The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-04-04

the mittimus the city or town. in which
such boy resides at the time of his COM
mitment, the age of the boy. and the day
on which his term of minority will ex-
pire. The finding of the court or justice
regarding the age and residence of the
boy shall be deemed decision of a. ques-
ton of fact, and his certificate thereof
and residence of the boy and of the day
on which his term of minority will ex-
pire.'
hundred forty-three OF the Revised stat
utes is hereby repealed:
Section 4. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved March &c, 1901
Chapter 1921.
An Act to amend chapter forty-nine of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, relating
to Life Insurance.
Chapter forty-nine of the Revised Stat
utes is hereby amended by repeating
section one hundred four of said chapter
and. inserting in place thereof the fol-
lowing:
Section 1o4 No life insurance company
doing business in this state shall make
ton in favor of individuals between in
surants the insured. of the same class
and equal. expectation of life. in the
amount of payment and premiums or
rates charged for policies of life or en-
doWment insurance, or in the dividends
or other benefits payable thereon, or in
the, contracts it makes; nor SHAH an,
such company or agent thereof make
any contract of insurance or agreement
as to such contract other than as plain
ly expressed in the policy issued there
on; nor shall any such company or any
officer, agent, solicitor or representative
thereof, pay, allow or give, or OTTER to
pay, allow or give, directly or Indirectly,
as inducement to. insurance. nor shall
any person knowingly receive as such
inducement. any. rebate of premium pay
or advantage in the dividends or other
benefits to accrue thereon. or any paid
employment or contract for services of
any Kind or any. valuable consideration
the policy contract of insurance; or give,
sell or purchase, or offer to give, sell or
purchase as inducement to insurance or
in Connection Herewith any stocks, bonds
pany or other corporation. association or
partnership, or any dividends or profits
to accrue thereon or anything of value
whatsoever not specified In the policy
Any person or corporation violating any
provision of this section shall be impris-
oned for not more than six months, or
or both; and the insurance commissioner
shall, on the conviction of any person as
such agent, sub-agent or broker, at once
revoke the certificate of authority issued
to him for the term of one year.
LApproved March &c, 1901
An Act for the encouragement of She'll
fish industry.
The commissioner of sea and shore fish
cries is hereby authorized and directed
to eXpend from the moneys appropriated
for the year nineteen hundred seven, for
the protection of sea and shore fisheries
so much thereof, not exceeding the sum
of one thousand dollars as may be found
necessary to make such experiments as in
his Judgment are necessary to conserve,
extend. encourage. develop improve and
increase the shel.fisn industry in this
state; and he is authorized, during the
year nineteen hundred and eight, to eX-
pend, from the same appropriation and
for the same purposes, not exceeding the
sum of one thousand dollars, if in his
Judgment such expenditure can be judi
clously made in the prosecution of the
purposes and objects of this act.
Approved March 26, 1901
Chapter 1923.
An Act to amend Section forty-four of
Chapter forty-one of the Revised Stat
utes. relating - the taking of Smells.
Section l. Section forty-four of chapter
forty-one of the revised statutes, as
amended by chapters twenty, thirty and
hundred and five; and as further amend
ed by chapters twelve and thirty-five of
the PUBLIC laws of nineteen hundred and
ing in the thirty-fiith line after the
words, "PassamaGuoddy bay the words
SAINT CrolN river, so that said section
as amended, shall read as follows:
Section A. No smelts shall be taken or
hshed for in tidal waters, except by hook
and line, between the first days of April
and October. under a penalty of not less
fer each offeRse,- and a further penalty
OF twenty cents for each smelt so taken,
and all weirs for the capture of smets
shall be open and so remain, and all nets
used IN the Smelt and tomcod fishery
snail be taken from the water on or be-
fore said first day Of April, under a pen
atty of not less than twenty, nor more
than fifty dollars, and further fine of
five dollars for each day that any such
Weir or net remains in violation of tho
law. But weirs with catch pounds COW
cred with nets, the meshes of which are
ore inch square in the clear, Or greater,
are not subject to this section. But mo
smelts caught in such wers after the
first day OF April, shall be sold or offered
caught in any manner between the first
day of April and the first day of October
following be offered for sale, sold or
shipped from the state under a penalty of
twenty-five dollars for each offense; pro-
yided, however. that dip nets may be used
between the first day Of April and the
first day of May, and all smelts caught
by dip nets between said days may be
lawfully offered for sale and sold in this
state; provided. further. that this section
does not apply to smelts taken in the An
ddroseoggin river above the Merrymeeting
bay bridge, or in Narraguagus bay OF
river between the first days of October
and November, nor to smelts taken in
the PenohScot river and its tributaries
between the first and thirtieth days of
April. nor to smelts taken in Casco bay
between the fifteenth day of September
and the first day of October, nor to
smelts taken in Franklin bay between tho
first day Of April and the first day of
May. nor to smelts taken in Little Ken
nebec bay, so called, or in Narraguagus
ton between the first day of April and
the first day Of May. nor to smelts taken
in West bay and West bay stream. so
called. in the town of Gouldsboro. Han
cock county. between the first day of
April and the first day of May, nor to
smelts taken in Passamaquoddy bay,
Saint CroiX river and Cobscook bay and
the coves and inlets tributary to these
bays between the first day of September
and the first day of October
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Approved March 2s, 1901
Chapter 124.
An Act to regulate the sale and ANALYSIS
of Food and Drugs.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person within this state to manufacture,
sell. transport, or offer for sale or trans
portation, any article of food or drug
which is adulterated or misbranded with
Section 9. The term drug, as used in
this act. shall include adj medicines and
preparations recognized in the United
States pharmacopoeia or national formu-
larry for internal or external use, and any
substance or mixture of substances in
tended to be used for the cure. mitiga-
ton, or prevention of disease of either