons
each, and the aliquot parts of barrel in the
same proportion.
/ Section s. Every inspector who inspeots
| picked alewives or herring, or 9th er small
| tisA, packed whole or round shall sec that
! they are struck with salt or pickle. and then
pu. II good casks of tie size and material
oTes;id, packed closely therein, and well
Saljed, and the casks tiIled with the fish and
salt putting no more salt with the fish Than
is necessary Tor their preservation; and the
| Inspector shall brand all such casks 18th
the name OF the inspected fish aforesaid.
section 8 The ices for Inspection and
branding, exclusive Of cooperage, are for
each barrel seven cents, and all such fees
Shall in the first instance he paid by the
original owners Of the fish, who may recover
the amount thereof from the party buying or
receiving the same, under the marks and
| brands aforesaid and in addition to the
Section 10. The owners Of all smoked and
pick led fish, except smoked herring, shall
when, required by, the Inspector. furnish a
brand containing the initials of his christian
name and the Whole of his surname, for
stamping tho casks and boxes containing
such fish.
Section H. Whoever sells in the state, or
eN ports theretorm any fish in barrels or
boxes, not inspected, packed and branded,
IS aforesaid, except good and wholesome
FISH packed in kegs OF less than ten gal
Ions, or ln> ed, dry or smoked fish import
ed into the state from some other state or
country lawfully inspected ana branded
there, and whoever sells or exports unlaw-
fully any fish known hy him to be tainted
or damaged, forfeits ten dollars for every
hundred weight thus sold or exported
section T.. No picked fish in barrels,
and no smoked aJeTives in boxes, shall be
shipped from the state. unless the master or
owner u the vessels produces to the officer
authorized to clear the same, certificate
spetted, packed and branded according TO
law and she certificates shall express the
number of barrels. or casks. and the mum
her OF boxes, thus shipped, and the kind
and quality OF fish which they contain, the
name o. The master and owner, and that of
The vessel into which such ssh are received
f"5 expQrtaNuh; ard he shall take and sub
S. he the following OATH before the officer
ds Aforesaid; i, A. B. swear, according to
the best of my knowledge ami belief,
that the certificate hereunto annexed, CON
talus The whole quantity OF picked fish
PACKED i'll barrels or other casks, and of
smoked aiewives and herring, On board The
master and that no picked fish,
OF smoked AteWiNeS are shipped on board
sad vessel far the ships CON pAuy. or ON
freight OF cargo, but such ~ are inspected
and branded, and no smoked herring but
such rs are inspected and branded, accord
ing 10 The laws OF this state, OF exempted
ny Tie provisions thereof So help me
Section 10 Whoever ladies' or receives on
board any vessel or other carriage Tor trans
portation from The state, any picked fish,
on eiued OF sailed Whole fish, packed or not
packed not inspected and branded as
aiursaid except such as is excepted in Soc
ton twelve, tOiIe1ls at the rate OF not less
shan five nor more than ten dollars for
every hundred pounds thereof: and any
trial justice may issue his warrant to the
proper officer, directing him 10 seize and
secure such prohibited fish, aud convey it TO
any inspector within convenient distance
for inspection; ana whoever refuses to give
necessary aid in the service of such warrant
when required by the officer, forfeits five
dollars 10 the prosecutor III An action of
debt, and such inspector shall open, in
sYect, pack, and brand such fish according
10 law and detain the same until ali lawful
charges Of seizure and inspection are paid.
section IL II any person lakes from
Cdsk or box, any picked, Gun ed or smoked
fish, lawfully inspected and branded or ang
smoked herring lawfuIlg branded, and
substitutes therefor or fraudIleDtly inter
mixes other fish or il any inspector marks
any cask OF box out OF his own town.
which he has not Inspected, packed, and
himself prepared according 10 law; permits
other persons unlaWfully 10 use his brands;
willfully and fraudulently uses the same
himself after the expiration of his commits
sion, lie 1orfeits twenty dollars for each casl
OF box so dealt with
Section u. 1t shall be unlawfully to use
any purse or orag seines in the following
waters. but no othors. in Casco bay ncrth
OF line easterly from Princes point in the
town OF Yarmouth to Bear island in the
town of Fhlppsburg, excepting Tor smells,
bluebacAs and squirting. In Kennel bee river
above a line drawn across said river to
Fort Popham in the town OF Phipp surg to
point opposite at the lower end of Long
Island the town of Georgetown In the
Sheepscot liver above a bridge leading from
Wiscassct to Edgecomb In Damariscotta
river above g line drawn from FarnhauI's
mead in the town of Boothbay to a point
opposite on the shore in the town of Bristol
excepting the use of drag seines between
the ABOVE line and the Lodges, for all fish
excepting alewiyes. Ia Med0mak river
above a line drawn from Martins point in
the town of Friendship, westerly by the
northeast end OF Hog island to a point oppo-
site in the town OF Bremen, or to take
smelts in said river and its tributaries i'll
any other way til an by hook and line. In
the Georges river, above Il line drawn from
Hooper's Point in the towr o. Saint George,