The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02


reduced to six; each cask shall be not
less than twenty-five inches in length
between the heads, fifteen and one-fourth
inches in width between the chimes and
seventeen inches In the clear on the sn-
side at the bilge. No lime casks or bar
rels to contain lime shall be manufap
tured and no lime shall be put up for sale
in casks or barrels lees in size than herein
provided and unless made III accordance
with this section.
Section 3. All packages containing lime
shall have conspicuously on the outside
thereof in distinct and plain letters the
name and full surname of the manutarl
turer followed by the letters ''Manr"
with the maine of the place or particular
locality where manufactured. Nowhere
on any such package shall appear the
name an abbreviation of the name or
any imitation of any name or abbrevia-
ton of the name OF any city or town
other than that in which the lime con-
talaed in such package is manufactured.
Section 4. Every lime manufacturer
shall on the nrst day OF January or each
year make to the inspector of lime casks
In the town where the lime Is manufac-
tured, return, showing the whole
amount of lime manufactured by him
the amount put up in packages, and the
Kind, number and size of such packages
and tie amount sold or shipped in bulk
Section 5. Ii snail be the duty of the
lime inspectors and their deputies to In
spect ali lime casks and see that in all
RESPECTS the provisions Of this act are
complied with. and for the purpose OF
performing such duties they shall have
the right to stop and inspect casks in
transit offered for sale. They Shall be
responsible to any person injured ny tne..
misconduct, or their failure to perform
their Official duty, and when judgment is
recovered against the inspector or deputy
on account OF any misdoings In his Office
and the execution Is returned unsatisfied
the creditor may avail himself of the BEN
ent of the inspectors or deputy's bond
a copy of which shall be given him on
request, in like proceedings as a party
injured by the m:sdoing OF a sheriff may
avail himself of the bond of such sheriff
Section q. That part OF section twenty
four chapter one hundred sixtee of the
revised statutes, under heading Lime"
shall be amended so as to read as fol-
lows: For every ordinary cask OF lime
and every two hundred pounds of lime
put up in barrels and packages other than
pay to the inspector OF lime casks In his
town at the time the return thereon, is
required to be made, one-half of one
mill, and in addition shall pay deputy
inspectors who inspect the casks used by
such manufacturer; and the inspectors
and deputies may recover their ices in
Section T.. ANY person convicted of any
violation of the provisions of this act
shall be punished by fine not exceeding
nifty dollars for each offense.
Section ). Sections one, two three
four, five and six of chapter thirty-nine
of the revised statutes are hereby re-
pealed.
Section 9. Inspectors and deputy In
spectors appointed and qualified under
section one chapter thirty-nine of the re-
Vised statutes snail continue as inspectors
and deputies under this act for the times
Tor which they were severally appointed.
lApproVed March 81
Chapter 1873.
An Act to amend Section twelve and fol-
lowing Sections of Chapter forty-three
of the Revised Statutes in relation to
Meridian Lines and Standard of
Length.
Section l. Section twelve of chapter
fOrtY-threa of the revised sta ftItas apd
the subsequent sections of said Chapter
are hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section u. The county commissioners,
at the expense OF their several counties
shall erect and forever maintain therein,
at such place or places remote from
electrical disturbances as the public con-
yenience requires, true meridian line
to be perpetuated by stone pillars with
brass or copper points firmly fixed on the
tops thereof indicating the true range
OF such meridian; and shall protect the
same and provide a book of records to be
kept by the clerk of courts, or by per-
son appointed by them nearer to such
structure, and accessible to all persons
wishing to refer thereto.
Section IL. SUCH structures shall be IN
der the care and custody of such clerks;
and any surveyor residing in said county
or engaged in surveying therein, shall
have tree access thereto for the purpose
OF testing the variation of the magnetic
needle
Section a. When such meridian lines
every land surveyor shall, at least an
nualy before making any survey, test
and verify his compass, or other lnstru-
me-nt using the magnetic needle, by the
meridian line so established in the county
Whoie his surveys are to be made and
shall enter the deelination of such needle
from the true meridian In the book men
toned in section twelve, together with
the style and make of such instrument
and Its number. II any, and the date and
hour of observation. and subscribe his
name thereto for future reference; ana
shall insert corresponding entries as to
date and declinatlon, In his field note
books, which field note books shall also
show dates at which his surveys are
made. Neglect or refusal to comply
with the terms of this section shall rem
der such surveyor liable to u penalty of
twenty-five dollars Tor each neglect, to
be recovered on complaint in the county
where any survey Is made half to the
complainant and half to the county.
The provisions of this section shall not
apply 70 such surveys as are made by
angles from some fixed, permanent line
or by 4 solar instrument and independent
of the magnetic needle.
Section 10. The county commissioners
ut the expense of the several counties
shall also erect and forever maintain
therein, at such place or places as the
public convenience may require, q stand
ard of length of not less than one hun
dred feet, with suitable subdivisions
marked thereon.
Such standard may consist of stone
monuments permanently fixed with metal
plates on the tops thereof. properly
marked and protected; or of a steel bar
of the necessary length properly marked
and suitably placed ant protected. All
such standards shall be made ITO cor
respond with the standard of the United
States Bureau of Weights and Measures,
and shall be provided with proper means
Tor determining the tension OF tapes or
chains during comparison.
Such standards shall be under the care
and custody of the clerks of the courts,
who shall keep a suitable book for the
record of comparisons
Such standard shall be accessible TO
any person for comparing any tape,
chain, or other linear measure.
Every surveyor shall before making
surveys in this state, and at least an
nually, compare his tape or chain used
in such surveys with the standard In the
county In which he resides or In which
surveys are to be made; and shall record
the result In the book provided for that
purpose, giving description of such tape
or chain. with the difference, If any, be
tween the same and such standard, to-
gether with the date and temperature
and the tension On such tape or chain
at the time Of comparison. When such
standard shall have been completed In
any county, any surveyor residing or
making surveys in such county who shall
neglect or refuse to comply with the
terms Of this section. shall be liable 10
the penalties and disabilities set forth in
section fourteen OF this chapter.
Section To- Whoever wtIfully dIsplaces,
alters, defaees breaks, or otherwise in
jures any OF the pillars or points, plates
enclosures, bars, locks, bolts, OF any
line or standard OF length snail forfeit
( not exceeding one hundred dollars, TO be
recovered by indictment, half to the
prosecutor and half to the county, and
shall also be liable In an action OF debt
for the amount necessarily expended in
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