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hapter ..i

An ACT tn amend Section two Chapter
th!ce hundred ana utt"en Vt the Pubic
Laws ~ ,ishtrcn hundred and ninety
seven relating to Dead Human Bodi S..
lie il enacted by the Senate ANA House
@. Representatives IN legislature assem-
hlcd. a- .4l,cws.
Section two. chapter three hundred Ami
hft'tn. OF the public laws OF eighteen
hundred and ninrty-scren il hcrchy
bodies in The fourth line thereof. tho
words required To he buried All further
eNtcrs" 80 thai s1.d section shall read A.
Section , Ail public officers. agents
and servants Of amy ana every county
city, town and other municipality. ana M
any ana every almsAousn. prison, morEUc
tuition having th1rEc or ca1trol ovor
nt"i 'umAn bodies required ~ be buried
u, tAe pEhhc expense. arc hereby re-
board OF distribution. or such person ar
persons - may from time ,p time he
designated ay 5id hoard. or its du.y au-
tn"riZrd oihrnE or agent whenever any
such body ~ bodies contc into hi, it,
th"ir possession. charge. WI control. nud
.hdH, "linout fee or reward. deliver such
hnc. LII bodies n snid board, Or its duly
"ut h"ilH"d oflC"t oT agent. and permit
and suffer the said board or it, agents
nF tnc PHYSICIANS ana surgeons from time
~ tlmt ct%iGGatod by II or them. who
comply Win thc provisions of thi- act, tn
.'Nc ana remove ANY ana am such bodies
- He used within this state for tho al
YANG m'ut ~ medical education: hut no
+H'H n. ilt, reed he given ANA no such
ROXY small nc delivered if any person
sfl ;HlhS hc authorities in charge Nj
tli h"d\ that 10 or She l. a member 81
'ht iaMiiE nt "E HcNt Of kin to the de-
caste" ~n2ll ciaim me body for burial
"t, u "htlI II" surrendered 70 him or her
inl lhtrrment and M notice shall he
given ana no body delivered IN via ho,rd
ar IFS agents. if such dccrlscd pc-s',r
WAS 4 Traveller and not a varabond who
,l'u Su'd"nIN. in which case the said
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mess therein. owning and paviu., taxes
IT,, IT, me hmount Of twenty-five dollars on
MS STOCK III trade, can peddlc said goods
IN has own town without paying any IL
ccnsc fee whatever.
section 2. The secretary, upon condi-
TONS required in section two. may grant
special state Licenses. upon the payment
~ the applicant of nifty dollars for each
license, and the person 50 licensed may
expose FOR sale and sell, in any city or
town IN This state, any goods, wares or
merchandise He may also grant as aforc-
Saih, upon the payment by the applicant
of one dollar for each county mentioned
,n"rcin, special county licenses. and the
person 80 licensed, upon paying 10 the
treasurer Of each county mentioned IL
Sald license, the sum Of five dCl,ars, may
expose for sale and sell, within suca
counties, any tin britannia, glass, earth
IN, iron ~ wooden wares. manufactured
in the United States. The respective
county tr.aSurCrs, LpoH .tCeipt OF the
aforesaid sum, shall certify on the face
of said license the amount so received.
Section u. Any soldier or sailor disabled
in the military or naval service OF the
United States or by sickness or disability
contracted therein or since his discharge
from service and any person who Is blind
shall BE- exempt from paying the license
| fees required by this chapter.
Section :. The secretary Of state and
the tr"asurcra Of counties. cities and
towns small severally Keep records Of AL
licenses upon which the sums herein pro-
vidcd have been paid - them. with the
numbc- of each, the names ana :cSidcn-
ccs OF tn" persons licensed, ANA ia" sums
received thereon, ANA an Such records
shall he opened for public inspection.
Section - All sums paid to tn" i"cr"-
tary under this chaptcr shall be for the
use of the state. ana all sums paid to the
treasurer oil /" county. CITY or town. shall
he for the use 81 such county. city ar
town, provided. however, that the fcc q
one dollar puia for each license. SHAH
be far the personal us,. 81 said secretary.
Section .. Every person licensed 70 ped
az. ~ hcrcimbcforn provided. when his
t.f Ia
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where books with printed forms are not
furnished therefor, the clerk shall re-
cciye for receiving ana recording any in
strument by law entitled to record, In
the sum Of fifteen cents for each hun
dfed words or fraction thereof in excess
Of FIVE hundred; Provided. however. If
the Instrument to be recorded does NOT
exceed in length two hundred and Gfty
words then the fee for recording tho
same shall be twenty-five cents
section z This act shall take effect
When approved. Improved March Y. /
Chapter 2s2
AN ACT in relation to the Taxing 81
Costs in Municipal and Police Courts
Re II enacted by the Senate and IotIs,
~ Rcpreccnt ativcs IN Legislature assem-
Section !. IN al! municipal and notice
coul rs III this state the amount ~ costs
allowed In civil actions shall depend up-
on the amount recovered ana not upon
inc an damnum In the writ.
Section ,. This act shall take effect
wHcn approved. tApprovcd March Y.
Chapter "s::.
AN ACT relating to close time FOR Deer
in certain CGurtics
ne Il cnactcd by the Senate and House
81 Reprcscntativos in Legislature Assem-.
Nothing contained IN IAN Act to amend
section twcnty-onc Of chapter thirty 81
nc revised statutes. a. amended by
cnaptcr fOrty-tWo Of the public laws nj
eighteen hundred and nincty-ninr. reI4t-
lhg e. the taking Of deer in September
Tor ioDd purposes. ana relating to non
residents going upon the wild lands ~
the state shall be construed To rcpcaI nd
much Of section twcn;y-one If chapter
iorty-iwc Of the public laws Of eighteen
hundred and nincty-ninc. ana ar+s
amcndatory thereto. as relates to deer
IN tn" counties Of York. CumbcrlInd
Ahdro@rpEEin, Sagadahoc, Knox. Lincoln
Waldo ana krnncbec.
Improved March p
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{ !iaI,fcr 80

AN ACT ia amend Chapter forty-two 81
the Public Laws Of eighteen hundrr,
prohibit the use Of oil Torches in tn,
Herring Fishery.
BE it cnartcd hy tho Senate ana Iou-.
of Representatives in Legislature as
semblod, as follows:
Section one Of chapter forty-tw0 Of thu
public laws OF eighteen hundred aul
cighty-scvcn is hereby amended 10y Strik
ing ont after the word substance in
said section the words I'm liquii form.
so that said section, as amended, shall
read as follows:
Section /. MI persons arc hereby pro-
hibitcd from USING in the herring fishery
in any Of the waters of the state. torches
in which Kerosene oil. or amy other i'll
flammablc substance enters as Il cOmpo-
ncnt part thereof between the tenth day
Of May and the first day Of December
IADnroNcd March -.
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pose, In or to any city or town, IN or 10
which another company. person Or urn
ate making. generating, Sciilns, w. ~,
utinS or supplying or are authoI iHon ~
make, generate. sell. distribute oi supply
gas or electricity. or both; ao
Improved March ~
Chapter 81.
AN At to amend Chapter one hunuich
ana ihirty-Sevcu of the iunlic laws
u eighteen hundred ana riBht -S'N'",
as amended BY Chapter three hundred
ana thirteen of Tho Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred ana Rfncty-threc, and
rs turtle: amended by thantcr thre'+
hundred ana thirty of tho PuDiic Laws
f o:htecn hundred and niuety-seNen:
rr'a ing To Service of Subpocnas ISSUED
~ disclosure commissioners
lie 1t enacted by the senate ana iio"S"
81 r. personalities i'll Legislature "as"ln-
hlrd. Is + llows: ,.,
Section me. of chapter one hundred and
thtr'N-Sctcn Of the public laws OF c!Rh, +
cen hundred and ciGhty-ScNth' as tlm''o-
81 by chapter three hundred ana thirtc"'i
or tho Public laws OF clght"eh hdhdr"u
ind rin"ty- three and MS fuftacr amended
by 'tdptcr three hundred ana thiftN Il
the puD,ic Laws of eighteen hundred and
lE"tv-soV.n l.; her, by further amended
by striking ou, an Of said section 1--WE
and nsrrtin;. i'm lieu thereof the follow
inG:
Section :. The subpoena may be served
by any 'tiic,r qualified L" serve tiEn
~ t"'"SS III said Cuunt% ~ ElNiHE y lhc
G'htnr in hand c'rtiH'I COPY on IN"
petition aud subpoena. whIch sdid Sor-
Wee. snail ID, nj least twcntY-tour hour III
before the time al said dISCloSur" FOR
every twenty miles travel from his home
OF pace &C abod, ut tine tlln' 81 service
To TIC piece of disclosure. ,
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Chapter 20.
AN ACT for the Further Protection
Fish WCirS.

AN ACT for the Further Protection Ma
Fish WCirS.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives in Legislature a.
Scmhled. as follows:
Section l. From and after the time
when this act takes effect il shah hC UNI
lawful to use any purse or drag seine
within u distance Of ouc-half Of a ntu-
teal mile from any fish weir in ans ID
the waters OF this state east Of Whit,
Head on the west shore NJ P"nohsCot
river. under n penalty NOT exceeding iiNe
hundred dollars for each Offence tor such
unlawful fishing. 10 bc recovered and up-
piled as provided in section forty-cighI
of chapter two hundred and cightN-tv'
OF the public laws of one Thousand eight
hundred and ninetN-scvcn: bat purse and
drag seines may be used for tn" taEin@
OF smelts and for the purpose of taking
fish in wcirS.
Section = This not shall moi he ccu-
strued to permit tho use ~ purse "r drIG
scincs in any water in which their use is
now prohibited by special or general Jaw.
Approved March -
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atNs \ a.
Chapter .6S.

AN ACT to amend Section two of Chan
ter sixteen of the Revised Statutes. re-
Iating to the construction of Public
Drains and Sewers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature assem-
bled. as follows:
Section |. Section two of chapter six
teen OF the revised statutes is hereby
amended by adding after the word
town in the first line thereof. the words
or a committee duly chosen by the town
and also By adding after the word health
in the fourth line. the following words
but neither the municipal officers of the
town. nor such committee shall con-
strict any public sewer therein until the
anne shall he authorized b. vote of said
town, and an appropriation made for the
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CHAPTER 80.

Chapter -''
mn act % amend an act entitled NJ
Net ia regulate tine filt-ict OF -dcdl
cine ana Surgery.
Be it enacted III the senate and House
Of Representatives in Legislature assem-
section l. Section eight ~ chapter one
hundred and seventy of the public laws
NJ eighteen hundred ana ninctN-iiNe Is
hereby amended 80 as 10 read a. toll
section :. ON ana after the pass Ec ~
tins act, IN" board snail examine an APP
rirants for REGISTRATION - licensed
physicians or surgeons. t.lCh applicant
SHAN. mt least seven days before the date
~ his oX animation. present 70 the secre-
tlry az The board an dpPAcdtnh under
oath or affirmation. giving satisfactory
al having good moral character ana OF
Icing graduate q S"Iae reputable
medical school or college having power
t. confer degrees IN medicine ana IN
good standing. and maintaining a stand
ard Of preliminary education ana NJ
medical instruction approved ~ IN"
board lie shall also present such other
facts as the board IN It's blank appliCa-
zion may require. and must pay the tr,s
herein provided Examinations shall Nc
in whole or in part IN writing ana shall
b. RI an elementary aud practical
character. They shall embrace the gen
r'Il subjects Of anatomy. physiology.
pathology. matcria me,lict and thcraptu-
tics. surgery. Tho principles ANA practice
of medicine. and obstetrics. ur such
branches thcrrDt A- the board may deem
necessary Tor ihc applicant tp possess
Tine board h. aISn hereby authorized t'
max" such rules ANA rcEulatirnS tS may
u" necessary tur reciprocity III Ncsu~ur-
with tEc boards n Other state which
maintain t standard ,i education ar
least epua! to their own: but uo Such
rules shall become operative uu,n Jhty
have been approved by u justice ~ inc
supreme judicial court.
Section p Section ien ~ slid aCt N
hereby amended w Ivy wv read ts follows.
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Chapter ~;

IN Nct rc!dt!ng to Hawkcrs ana PcddIrrs
re ii enacted by the Senate and House
IL REPRESENTATIVES, in Legislature Assem-
Died. ~ follows:
Section /. NO person shall 80 about
from town - town. or from place ia
i',"c" ~ the same town. exposing for sale
or selling. any goods or chattcls other.
IMAM trut grown in the United States.
run trees, provisions. live animals
bronmS planes. organs. wagons. slcighs
agricultural implements. fue!. newspa-
I!'tS. agricultural products of The. I-Infpd
states. the product of his own labor ar.
IN" Labor of his family any map made ~
nm and copyrighted in his name. any
patent of his own invention or in which
ne mas bocom" interested by being "A
member OF any firm. or stakeholder i'm
any corporation which has purchased the
patent, until he shall have procured a
Incense 20 to do as hereinafter prOvided
Section ?. The secretary of state shall
Sraht a license, To so about exposing for
sale ana selling. any goods. wares or Iner-
cihilulSe, 10 any person who files in his
ONCE certificate signed by the MAYOR of
4 CITY. or by the ma ioritY of the select
men OF town. stating 10 their host
knowledge and belief that the applicant
therein named Is Of good moral char
"ctcr: but such license shall be granted
e no other person. The MAYOR or select
men before granting such certificate
shall require the applicant to make oath
nat ne Is the person named therein. and
the MAYOR or said scectmen arc hereby
authorized To- administer said oath.
Section !. The secretary shah cause to
be Inserted in every such license the
names Of such cities and towns as the an
plicant selects, with tho sums to be paid
10 me respective treasurers thereof. as
provided in the following section and
Saall receive from the applicant one dol
lar for each city and town so inserted
Every person so licensed may sell as
aforesaid, in any city or town mentioned
IN his license. any goods. wares or mer-
chandlSc upC1 first paying the required
sum 10 the treasurer Of such city or town
VINO Shatl certify on the face of said Ii
cenSe the sum so paid.
section J. Every person licensed under
the TWO preceding sections, shall pay to
the treasurer of each city or town men
toned in his license, the sums following:
for every town couta aiming not more than
one thousand inha bitants, according to
he nited States census next preceding
me date of his license, three dollars, for.
towns containing more than one thou
sand and less than two Thousand inhab
itants. six dollars; and for every thou
sand inhabitants in excess of two thou
sand, TWO dollars. provided, that the sum
so To he paid to any such treasurer shall
IN no case exceed twenty dollars, but any
resident Of a town having q place Of bus
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Chapter ~.

AN At t. amnrd Section enc hundred
ana foIr of Chapter eleven Of tito
Revised Statutes. relating to duties OF
St-te Superintendent of schools
Be it enacted tV the Senate ana House
of Representatives. in Legislature assem-
blcd. a. jolowS:
Section !. Section one hundred ana four
of cillpter eleven IF the revised statutes,
as amended by chapter three hundred!
and SeV"n of the public laws of eighteen
hundred AMI cighty-nine, chapter tive
hundred and sixteen of the pubic laws
OF eighteen hundred and ninety-thrcc.
ami chapter two hundred and seventy
three OF the public laws of eighteen hun
drcd Icd uinety-sevcn. is hereby further
amended Ivy adding thereto the following
revision:
Twelfth. fhe state superintendent shall
perform Ill duties imposed upon him by
any harter or charters granted by the
legislature to educational institutions in
the state.
section .. This act snail take effect
when approved.
IADprpypd March -
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,nd nr,.s,,iIt. every person y,i'hln thcir
t,r,glli.tinn whom they have reason g.
bIi.,., VI, Nv. t.uiltt. w violation NJ liiN M
M nr.,.t.,,,r. ~ this .t-t. tnt aua-hatI
'Ige ~ ,i,''',. ,,..,'5 ,,,i,- .,,t,,,, Hem
~, IHN "'l' ,t ,......,-tt,.r
az TINS d't rHdli !HNif t' '"' l- NF' ''' 81
tAc balance {" tht irNh ~ 'i'- lh "Hl0''
IN" "iirn~', W. '"min'','" ., vi.
section ~. tiHl Jn+,i.'. ,.t t I'.- .
mnhlt'pal dlld i'i,' '''.' -.... i.n t.
ic'iI''"F rl i" "'i' ''f't '''l'' '''i ''''''
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AN ACT .u amend ~. ton fW'N iN-ufo AZ.
Th.ut,r tHirtt ". th, EtE.srI : atutc--
ma -,t1srr,laH d., t'h.ftf.r f.-tt.-f W. 90 ID .
p-.hiit awe vii eighteen hIfdrpd au..
niu.ty-n.rr -,Ltirg tr t... taxing o-
Deer iu Srr.,ruf,r Tor Food Furpps,-,.
ANA relating tn up1-r, sid,ur~ going
upon the VIVA Lands ". thc State
E,, il enacted h, IN, Scna,, aud Hous
WI Representatives I'LL Legislature as- .n-
sr.ti"n tW,nfv-ar,. ar chau.rr thirty os
WI. r.,.js.J STATUTES WV ,,l,ura WV chan
,-r .,,.,-tv., ~ ,rr r,rlii, Itv,s e.
eighteen hundred ann mrcty-ntnc. is
hrf'bN dfH'ih'V ny NtI!. ','r ''' 'i'' "t
'iEtt.N lN'n t.i' ii' "'l' u"tS 4-- 'l'
,iEhiE mrs. Aht "l S1i9 sg''''l -,.,.l e-
S''u"b =. y Nla'l ~" "l''', y al IA.
nrp-rrS!drHts ~ ilc Slale th tHi'f APuH
the wiid Lands az me state with intent u"
camp HI" kindl' h1'S h'i'"H. Mhil. yh-
E@E|f ~ h5hlilA Nv llStlhI. Nli,"Oll /.
me IN 'i'tt St 81 =, i'-. ;.'''" -.slN'- 'uit
lnc NOUNS & ALL 'lIsl J,'.S .A.'I.,S,'
SePIgtAb'r, ..'ou,I t!iu ->"N ,ii''t II"
Nl'vu, 'i'1' .no - i,',',.S In ~.
~ tar AZ entering ninn iht Wild lahH%
~ inns Siatt Win lIlyu, t" ann "H'
Eil.'iiC H,,S ,,, ,,,
person or persons VINO while hntiag or
hshinsi sion nerm,anehtil III auN h.ll,;i!
~ IiSiiilE thll',, "t',illS H.t' S'HA. WhiCh
~ O." ~ "a Nil,.'l ~ D.'.i'' ~. "' iaH
Hi, III G'.iP ,fi
w h".Ntt 9n|u '"nS' .lt,' ~ Alll ",'E
nt,t or ulr't .'' VIZ 'a,tS IL i tiiiS
Nl'lt. Will I.l,t, III ,nl'i' ',o htl.''.
nrf5 tatr3, W'i.r t!lGaNDa ~. nd'.'G ="
iShIhE' Nith''t n,i.!~ m CaAtE o. = i'[
IHtNl'" I,l"'' u.tl.I ..lr 't.ta,i-S y, ~
ny "HlN .N'-l9', ''s'i',' - 'D'.' .
aad NnNtih'c'. HI N-n'l{i"m III Viii , '"n'+
l'',S ", ~ WIKI. H..,i', u, .'
"oii1ls ana r2Sts ~ PROS, li,ui Tor clrii
nll'hs" aus rs ShhitN, lo tH,tI tSui'in' IN
IhiftE Gays. lApPF'Nt" -h|I-h --'I
Chapter 80.
Az \C-r IA amend section nra wv chan
ni+bt,1,, h,rdrcd 'Ild ,,imnfiy-o,, rc1,t.
;1o III S,ia,i.s IN ,ssis..,,t s,ineri,,t..,y
d"1,s Sf"U,.rd ..rj ,,1.,trnn a. ~, m
s ra.7 Is,it,i ''''N ~ ~ ''o III
2 ~ Il rm1rt,d ~ ". senate anI lions
,..,' =, ~ 81 j', 80 w., 80
hiei III Eoiiaa.. iii III
Snr,io,, Srrtin, ~, If ,.nante, tbirtv.
50. 50. ~ ,,,,1,Ii, ~. 80 ;ttt,., ~;
MN, ~ III i, IN Hill,
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Chapter .7::.

AN ACT to amend Section one OF Chap
ter one hundred and two of the PunnC
Laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety
five relating to the incorporation and
control of Gas and Electric Companies.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature assem-
bled. as follows:
Section one of chapter one hundred and
two of the public laws of eighteen hun
dred and ninety-tiVe is hereby amendc |
by striking out from the end of said sec
ton. the following words: without the
consent Of such other company. person
or firm" 50 that said section, as amend
ed. shall read as follows:
Section |. Corporations for the our-
pose of making, generating. selling. dis
tributing and supplying gas or electricity.
or both, for lighting. heating, manufac-
turing or mechanical purposes in any city
or town or two or more adjoining cities
or towns. within this state. CT for either
or any Of such purposes may be organ
lied under the provisions Of sections six
teen. seventeen. eighteen. nineteen and
twenty of chapter forty-eight of the re
vised statutes OF this state. ana acts
amendatory thereof and additional therc-
to, and all provisions of said chapter and
acts are hereby made applicable to such
corporations. But no corporation or
ganiZed hereunder shall have authority.
without special act Of the legislature. to
make generate. sell. distribute or supply
gas or electricity, or both, for any pur-
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Section |. Sections sixty and sixty.one
of chapter seventy-seven of the revised
statutes are hereby repealed.
Section The reporter .i.n9 o. aeei wSrn
practicable. or by the best other means II,
his power, prepare correct reports Oh an
legal questions argued reporting me
cases more or less at iar"e according 10
his Judgment of their importance. TIC
shall publish at least one volume yearly !.
and furnish the usual number OF current
COPIES to the state and to the public az
a price of one dollar and seventy-five
cents per volume. The volumes shall be
of the average size of volume eighty
three Maine reports. ana be equal there
to in paner printing. binding. general fin
ish and quantity of printed matter.
Section , Each Volume of said reports
shall he entered by the secretary OF state
with the librarian Of congress and copy
rightcd in the name of the state of
Maine. and the manuscript and copyright
thereof shall belong to the state. All
profits arising from the publication and
sale of said reports and advance sheets
thereof bv said reporter shall be account
ed for and paid over by him to the state
treasurer on the first Monday in Deem
Der in each year.
Section {. After ceasing to hold office
the renorter snail prepare and publish all
unpublished cases argued while in office
Section =. 1t shall be the duty of the
reporter to furnish free of charge the
judges of the supreme and superior
courts with one copy each of advance
SiltttSt nc Snbll also ne entltIeO 10
twenty-five copies. free of expense. for
current exchanges with the reporters of
other states. law school libraries. the at
toTncy general, and heads of depart
mcntS.
Section s. So much of section one
chapter one hundred and fifteen of the
revised statutes as relates to the reporter
of decisions. is hereby repealed.
Section :. The reporter of decisions
shall receive an annual salary from the
treasurer of state in quarterly payments
on the first days of January. April July
and October. of two thousand five hun
dred dollars.
Section s. This act shall take effect
when approved. Improved March FL
Chapter 25..
AN ACT relative to Actions for Libel.
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature as
sembled. as follows:
Whoever willfuly and malicously states
delivers or transmits by any means
whatever TO the manager. editor. publish
er or reporter of any newspaper maya
zine. publication. periodical or serial, for
puhliCati ton therein. any false or libelous
statement concerning any person or cor
pOrdtiOn. and thereby secures the actual
publication Of The same. shall. upon con-
viCtfOn thereof. be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars. or impris-
onmcrt not exceeding one year, or by
both fine and Imprisonment.
Approved March Il