The Somerset reporter., 1907-04-04

would attach, I'm due course, 10 the dealer
under the provisions of this act
Section 10. The director OF the Maine
Agricultural Experiment Station shall dill
lgentlY enforce all tho provisions Of this
aet .ind when after due hearing he IS
convinced that the provisions IF this act
have been violated he shall. In his dis
eretion. prosecute all offehses against tho
sumo.
Section II. There shall he appropriated
annually from the state treasury the sum
Of three thousand dollars in faYor Of the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station.
and the game may be expended in The III
speetion and analysis Of food aud dtuG5.
So much of said appropriation shall ne
paid by the treasurer Of state 70 ths
treasurer Of said experiment station as
the director Of said station may snow by
his bills has been expended III performing
The duties rouulrcu 1V this aet. SGch
payment shall Ice made quarterly hp3n
thu ordtr u the governor am eouhhL
who shall ORA" Il warrant Tor elal PuI-
section L. The word person as used
in this act shall b. construed To import
both the plural and the singular as lhp
ease demands. aud shall include corpora
lions. companies, societies anu associa-
tioas. When constituting and enforcing
the provisions Of this act. the act, ofnis-
son OF failure of any officer, agent, or
other person acting for or employed by
any corporation, company, society. or as
sociation. within the scope of his employ
ment or Office shall in every case BE- also
deemed to be the act omission, or failure
of such corporation cJnpahy, Soeieln. OF
Section -. Chapter siXty-edght of the
public laws OF nineteen hundred and five
and all otnGT acts o Gr h erebv 81 rapeed
Section II. This act snail take erect as
10 foods when approved, ana as TO ufus5
January first, nineteen hundred ana
e1ght hut the penalties Of this act shall
not be enforced On account Of any sale
Of any goods from stocks purchased prior
dred and eight, provided such medicines
ha stamped plainly on hand January
inst, nineteen hundred and eight
Approved March 2G 1901
Chapter 1926.
An Act to amend Section thirty-four of
Chapter forty-one of the Revised stat
mes relating to Bait Barrels.
Section !. Section thirty-four of chap
ter forty-one of the Revised Statutes IS
hereby amended by striking out an OF Oh
said section after the words thirty days
and inserting in place thereof the follow
Ing. In all contracts relating To the sale
of clam bait. fresh or salt. by the barrel
and clam bait barrels. barrel shaii Dc
Twenty-Five and one-fourth incnes long,
fifteen and one-half inches head diane
ter. outside measure, holding not less
than sixteen gallons and not more than
eighteen gallons Whoever violates TINS
Uroyislon shall be liable for a penalty
not exceeding fifty dollars Tor eaen Of pr
debt 50 that said section as amended
shall read rs follows: =. - an.
nual meeting fix the times in which clans
may be taken within its limits, and the
prices for which its municipal oihcefS
shall grant permits therefor; and unless
so regulated by vote, residents OF . me
town may take clans without written
permit. But without permit any inhapl-
tant within his own town. or transient
persons therein, may take clams for the
consumption OF himself and family;
This section does not apply 10 motel
keepers taking clans for the use of their
hotels. nor does 1t interfere with any
law relating to the taking of shell ilsh
for bait by fishermen. Whoever taxes
CLAIMS contrary to municipal regillatlons
authorized by this section, shall. for each
offense lie fined not more than ten dol
lars, or imprisoned not more thitn iHll "
DAYS. In all contracts relating TO tHe
sale Of clam bait, fresh or salt, by the
barrel, and clam bait barrels barrel
shall be twenty-five and one-touith men
es long, fifteen and one-half lnches heaQ
diameter. outside measure, hoidlnS not
less than sixteen gallons and not NOR
than eighteen gallons. whoever violates
this provision shall be liable for penal
~ not exceeding fifty dollars Tor earh
ode..s.e to be recovered by an action
section 2. This act shall take effect
January one in the year nineteen hun
iAppfoycd March g. 1901
Chapter 1876.
An Act to amend Section thirty Of Chap
ter fhlrtv-twO Of the Revised Statutes,
rs amended by Section seven, chapter
one hundred thirty-two of the Pubic
Laws bi nineteen nllbF'u dilu H. ~
lating to licenses to deal in IN" SKINS
of Deer and other wild ANNA :
Seatian l. section - thirty ct, OF gthlptrr
thrt}ii|2 OF Iie i.eHln'a af sha5ier on,
hundred thirtY-two of the public laws OF
nineteen hundred and five, IS hereby
amended to read as follows: The COM
missioners may annually issue licenses
To suitable persons to buy and sell or tan
der skins. otter skins. sable skins AMI
fisher skins and the heads OF deer if not
the skins. Such persons
shall keep a record of all such headS
and skins purchased, of whom chased
and the date of purchase. and snail re
port annually to the commissioners; Inc
lee for such license shall be five dollars
for n county license and ten dollars Tor
Il state license, to he paid TO the COM
mlssinnors aud by them to the treasurer
of the state; and whoever. licensed as
aforesaid. unreasonably and wllfuilS r.
fuses to make such report. shall be pun
, ishcd brsa fine of one hundred dollars and
costs Whoever buys such skins ana
heads without being licensed as above
provided. shall hc punished by u fine OF
one hundred dollars and costs ..
Section .. No nonresident or unnat-
urallzed foreign born resident OF TINS
state shall buy and sell the skins or
any Wild animals without icing first Ii
censel therefor and paying n ice to m,
commissioners OF inland fisheries ana
game of ten dollars; and whoever H.
censed as aforesaid unreasonably ana
wilfully refuses to make such report as
is provided in the above section sha Il
lars aud costs Whoever buys such skins
and heads without being licersed rs
above provided @hall be punished by Il
fine Of one hundred dollars and costs.
Approved March g, SOL
Chapter 127.
An Act to amend Chapter seyenty-three
of the Public Laws Of nineteen nun
dred and five emitted An Act regulht-
ing the sale of b1nds and other obliga-
lions on the installment plan by foreign
corporations"
Section l. Section one of chapter sew
teen hundred and five is hereby amend
ed by striking on, the words 'incorpo-
rated or otherwise" in the NTH line
thereof so that sad section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section l. Except as hereinafter pro-
Vided, no person, association or corpo-
ration shall carry on the business of is
suing negotiating or selling any ho2dS.
certificates or other obligations issued or
based on the parta payment or install
ment plan within this state, I'm c-s au-
thorized under the laws thereof
Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved.
Improved March 96, lfo7l
Chapter 1873.
An Act additional to Chapter forty-eiGht
of the Revised Statutes, relating to
Savings Banks.
Whenever in the opinion of the eX-
of any savings bank. 1t is ineXpedient,
for any reason. for said bank to continue
the further prosecution of its business.
said trustees may iOin with the bank