The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
serting before separate in line thirteen
thereof, the words "shall be- and by

thereof, the words "shall be- and by
adding to the sentence ending with the
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' so that said section shall read as
/ follows:
Section IS. Railroad companies within
the state shall give cars containing cattle,
sheep, swine. or other animals. continu-
Gus passagein 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 in the
same apartment. Young animals shall
those larger and mature, except in case
| of dams with their own and other SUCK
Elings which may be transported in the
same apartment and shall be separate
free access to their dams and shall not
| be muzzled, except that calves for a
period not to exceed twenty-four hours
may be transported in a separate apart
ruary 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 and severely cold weather"
[Approved Feb. 49,
Chapter II.
An Act to amend Section fifty-seven of
| Chapter thirty-eisht of the Revised
Statutes of Maine, relating to the
weight of bushel of Beans.
Section fiftyseven of chapter thirty
eight of the revised statutes of Maine is
word 'beans'' in the eighth line thereof,
the words "sixtytwo" and inserting in
place thereof the word sixty, so that
said section as amended, shall read as
| follows:
Section ST. The standard weight of a
| bushel of potatoes, in good order and fit
for shipping, is sixty pounds; of apples,
in good order and fit for market, forty
four pounds; of wheat sixty pounds; of
corn. fifty-six. pounds; of barley and
carrots, fifty pounds; of onions in good
| order and lit for shipping, fifty-tWo
pounds; of ruta baga, sugar beets, mangel
wurzel and turnip beets, in like condition,
condition, fifty pounds; of beans, sixty
pounds; Of peas, sixty pounds; Of rye and
| Indian meal, fifty pounds; of oats, thirty
pounds. or strike measure, OF Turk $
Island, or other coarse grades OF salt,
seventy pounds. and of Liverpool, or other
fine grades, sixty pounds; and of hair
used in masonry, well dried and cieansed
eleven pounds; and the measure of each
of these articles shall be determined as
aforesaid at the request of the vendor OF
vendee; and if either party refuses so to
| do, he forfeits twenty cents for each
| bushel, to the person prosecuting thereof
| within thirty days [Approved Feb. ISL.
Chapter IL.
An Act to amend Section etghty-four OF
Chapter six of the Revised Statutes, re-
| lating to county Roads and Bridges in
| unincorporated townships.
| Section eighty-four of chapter six of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by in
serting 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 re
paired" in said line the words 'or made
passa ble,' so that said section as amen
| ded, shall read as follows:
Section 81. County commissioners, In
case of sudden injury to county roads and
| bridges in unincorporated townships and
| tracts of land in their counties, or where
| said roads and bridges are rendered i'm
passable by snow, may cause them to be
| repaired or made passable forthwith, OF
| as soon as they deem necessary and may
appoint an agent or agents not members
| of their own board, to superintend the
| expenditure therefor, who shall give bond
| as required in section seventy-eight. if
! required. the whole expense whereof shall
| be added to their next assessment on said
| lands for repairs authorized by section
| eighty, which assessment shall create q
] lien upon said lands for the whole amount
| thereof as effectually as is now provided
| in relation to repairs on such county
| roads That portion of said assessment
| which is for repairs of sudden injuries
as aforesaid, shall be set down in the as
sessment in distinct items, in a separate
! column, and shall not be discharged, UNI
der section eighty-one, but shall be en-
| forced as is provided in section eighty
| two [Approved Feb. ISL.
| Chapter 13.
An Act establishing the Salary Of the
| County Treasurer of the County OF
| York.
| of January. in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and three, the
salary of the county treasurer. of the
| county of York shall be seven hundred
| terly on the last days of March, June
September and December, which shall be
in full for all services, expenses anG
| travel
| inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
Section This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Feb. 1S].
Chapter II.
| An Act in relatio to the salaries Of the
| justices of the Supreme judicial Court,
Section 1. From and after the first day
of January in the year of our Lord one
| thousand nine hundred and three. the an
| nual salary of each of the justices of tho
sup rene judicial court, shall be five thou
! sand dollars, payable from the treasury ci
| the state in quarterly payments, on the
first days of January, April, July ant
| October.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved. [Approved Feb. 1Sl.
Chapter IS.
An Act to enlarge the powers OF the
| Railroad Commissioners over Street
| Railroads.
Section 1. Section eleven of chapter two
| hundred and sixty-eight of the public
| laws of one thousand eight hundred anC
ninety-three is hereby amended by strik-
| ing therefrom the following words: I'll
the tracks of a street railway cross any
steam railroad and a dispute arises in
any way in regard to the manner of cross
| ing, the board of railroad commissioners
shall upon hearing decide and determine
| in writing in what manner the CROSSING
shall be made and it shall be made accord
ingly," and by adding thereto the follow
ing words: The said corporation may at
any time appeal from the decision of such
municipal officers determining the form
and manner of the construction and main
| tenance of its railroad and the kind OF
rail to be used to the board of railroad
commissioners who shall upon notice heal
the parties and finally determine the
questions raised by said appeal so that
said section as hereby amended, shall read
as follows:
Section II. Said railways shall be con-
structed and maintained in such form
and manner and with such rails and upon
such grade as the municipal officers OF
the cities and towns where the same are
located may direct, and whenever in the
Judgment of such corporation 1T shall bs