The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-08

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@caaapSnts Receipt
/ received OF Treas
being the bounty allowed by law for
killing the bear described in the above
Treasurer's Certificate
law, h / first cut Oh the whole nose from
the skin of the bear described IN the
foregoing certificate and DESTROYED the
sam by burning snf 1nen Wb iee
have taken his receipt as above.
Dated at this day Of
a H. is' Treasurer Of
Subscribed and sworn to before me the
day and year aforesaid
approved April % "a
Chapter GAG. -
An Act to amend Section forty-seven
of Chapter forty-one Of the Revised
Statutes, relating to Fish Weirs In
the Kennebec River.
Section forty-seven Of chapter forty
one OF the revised statutes 10 hereby
amended by striking out the words
'twenty-lfth" in the thirteenth line, and
inserting that the wo od ,eefos asDd id
Section a. The limit Of depth pre-
scribed for. weirs in the preceding sec
of the WEIR provided that no part Of
the weir known as the leader. is In more
than two rect of water a.d at low ,, wat er
two feet in depth. measured as afore-
said. under the following conditions:
First the DISTANCE from the before men
such weir, shall not exceed one hundred
feet second. no such weir shall obstruct
more than one-eighth OF the enamel nnea. sx.
and Eastern rivers, such weirs may ex-
tend twenty-five feet beyond the one
eighth aforesaid. provide, sush e ef' fhe
width of the channel In the Abbagadas-
set and Eastern rivers; third every such
weir shall be stripped $50 SO az 70 eenoef the
fifteenth day of June and the nfteenth
day of August of each year: put tnese
;ba appsi 9ng limit of depth The
Kennebec river. is in all cases the near,
est bench mark OF the ne,ow Mew o beine
made at the various points for the dif-
ference in time. The provisions OF this
and the Spf foT the Of taking
herring or other salt water hsn.' lap
proved April ~
Chapter 247.
An Act to provide for the uniform grad
Ing packing and branding hox 81 A dqatss
te nu ei" or orered FOR sale in the state Of
Maine, or for shipment outside OF the
state. shall be marked on the ;~s enc ~
one inch in length with the name ana ad,
dress of the purchaser or owner OF SAID
apples at the time Of packing, the ne, true rue
name of the variety. II known, ana the
class or grade as defined as follows:
Section 2. Fancy apples shall consist
of apples of one variety above the aver,
age size and color for the variety, sound
and free from worm holes bruises, scab
or any other defect that materially IN
jures the appearance or useful quality
pa ees in ap clean strong packages:
Any package, barrel or box of apples
containing more than ten. per cent OF
apples below this standard shall not De
marked as fancy apples.
Section 3. Number one. or class sone:
shall consist OF ven matured apples OF
color coll, for the variety not less than two
and one-quarter inches In diameter
sound and free from all defects such as
worm holes. bruises; scab or any otn ner
pearance or useful quality OF the apple,
and shall be properly packed In. clean
ANY package. barrel or box of apples
containing more than ten per cent: or
apples below this standard shall not be
marked as number one or class one;
shall consist of we'll matured apples OF
one variety. not less than two inches IN
diameter, of medium color Tor the Varle-
ty and normal shape Apples two and
one-quarter inches in diameter or less.
must be sound. Apples more than two
and one-quarter inches in diameter may
a bruise If the skin Is not broken and
shall be properly packed In clean strong
packages.
Any package, barrel or box of apples
containing more than ten per cent. OF
apples below this standard shall not be
marked number two or class two.
classes Of apples grown in the state of
Maine and packed In closed packages Tor
shipment or sale outside of the state Or
Maine shall be marked on the outside
in plain letters not less than seven.
eighths Of one inch long with the WORD
Maine in such manner as to plainly
designate that they were grown In the
S' Section 10 g. All apples grown in the
state OF Maine and offered for sale or
shipment outside OF the state OF Maine
the foregoing conditions as to variety;
size or other conditions, shall be marked
''Unclassified.:'
capacity for all apple barrels shall be
three bushels, the barrel shall be OF no
less dimensions than seventeen and one
length of stave twenty-eight and one
half inches. with bilge circumference
= not less than sixty-four inches outside
ed stsmdard ana b Of less
dimensions and capacity shall be plainly
marked on end and side Short barrel
with the firures indicating the fractional
part of STANDARD BARREL" therein con
tanned.
The standard bushel box shall be
twenty inches by eleven by ten Inches.
inside measurement. or Of such dimen-
sions as shall contain two thousand two
hundred and fifty cubic inches and marx
ed standard bushel box"
Any box of less dimensions than the
above mentioned shall be plainly marx,
ed on the top and side, short box" and
with the fractional part OF bushei
therein contained. hex. "a
Section g. Any person, corporation.
or firm who sells or offers for sale bar.
rels boxes. crates and other closed
packages OF apples. not conforming to
the provisions Of this Jurisdiction concur
rent with the supreme judicial and
superior act: or any person., corpora
ton or firm who manufactures bar
rels, boxes. crates or !, other other
closed packages for the apple OF fruit
trade not conforming to the provisions
Of this act. shall be punished BY fine
not exceeding one hundred dollars for
the first offense and not exceeding two
hundred dollars for each subsequent OF,
Tense. Trial justices and municipal and
police courts are hereby vested with
original Jurisdiction concurrent with the
supreme judicial and superior courts %