Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-19

W2y Commissioners of laws and tor the
act to take effect ten days safter it's
approval.
Repres sentative Carl E. Milliken of
Island Falls introduced n label act eff
fecting medicines and drugs which is
of more than ordinary Importance. The
first section provides that no person
shall sell or manufacture or expose for
sale within the State any medicine or
drug which is adulterated or misbrand-
ed within the meaning Of the act.
The second section defines the word
"0r,ig" as AL medicines and prepara-
lions recognized in the United States
pllarmacopoeia OF National Formula
ry'' or any mixture intended for the
cure or mitigation of disease Of ''eith-
er man Or other animals
Section three fixes the circumstances
in which 4 drug shall be deemed adul-
tcrated according to the act. 1t shall
he deemed adulterated when it differs
from" the standard of strength. quality
or purity as determined by the test laid
down in the two above named books
and not then if the standard of the
medicine or drug is plainly marked on
the bottle or other package.
The fourth section fixes the circunl-
stance under which the medicine or
drug would be considered ''misbrand-
ca under the act. First If the label
shall be misleading or false in any par
tIc1llar; second, il, it be an, imitation;
third, if the package shall have been
opened and part Of, the contents re-
moved and other contents placed ii the
package or. except on physician $ pre-
s;cription. if the label fail to hear evil
dencc that the connection contains
alcohol morphine opium. heroin. alpha
or beta ercainc. chloroforin. cannapl5
.rdica. choral .hydratc. or acetaniiide
any derivatiyc. if such be the fact.
Section fvC' protects the retailer in
/, tiff lie can si}ow that he bought the
4: Y: On d satisfactory guarantee OF
81. .gtil from bis jobber. he cannot DC
! ,,..;rcutc,i for the first Offonse.
TIE sixth scction places the limit OF
penalty for violation of the act at 500
for the first offence and $500 for the
second.
The seventh and last section is. This
act shall take effect January first, 1908
REPRESENTATIVE Albert F. DoniGan OF
Bingham introduced an order which
hiGs fair to cause IN investigation Of
;ho Department of Fish and Game. The
order is as follows: THE Senate con-
curing that q joint select committee
of seven on the part Of the House. Wi'h
such as the Senate may join be ap-
pointed to investigate the Fish a'iA
Game Department of the state ol
Maine and to ascertain what chanGes'
If any, are advisable in the existing
laws, and 70 report by bin or otherwise.
Said committee TO be authorized 10
cmi,loy 4 stcnogranhcr and to summon
witnesses to appear and produce books
rarcrs and other documents and to give
evidence pertaining to the inquiry with
which the committee is charged.
Luther +. MCKINNEY Of Bridgton pre-
scented a bill, witch il passed, VIII
make III. life 81 the ordinary dog
decidedly peroarioIS one. Il is design
ed to protect sheep from the ravages oil
dogs which nav inrreNsed from year
to year lu.t'l sr"l" sa"eD raisers de-
clare that ,ner reader the Industry en-
tirely Improbable.
One of the provisions is that any
person may al any time lawfully XII
any dog, licensed or otherwise, roaming
at large outside OF or away from the
nramises of its owner or keeper and not
accommodated by and in tre care of its
owner OF keeper and not safely nuz-
Zled.
The act also provides for the raising
oe the license fee for male dogs from
Is 10 s3.1J and the license on female
dogs from $3.15 to S10.l5. Chapter OF
The Revised statutes is repealed from
Section "A to Section CT inclusive. anu
thu. whole scheme of the existing
sheep and dog laws are radically
changed.
Representative Newbert Of Augusta
nresentet. . resolve a7propriating $3.50
for the wears Of 1907 and 1908 for the
Maine Children's ECme Society of Az
gusta.
Representivc Carl c. Milliken of Is
land Falls introduced an act giving to
the municipal courts Of the State con-
current jurisdiction with the Superior
ana Supreme Courts in the prosecution
of the Statute regulating the sale OF
commercial fertilizers. The same
gentleman presented an act amending
the commercial fertilizers and pure
food laws so as 20 require the director
of tire Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station to diligently enforce the pro-
visions Of those laws.
Eepr> sentative Euel J. Noyes of Au-
pucta introduced Il resolve in favor of