The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-04-02

word 'muzZled' In line fifteen thereof
the clause except that calves. for
period not to exceed twenty-four hours
may be transported in a separate apart
ment.' 50 that said section shall read Us
follows:
Section 81 RAILROAD companies within
the state shall give cars containing cattle,
lsheep, swine. or other animals, a coutinu-
Gus passage in preference TO other freight.
and cars lOaded with such animals at any
station shall take precedence over all
other freight A greater number OF ami
mails shall not be loaded into any car than
can stand comfortably therein. Animals
of one kind only shall be loaded Ia the
same apartment. Young animals shall
not be loaded in the same apartment with
those larger and mature, except in case
OF dams with their own and other suck
lirgs which may be transported I'm tho
same apartment and shall be separate
from other animals. Calves shall have
free access to their dams and shall not
be muzzled, except that calves for
period not to exceed twenty-four hours
may be transported in separate apart
ment. During December January Feb
ruarS and March cars used for the trans
portation of animals shall be sufficiently
boarded on the sides and ends to afford
proper protection To such animals in case
OF storms ana severely cold weather"
Improved Feb. Isl
Chapter II.
An Act to amend Section nfty-seven of
Chapter thirty eight Of the Revised
Statutes OF Maine. relating TO the
weight OF a buShel of Beans.
Section ffty-seVcn of chapter thirty
eight of the revised statutes of Maine is
hereby amended by striking out after the
word beans" in the eighth line thereof,
place thereof the word sixty so that
said section as amended, shall read as
follows
Section 81. The standard weight Of
bushel of potatoes, in good order and I'll
for shipping, Is sixty pounds; of apples,
in good order and fit for market forty
four pounds; of wheat sixty pounds Of
corn, fiftNsiX pounds; of barley and
buckwheat fOrty-eight pounds oC
carrots, fifty pounds of onions in good
order and lit for shipping, ffty-tWo
pounds; of ruta baga. sugar beets, mangel
wuTZel and turnip bets in like condition.
sixty pounds, of English turnps in like
condition, ffty pounds; of beans. sixty
pounds; Of peas. sixty pounds; of rye and
lndlan meal hIty pounds; OF oats, thirty
pounds, or strike measure: of Turk s
i Island, or other coarse grades of salt
seventy pounds, and of Liverpool, or other
fine. grades, sixty pounds. and of hair
used in masonry, we'll dried and cleansed
eleven pounds; and the measure Of each
Of these articles shall be determined as
aforesaid at the request of the vendor or
Vendee: and If either party refuses so to
do. he forfcits twenty cents for each
hushel, to the person prosecuting thereof
within thirty days Improved Feb. 1Sl.
Chapter IL.
An Act to amend Section eighty-fOur Of
Chapter six of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to county Roads and Bridges in
lmincorporated townships.
| Section eiChty-four of chapter six Of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by in
| seftng after the word counties in the
third line the words or where said roads
and bridges are rendered impossible by
snow, and inserting after the word IRE
paired" in said line, the words or made
passahle.' so that said section as amen
ded. shall read as follows:
: Section S4. County commissioners, in
case of sudden injury to county roads and
bridges in uniuCOrpOrated townships and
! tracts of land in their counties. or where
: said roads and bridges are rendered i'm
= paSslble by snow, may cause them to be
! | repaired or made passable forthwith. or
} as soon as they deem necessary and may
! appoint an agent or agents not members
uf their own board, To superintend tn"
expenditure therefor. who shall give bon !
| AZ required in section SeNentY-eight If
5 required, the whole expense whereof shall
! he added to their next assessment on said
lands for repairs, authorized by section
= eighty, which assessment shall create "a
! lien upon said lands for the whole amount
). thereof rs cncctually as is now provided
> in relation to repairs on such county
ronds. That portion of said assessment
] which Is for rcpalrs Of sudden injuries
= ia aforesaid, shah he set down in the as
2 sessmcnt in distinct items. in n separate
column, and shan not be discharged una
= forced as is provided in section eighty
| two IApprOVcd Feb. Isl
: Chapter 10.
An Act establishing the Salary of the
5 County Treasurer of the County OF
I York
= Section l. From and after the first day
of January i'm the year of our Lord. out
+ thousand nine hundred and three. the
. salary Of the county treasurer of the
= county of York shall be seven hundred
I and fifty dollars annually, payable quar-
terlY on the last days of March. June
September ana December. which shall l..
in fun for all services expenses ant
q section . All nets and parts of nets
$ inconsistent with this act are hereby re
| 1ralcd.
section This act shall take effect
I when approved Improved Feb. 49,
. Chapter Il.
] An Act in relation to the salaries OF the
i, Justices of the supreme judicial Court
u Section !. From and after the first day
a of January in the year of our Lord one
E thousand nine hundred and three. the an
o nual salary of each of the justices Of tn,
- supreme judicial court shall he five thou
Z sand dollars, payable from the treasury OF
:. the state i'm quarterly payments, on the
i October
e section .. This act shall take efroc
g when approved. lApproYed Feb. Isl.
e Chapter IS.
+ An Act to enlarge the powers OF the
t Railroad Commissioners over Street
= section l. Section eleven of chapter twp
$ hundred and siNtY-eiSht of the public
d lavS of one thousand eight hundred aut
= ninetN-thrcc is hereby amended by striE
e Ing therefrom the following words. 81
$ the tracks of street railway cross any
y steam railroad and n dispute arises in
S any way i'm regard To the manner of cross
: ing. the board of railroad commissioners
+ shall upon hearing decide and determine
q in writing in what manner the crosSinl
= shall be made and II shall be made q, cord
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