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


Section. thirty-two of Chapter thirty
nine of the Revised Statutes, Section
five OF Chapter thirty-eight OF the Pub
lie lie, Laws avos;o Of nineteen hundred and FIVE.
OF the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
ara five, relating to the jurisdiction Of
Municipal aud Police Courts and Trial
Justices. Sc -.i
Section /. Sections thirty and thirty
two of chapter thirty-nine of the revised
statutes, and section five of chapter thir
hundred and five, and section six Of
chapter sixty-eight of the puil &C laws of
nineteen hundred and five, are hereby
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing clause: Municipal and police courts
and trial justices are hereby vested with
original jurisdiction concurrent with the
supreme judicial and superior courts, to
try. aad upon convection. to punish, for
oifcnscs agairst the provisions of this
act; SO that as amended, said sections
shall read as follows:
Chapter tkirty-nine, revised statutes:
Section 80 Whoever sells. offers or
exposes for sale or for Distribution, In
the state. any comm arcial fertilizer with
out complying with the requirements OF
sections sixteen, seventeen, nineteen and
tWeutE-one, Or any fertilizer which con-
tains substantially a. smaller percentage
OF constituents than are certified to be
contained, or any concentrated CONNER
cial feeding stuffs as defined in section
twcnty-four without complying with the
requirements of section twenty-five, or
GUY letfiHS Siull WHICH contains SUD-
stantially a smaller percentage of con-
S!ltuelts than are certified to be con-
tanned, or any agricultural seeds with
out complying with the requirements of
sections twenty-seven and twenty-e]ght,
or whoever. with intention to deceive.
wrongly marks OF Labels any package or
bag containing earden or vegetable seeds
or any other agricultural seeds not in
Guiding those of trees, shrubs or orna-
mental plants, shall be punished by 4
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
for the first offense ard not exceeding
two hundred dollars fer each subsequent
offenSe.'
Municipal and police courts and trial
justices are hereby vested with original
judicial and superior courts. to try, and,
upon conviction, to punish, for ofrenses
aFs,ni the tr2Wyb 1e1s, Of fhls aa
whole or ground grain with milling or
manufactured offals or with any for
eign substance whatever, or any bran or
midt'lings made from the several grains
with any foreign substance whatever, for
the purpose Of sale unless the true com
position, mixture or adultcration thereof
is plainly marked or indicated upon the
which it is offered for sale: or whoever
sells or offers for sale amy whole or
ground grain, bran on middlings which
have been SO adulterated. unless the true
conposition, mixture or a3ulteration is
plainly marked or indicated upon the
package containing the same, or in which
exceeding one hundred dollars for the
first offense, and not exceeding two hun
dred dollars for each subsequent offense.
Municipal and police courts and trial
jurisdiction concurrent with the supreme
Judicial and superior courts, to try, and,
u pa rs conviction H to rnnish. for etfenses
Chapter thirtyeight of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and five:
Section {. Any person who violates. any
shall be punished for the first offensc by
a fine not exceeding che hundred dollars
and for the second offense by Il fine nor
exceeding two hundred dollars. Munich
are hereby vested with tine original juris-
diction concurrent with the supreme jul
dicial and superior courts. to try and
upon conviction, to Punish for the Of
fen1ss agcinst the provisions of this act
Chapter sixty-eisht OF the public laws
of nineteen hundred and FIVE:
Section G. Whoever adu!terataS or mis-
brands any article of food as defined in
this act. or whoever sells. offers or ex-
poses for sale any adulterated or mis-
branded article of food, shall be pun
dred dollars for the first offense, and not
exceeding two hundred dollars for each
subsequent offcnse. Municipal and police
courts and trial justices are hereby vest
ed with original jurisdiction concurrent
with the supreme judicial and superior
courts. to try, and il upon conviction, to
nlnish fer oftenses against the provi-
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approved February q, 1901
Chapter 20.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
one hundred and twenty-eight of the
Revised Statutes, relating to Domes-
tic Animals.
Section one of chapter one hundred and
heavyweight of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by, inserting after the
Mcrd thereby in the third Ire and be
fore the word shall ir the fourth line
the words, 'or steals or eNtices away or
contincs or harbors such animal for tho
any other illega! purpose and by insert
ing after the words five hundred dol
lars in the fifth line the words and
not less than twenty dollars. SO that
said section as amended, shall read as
follows:
'Section ]. Whoever wilfully or mali
ciously kills wounds, Mains, disfigures or
poisons any domestic animal or exposes
any poisonous substance with intent that
the life If such animal shall be destroyed
thereby on steals or enticeS away or con-
fines or harbors such animal for the pur-
poSc OF obtaining q. reward or for any
other Illegal purpose Shall be punished
by Imprisonment for not more than four
years or by fine not exceeding five hun
dred dollars and not less than twenty
dollars
lApproved February 81 1901
Chapter "a.
An Act in relation to reports Of hearings
in vacation in Law or Equity.
Section !. At any hearing in vacation
of cause in law OF equity pending in
the supreme judicial court, the presd-
ing justice may, when necessary. appoint
stenographer other than his regularly
appointed court stenographer to report
the proceedings thereof who shall re-
ceve for his services from the treasury
of the county in which the cause is pend
ing a sum not exceeding six dollars q
day fer attendance in addition to actual
travelling expenses; but when at such
regularly appointed steiiographer. such
stenographer shall receive from said
treasury only the amOant Of his actual
expenses incurred in attending the same.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved
Approved February q, 1901
Chapter Is.
An Act to create lien on manufactured
Slaves and Ilaths.
Whoever 1abors at cutting. hauling or
saving of stave, lath, or dowel timber
or in the Manufacture of stave. latin, or
dowel timber into slaves, laths, or dow
els and the piling of such slaves or laths
and the punching of such doweis or at
cooking for persons engaged In such la
Dor has a lien thereon for the amount
due for his personal services and the
services performed by his team, which
takes precedence of all other claims, con-
tinues for sixty days after such timber
or stages, ]aths and bowels are manu-.