Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-29

the fee for recording such an attachmen
shall be tyenty-ive cents 30 that sat
section shall read as follows:
Section rs. When any personal prop
erty Is attached which by reason Of it
bulk or other special cause cannot be i'm
IN i've DAYS tSereafter Gseu lie Is hs fhs %1sn ofc
of the clerk Of the town in which the at
tachment il made. an attested copy of y,
much Of his return on the writ. as relate,
to the attachment with the value of tn,
defendants property which he is thereb,
commanded to attach, the names of TIL,
parties, the date of the writ, and tn,
attachment Is as effectual and valid, q,
IL the property had remained in his pos
session and custody. The clerk shall re
ent.r 4 into fop Eb ness0a nd hs eD time
on file for the inspection OF those in
terested therein, for which ne Is entitled
to ten. cents. When the attachment 1.
made In an unincorporated place. sucf
copy shall be filed and recorded in the
Office of the clerk of the Oldest adjoininf
town, provided there be an incorporated
town adjoining such unincorporated place
and II there be no such adjoining town
such copy shall be filed and recorded, in
the office OF the register Of deeds, for the
registry district In which said unincor-
recording such an attachment shall be
twenty-five ces1ts.'
approved March 27.)
Chapter 332.
AN ACT regulating the manner of elect
Ing Town Superintendents, and defining
the powers and duties of School Com
mitteeS.
Section !. Chapter eleven of the re-
vised statutes as now amended is further
amended by adding thereto the following
Section 129. The management of the
schools and the custody and care includ-
ing repairs and insurance on school build
ings. and of all school property in every
town, shall devolve upon superintend-
ing school committee which shall annu-
ally elect a superintendent OF schools who
who shall be ex-officio secretary of the
committee. but any town may elect q
superintendent of schools by ballot at the
regular town meeting
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 3. This act shall not apply to
cities. nor TO towns authorized by special
laws to employ or choose superintendent
In manner otherwise than as herein pro-
vided. tApproved March 21)
Chapter :,s3.
AN ACT 10 prohibit the Manufacture of
cigarettes. and the sale thereof 10
minors
Section !. Whoever. by himself. his
clerk. sersant or agent. directly or indi-
rectly, manufactures for sale or directly
or Indirectly sells; offers for sale. has in
his possession with intent to SELL or gives
away TO any person under the age of
tweEty-one years, any cigarette. shall be
punished b. fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars. or by imprisonment not exceeding
sixty days.
Section 2 Trial Justices and municipal
and police courts shall have jurisdiction
of offences described in the preceding
section.
Section 3 This act shall take effect
May ono, eighteen hundred and ninety
seven Approved March 27)
Chapter 3s4.
AN ACT TO regulate the sale and analy-
sis of concentrated commercial feeding
stuff.
Section /. Every manufacturer. COM
pany or person who shall sell. offer or
this state any concentrated commercial
feeding stuff. as defined In section three
OF this act used for feeding farm live
stock, shall. in addition to the tax tag
described in section five of this act. afiix
to every package of such feeding stuff in
a conspicuous place on the outside there
of. Il plainly printed statement clearly
and truly certifying the number of net
pounds in the package sold or offered for
sale, the name or trade mark under which
the article is sold, the name of the manu-
facturer or shipper, the place of manu-
facture the place of business and a
chemical analysis stating the percentage
OF crude protein. allowing one per cent?
of nitrogen to equal six and one-fourth
per cent. OF protein and of crude fat it
contains. both constituents to be deter
mined by the methods adopted at the
IlfslS Dy tle association OF OiLcl2l agr1-
cultural chemists.
Section 2. The term concentrated COM
mercial feeding stuff. as here used, shall
not include hays and straws. the whoe
seeds nor the unmixed meals made direct
ly from the entire grains of wheat. rye.
barley. oats. Indian corn buckwheat,
and broom corn. Neither shall it include
wheat. rye and buckwheat branS or
n.ddlings. not mixed with other sub
stances, but sold separately. as distinct
articles of commerce. nor pure grains
ground together.
Section 5. The term concentrated COM
mercial feeding stun, as here used. shall
include linseed meals. cotton-see0 meals
pea meals. cotoauut meals, gluten meals.
gluten feeds, maize feeds. starch feeds
sugar feeds. dried brewers grains. malt
sprouts. hominy feeds, cerealine feeds
rice meals. oat feeds, corn and oat chops
ground beef or fish scraps, mixed feeds
ara all other materials Of similar nature
not included within section two of this
act.
company or person shall sell. offer or ex-
pose for sale in this state any concen-
trated commercial feeding stuff. as de-
fined in section three of this act, he or
they shall for each and every feeding
stuff bearing distinguishing name or
trade mark. file with the director of the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station a
certified copy of the statement named in
section one of this act. said certified copy
to be accompanied when the director
shall so request. by a sealed glass jar or
bottle containing at least one pound of
the feeding stuff to be sold or offered for
sale. and the company or person furnish
ing said sample shall thereupon make
affidavit that said sample corresponds
within reasonable limits to the feeding
stuff which it represents, In the percent
age of protein and fat which it contains.
Section s. Each manufacturer. import
er. agent or seller of any concentrated
commercial feeding stuff, as defined in
section three of thfs act. shall pay to the
director of the Maine agricultural eX-
pertinent station an inspection tax of ten
cents per ton for each ton of such con-
certrated feeding stuff sold or offered
Cor sale in the state of MaiEe and shall
affix to each car shipped in bulk and to
each bag. barrel or other package of such
concentrated feeding stuff. q tag to be
furnished by said director, stating that all
charges specified in this section have been
paid. The director of said experiment
station is hereby empowered to pre-
scribe the form for such tags. and adopt
such regulations as may be necessary for
the enforcement of the law. Whenever
the manufacturer or importer or shipper
of a concentrated feeding stuff shall have
flied the statement made in section one of
this act and paid the inspection tax, no
agent or seller of said manufactures. i'm
rOrter or shipper shall be required to
file. such statement or pay such tax. The
amount of inspection tax received by
said director shall be paid by him into the
treasury of the Maine Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station. The treasurer of said
station shall make an annual report of
rnceiptS and exr.s4y1if11raS of funds from