The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-01


county commissioners Of any county, inspee,
any dam or reservoir located in such town Or
county, erected for the saving Of wnter for
manufacturing or other uses, and after Der.
sonal examination and hearing the testimony
OF witnesses summoned for the purpose, he
shall forthwith report to the governor hi,
opinion of tho safety and sufficiency thereof.
tApproved Mar. 49,
| Chapter aTs.
hundred and thirty.two Of the Public Law.
OF eighteen hundred and ninety one. relating
to Punishment for Intoxication.
Section six of chapter one hundred and
thirty-two OF the public laws enacted In the
year OF our Lord eighteen hundred and ninet,
one, is hereby 30 amended that the punishmen,
! for the second or any subsequent conviction
for the odense Of intoxication shall be by I'm.
prisonment for not exceeding ninety DAYS;
instead of imprisonment for thirty days as IA
by such BE ction now provided.
| approved Mar. IS
Chapter 279.
AN ACT TO regulate the packing of Sardines,
| SECT. 1. The commissioner OF sea and shora
nsheries shall require strict observation Of
the following rules. Whoever catches, takes
preserves, sells, or offers for sale between tho
first day of December and the tenth day OF tia
following May, any herring for canning pur.
poses less than eight inches long, measured
from one extreme to the other, or packs or cans
sardines of any description, between the nr.,
day of December and the tenth day OF the fol.
lowing May, forfeits twenty dollars for every
hundred cans so packed or canned, and for
every hundred herring so taken; and whoever
/ ba kes, fries, packs cans any herring or
| other fish for sardnes without heading and
evisceratng the same, and whoever sells,
offers for sale or has In his possession for sas
any sardines packed without being so headed
and eviscerated shall forfeit twenty dollars for
every hundred cans so packed, sold, offered
! for sale or in possession for sale, to be recog.
| cred by indictment or action of debt, one.hau
| to the complainant or prosecutor, and one.
| half 10 the town in which the oiYense is CON.
| mitted. In packing herring, mackerel or
other fish in Theoretically sealed cans, either
in IL, mustard or vinegar, there shall be used
not less than three quarts of oil, of the frs,
quality, pure summer or winter cotton oil OF
any food oil Of equal quality, for every hundred
| cans so packed Of the size known as quarter
oils; three quarts Of mustard sauce OF good
quality for every fifty cans Of the size known
as thrce-quarter mustards; and for every
one hu ndred cans OF the size known as ona
| quarter mustardsi one igallon Of vinegar for
every one hundred cans of the sizeFknown a,
onequarter spiced; and for every fifty cans Of
the size known three-quarter spiced or tomato
Proprietors Of fish packing factories shall pro.
vide sealed measures holding one one-hund.
redth part OF three quarts each, which shall BE-
used in measuring all oil into quarter oil sar.
| dine cans, and measures holding ne.ffteth
part OF gallon which shall be used In meas
uring all mustard sauce and vinegar into three.
| quarter size cans used in packing sardnes,
and all fish packed rs aforesaid shall be when
| so packed good and sound, except that they
shall be cleaned, headed and eviscerated
| Whoever packs or cans, or causes to bs
packed or canned any fish In violation OF this
section shall forfeit twenty dollars for every
one hundred cans, or fifty cans as aforesaid az
| the case may be, so packed by him or by his
| employees, to be recovered by complaint.
| SECT. D. All cans shall be decorated, stamped
OF labelled with quality, packers name and
place OF business, or merchants name for
| whom the same are packed, all leaks, swell
| heads and blow heads, shall be thoroughly
| meuded and filed with oil or vinegar as per
kind OF sardiDes, and then bathed in boiling
water for not less than twenty minutes, or in
| retort, at temperature Of two hundred and
| forty degrees, not less than five minutes
| Whoever sells OF offers for sale, any sardines
In violation Of this section shall forfeit ono
dollar for every can so sold or offered for sale,
| to be recover by action. indictment or action
| OF debt, one-half to the complainant or prose.
| Gator and ono-half TO the town In which the
offense was committed.
| scot. .. No can of sardines shall be packed
with less than six fish and no nsh shall b
packed as sardines unless they have been
headed and eviscerated within twenty foa,
hours from the time they arrive at the factory,
No fish shall DO baked for sardines In owens
unless they shall first be properly faxed in
rows and laid on without overlapping. Whoever
fakes. bakes or packs any sardines in viola.
| ton Of this section forfeits five dollars Tor
every hundred fish so faxed, baked or packed,
to be recovered by indictment or action for
debt, one-half to the complainant or prosecu.
tor, and ne,hah to the town In which The
| offense Is committed.
| SECT. 1. Section two OF this act shall not
apply to certain articles of stock In possession
of any packer OF sardlnes when this act 10
approved, as follows: decorated tin plate, cans
metal, labels and cans of sardines nor to goods
packed previous to the approval of this act
But this exemption does not apply to any Of
the methods processes or regulations in re-
gard to canning sardines or mending leakg
cans provided for in this act. All packers Of
sardines shall file with tho commissioner o!
sea and shore fisheries, or his wardens, within
ten days after the approval OF this act, true
list or schedule of all decorated cans and tn
plate, metal, labels and cans of sardines, In his
possession at the time Of the approval of hi,
act, sub scribed and sworn to by said packer OF
sardines before q notary or justice ofthe peace
otherwise he shall not obtain the benefits Of
| this section,
| SECT. 5. The oommi ssioner OF sea aud short
fisheries shall insist upon the strict enforce
ment Of this act and require from his warden
who have jurisdiction In localities where sar
dine canning factories are located, 70 give
good and sufficient bond in the sum OF I've
thousand dollars payable TO the treasurer Of
the state Of Maine, said bond to be deposited
in the state treasury, to guarantee the faithful
and strict enforcement of the provisions Of TILL
| act and Its penalties, and in no case shall
packer Of sardlnes be accepted as a surety.
SECT. 8. The commissioner OF sea and shore