The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04

Section II. No person shall buy or sell,
give away or expose for sale or possess
for any purpose any lobster less than
four and three-fourths inches In length,
alive or dead, cooked or uncCoked, meas
nred in manner as follows: taking the
length of the back OF the lobster meas
ure1 from the end of the bone OF tho
nose to the ornter of the rear end oil the
body she'll and any lobster ahomer than
the prescribed length when caught shall
be liberated alive ut the risk and cost
of the parties taking them, under a PEN
atty of one dollar for each lobster so
caught, bought. sold. given away. or eX-
posed for sale or In possession. The pos
session of mutiated Holsters, cooked or
uncool1ed, shall be prima facie evidence
that they are not of the required length.
All Holsters or parts OF Holsters sold for
use In this state or for export therefron
must be sold and delivered in the shell
under penalty of twenty dollars for
each oifense, and whoever ships, buys,
gives away, sells or exposes for sale lob
ster meat after the same shall have been
taken from the shell shall De liable to II
penalty OF one dollar for each pound Of
meat SO bought. sold, given away, ex-
posed for sale or shipped. Any person or
corpora ton in the business of n common
carrier of merchandise, who shall know
ingly carry or TRANSPORT from place TO
place lobster meat after the same shall
have been taken from the shell snail be
liable TO a penalty of fifty, dollars upon
each conviction thereof All lobster meat
away, exposed for sale or transported
shall he liable to seizure and may be con-
flscated. Nothing contained herein shall
be held to prohibit the sale of Holsters
that have been legally canned
IApproved March II, 1901
Chapter so.
An Act In addition to Chapter one hun
bred forty-four of the Revised Statutes,
relating TO the commitment OF the In
sane
Section /. The judge of probate in the
several counties shall likewise have power
to examine insane persons not included in
section fifteen Of chapter one hundred
and forty-four of the revised statutes,
and upon complaint in writing OF any
blood relation, husband or WIFE, of said
alleged insane person, or of any justice
OF the peace, accompanied by the certifi-
cate of some reputable physician stating
that in his opinion such person Is insane,
may Immediately appoint a Tune and
place for hearing, within the town or city
in which said person resides or is found,
the allie cations contained in said COM
plaint, and snail cause to be given in
hand to the person so alleged to be in
sane at least twenty-tour hours prior 10
the time appointed for said hearing, Il
true copy OF sand complaint attested DY
the register of probate of the county N
which said hearing is to be held, together
with Il notice of the time and place OF said
hearing, and that he has a right and will
be given opportunity there and then TO
lie heard in the matter, and like copy
of said complaint and OF said notice OF
hearing shall be served upon the clerk
of the town in which said person resides
or is found. Nothing herein contained
shall require Judge of probate TO APP
point hearing for the purpose Of this
act lin any town other than The shire
town of the county or the town IL which
said person resides.
The Judge of probate before whom the
hearing is to be held, shall have power
to summon such wiue sseS as shall be
necessary for the full understanding. Of
the case, and ii it shah be decided that
such pers IN Is insane. and that his com
fort and safety, or that of others inter-
ested shall thereby be promoted, the said
judge of probate shall forthwith send
him to the Maine insane hospital, or the
eastern Maine insane hospital, with u
certificate stating the fact of his insanity
and the Town in which he resided or was
found at the time OF the examination,
and erecting the superintendent to re-
celve and detain him until he ia restored
or discharged by law or by the superin-
keep a record OF the doings In each case
and furnish u copy to any Interested per
son requesting and paying for it.
Section .. Excepting sections fifteen
and sixteen. all other sections of chapter
ono hundred forty-four relating TO
the commitment expense of supporting
and discharge OF the lnsahr 8naH also
apply to commitments under this act.
The register OF probate shall be entitled
10 reasonable fees for each paper, or
copy thereof made by him under such
l.
the relatives of the person alleged to be
insane are liable and Of sufficient ability
to pay the same together with ell wit
ness fees in the case, and the expenses OF
such comm itment are not otherwise met.
the amount Of such fees shall be made
llp by the register and approved by the
Judge of probate before when the hear
Jug is held and certified TO the treasurer
of the town in which the person resides
or Is found. who shall pay the amount
so certified.
Section 3 Tho municipal officers or tho
judge of probate first taking jurisdiction
Of complaint referred to In section six
teen Of chapter one hundred fprty-four
of the revised statutes, and in section
one of this act. shall have exclusive jul
risd!etion in the matter until such com
plant is finally disposed Of In case Of
refusal to commit by one Of saiG tribu-
nails after notice and hearing, no COM
plant shall DO made to the other tribu-
nal with reference IL the same person
within thirty days after such decision il
recorded; and only after applica ton to
each Of said tribunals and neglect or re-
fusal for three days on the part of each
to act, shall proceedings under section
nineteen of said chapter one hundred
forty-four be taken.
Section 4 This act shall take effect
when approved
[Apnroyod March II. 1901