Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-30
Chapter 17e.

Chapter 176.
AN Act to amend Chapter fifty-one Of
the. Revised Statutes, relating 10 the
duties OF Railroad Commissioners.
Section /. Section one hundred four
teen or chapter fifty-one OF the revised
statutes Is hereby amended by striking
out the words shall give certificate
thereof to the clerk of the corporation,
therein stating the condition OF the road
and rolling stock" from the fifth. sixth
and seventh lines and inserting alter the
word 'doingS' in the eighth line the
words therein stating the condition of
Inc road and rolling stock SO that said
section. as amended. shall read as fol-
lows:
Section ia. A majority of the board
annually, between the first of April ard
October, ana AT any other time ON ap-
sary, shall carefully examine the tracks,
rolling stock, bridges, viaducts and Gull
verts of all railroads; and shall annually
In december make sts q report to the GOV
stating the condition of the road and
ro!l:ug stock, with such facts as they
deem of public interest or which ne ma
require; and all persons managing rail-
roads shall give the board such inform
alton as they at any time request
Section 2. Section one hundred fifteen
OF cnapter ffty-one Of tine revised statutes
Is hereby repealed.
Improved March ri
Chapter ~.
expenditure of the income arising from
the Permanent School F'and in certain
towns.
Section /. All towns incorporated since
seventeen hundf ed and Lightweight not
formerly parts OF other towns, which ran
to account for the permanent school fund
in said towns, shall annually raise ana
expend for the maintenance OF common
scnools not less than forty-hve dollars
in addition to the amount required by
law n lie raised and eXDenQcQ IOr the
support OF said schools.
Section q This act shall take effect
January first nineteen hundred and four.
[Approved March I'll
Chapter 178.
An Act to amend Chapter two hundred
and seventy nine of the Public Laws Of
eighteen hundred and nincty-seVen as
amended by Chapter two hundred ana
forty OF the Public Laws Of nineteen
hundred and one, relating to the pack
ing of sardines.
Section l. Section one of chapter two
hundred and seventy-nine of the public
laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
seven, as amended by chapter two nun
s!rcd and forty of the public laws of nine
teen hundred and one, is hereby further
amended SO as to read as follows:
Section /. The commissioner of sea
ana shore fisheries shall require strict
observation of the following rules. Who
ever catches, takes, preserves, sells or
offers for sale prior to the tenth day OF
May, nineteen hundred and three, any
herring for canning purposes less than
eight inches long, measured from one e&-
IRENE to the other, or packs or cans sar-
dimes OF any description, prior to the
tenth day of May, nineteen hundred and
three, forfeits twenty dollars for every
hundred cans SO packed or canned, and
for every hundred herring so taken; and
whoever beginning with December first,
nineteen hundred and three, catches
takes, preserves, sells, or offers for sale
between the first day OF December and
the fifteenth day OF the following Aprli,
any herring for canning purposes less
than eight inches long, measured from
one extreme to the other or packs or
cans sardines OF any description, between
the first day of December and the fif-
tecnth day Of the following April, forfelts
twenty dollars for every hundred cans sc
packed or canned, and for every hundred
herring so taken; and whoever, after the
approval of this act, either bakes, fries,
.steams, or cooks in any manner, packs
or cans any herring or other fish for sar-
dimes without first heading and eviscerat-
ing the same, and whoever sells, offers
Tor sale Or has in his possession for sac
headed and eviscerated shall forfeit TWEEN
~ dollars for every hundred cans Sc
packed, sold, offered for sale or in pos
aession for sale, to be recovered by IN
lictment or action of debt, one-half tt
the complainant prosecutor, and one
half to the town in which the oi1ense Il
committed. In packing herring, mackere
or other fish in Theoretically sealed cans
eitter in oil, mustard or vinegar, thert
shall be used rot less than three quarts
Of oil, of the first quality, pure summer
or winter cotton oil, or any food oil OF
equal quality, for every hundred cans sc
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 three-quarter muStardS; anc
tor every one hundred cans of the size
known as one-quarter mustards; one gai'
lon of vinegar for every one hundred cans
OF the size known as one-quarter Splced
and for every fifty cans OF the size
known as three-quarter speed or tomato
lrcprietors of fish packing factories sinai
provide sealed measures holding one one
hundredth part of three quarts each
which shall be used in measuring all Oh
into quarter oil Sardine cans, and meas
ures holding one-fiftieth part of gallon
which shall oe used in measuring al
mustard sauce and vinegar INTO three
quarter size cans used in packing sar
dimes. and all fish packed as aforesaid
shall be when 50 packed good and sound
except that they shall be cleaned, headed
and eviscerated. Whoever packs or cans
or causes to be packed or gained any ilsl
in violation of this section shall! torfei
twenty dollars for every one hundre'
= cans or fifty cans as aforesaid, as IN
employees to be recovered by complaint.
Section .. Section three of said chapte
two hundred and seventy-nine is hereb;
amended ty striking out the word six
in the second line of said section AM
substituting. in place thereof the five,
so that said section, as amended, shall
Gtuu us lolloWS
Section j. No can of sardines shall b
packed with less than five fish and n
fish shall be packed as sardines unies
they have been headed and eviscerate
within twenty-four hours from the tim
they arrive at the factory. No fish sha
he baked for sardines in ovens unles
they shall first be properly TAXED IN row
and laid on without overlapping. Whoeve
flakes. bakes or packs any sardines !
violation of this section forfeits live dol
lars for every hundred fish SO fakec
baked or packed, to be recovered by in
dictment or action for debt, one half
the complainant or prosecutor, ana one
half to the town In which the oftense !
committed
Section l. This act shall take effec
when approved.
GApproved March 21.l
Chapter 179.
An Act to repeal so much of Chapte
thirty of the Revised Statutes. a
amended by Section five of Chapte
forty two OF the Public Laws of eight
cen hundred and ninety-nine, and
amended by Chapter three hundred an
sevcnty-n nine of the Private and Specia
Laws of nineteen hundred and one, a
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