Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29
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lie Laws oil nineteen hundred and five,
and Section six of Chapter sixty-eighc
OIL Oh me 81, Public Law: of nineteen hundred
Municipal ana Police Courts and Trial
Section !. Sections thirty and thirty-
two OF chapter thirty-nine of the revised
statutes, and section five of chapter thir-
weight OF the public laws OF nineteen
chapter sixty EIGHT OF the pub ic laws OF
nineteen hundred and five, are hereby
umended by adding thereto the follow
ing clause: Municipal and police courts
and tri al justices are hereby vested with
original Jurisdiction concurrent with the
slspi eme judicial and superior courts, to
try. and upon conviction. 10. punish, for
otensos 2Satrst the PROVISIONS of this
act. that as amended said sections
shall read as follows.
Chapter thirty-nine. revised statutes:
Section 80. Whoever sells, offers or
exposes for sale or for distribution, i'm
the state any commercial fertilizer with
out complying with the requirements pe
sections sixteen. seventeen, nineteen and
tTentN-one, Or any fertilizer which CON-
tagls substantially a smaller PERCENTAGES
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
any feeding stun which contains SUBJ
stantialy smaller percentage of con-
siituents than are certified to be con-
tanned. or any agricultural seeds with
out complying with the requirements OF
sections twenty-sevcn and twenty-eight
or whoever, with intention to deceive
wrongly marks or labels any package or
bag containing garden or vegetable seeds
or any other agricultural seeds not In
Guiding those of trees, shrubs or orna-
mental plants. shall be punished by 4
tine not exceeding one hundred dollars
for the first offense and not exceeding
Two handred dollars fer each subsequent
offpnse.'
Municipal and police courts and trial
5usti6fs are hereby vested with original
jur sdiction concurrent with the supreme
judicial and superior courts, to try, and,
upon CONVICTION. to punish, for offenses
aESin St the >, lr2yisions Of this act
whole or ground grain with milling or
manufactured offals or with any for
eign substance whatever. or any bran or
mid,lings made from the several grains
with any foreign substance whatever, for
the purpose of sale, unless the true com
position. mixture or adulteration thereof
rackag"s continuing the same, or in
which il is offered for sale: or whoever
sells or offers for sale any whole. or
ground grain, bran or middlings which
have been 50 adulterated. unless the true
composition. mixture or adulteration is
plainly marked or Indicated upon the
ii is offered for sale. shall be fired not
exceeding one hundred dollars for tho
hrst ofense, and not exceeding two hum
dred dollars for each subsequent offense.
justices are hereby vested with original
jurisdiction concurrent with the suprems
judicial and superior courts. to try, and,
upon CONVECTION. to punish. for ctienses
against the provisions or this act
Chapter thirty-eght of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and five:
provision of the four preceding sections
shall be punished for the first offcnse by
zinc not exceeding one hundred dollars
and for the second offense by a fine not
exceeding two hundred dollars. Munich
pal and police courts and trial Justices
are hereby vested with the original juris-
dici;l anu superior courts, to try and
upon conviction. to Punish for the Of
fenSss against the provisions of this act
Chapter siXty-ciEht Of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and Ave:
Sector s. Whoever adulterates or mis-
brands any article of food as defined in
poses for sale any adulterated or mis-
branded article of food, shall be pun
ishcd by fine not exceeding one hum
dred dollars for the first offense, and not
exceeding two hundred dollars for each
subsequent offense. Municipal and police
courts and trial justices are hereby vest
ed with original jurisdiction concurrent
with the supreme judicial and superior
courts. Ia try, and If upon conviction, to
pini3h fnr. offcnses against the provl-
Section q This act shall take effect
when HDproved
Improved February %. 1901
Chapter %.
An Act to amend Section one OF Chapter
one hundred and twenty-eight of thu
Revised Statutes, relating to Domes-
tic Animals.
Section one of chapter one hundred and
twenty-eiSht of the revised statutes Is
hereby amended by inserting after tho
Wcid thereby in the third lire and be-
the words, or steals or entices away or
confines or harbors such animal for the
purpose OF obtaining reward or for
any other illegal purpose and by insert
ing after the words five hundred dol
lars in the fifth line the words and
not less than twenty dollars 50 that
said section as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section l. Whoever wilfully or mali.
ciously kills. wounds. mains. disfigures OF.
poisons any domestic animal or exposes
any poisonous substance with intent that
the life CT such animal shall be destroyed
thereby or steals or entices away or con-
fiaes or harbors such animal for the pur-
pose Of obtaining reward or for any
other illegal purpose shall be punished
bv Imprisonment for not more than four
years or bv fine not exceeding five hum
dollars
Approved February q. 1901
Chapter "a.
An Act in relation to reports of hearinrs
in vacation in Law or EQUITY
Section J. At any hearing in vacation
OF cause in law or equity pending in
the supreme judicial court, the presjd.
ING Justice may, when necessary, appoint
a stenographer other than his regularly
appointed court photographer to report
the proceedings thereof who shall re-
csive for his services from the treasury
OF the county in which the cause Is pend
ing a sum not exceeding six dollars a
day fer attendance in addition to actual
travelling expenses; but when at such
hearings the presiding justice employs his
regularly appointed stcnoSrapher, such
stenoGrapher shall receive from said
treasury only the amount IF his actual
expenses incurred in attending the same.
Section .. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Approvcd February %, 1871
Chapter 25.
An Act to create a lien on manufactured
slaves and Laths.
Whoever labors at cutting, hauling or
saving of stave, lath, or dowel timber
or in the manufacture of stave Iath, or
dowel timber into slaves. Iaths, or dow
els and the piling of such slaves or latfIs
and the punching of such bowels or ut
cooking for persons engaged in such Ia
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-