The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-08

Section g. Strike out all of section three
and substitute therefor the following:
Section g All fines or penalties pro-
vided for by the terms of this act may
be recovered or enforced Dy Indictment
The supreme judicial and superior courts
shall have original ana ae coh thn ldris
hereof Provided that judges of munic-
ipal and police courts and trial Justices,
may cause persons brought before them
on complaint under the provisions of this
act to recognize with sufficient sureties
to appear before the supreme judicial
courts. and in default thereof shall COM
NIT them'-(AP Gheptsr A rs. -
An Act for the encouragement Of She'll
fish Industry.
The commissioner OF sea and shore
rected to expend from the moneys ap-
propriated for the year nineteen hundred
and nine, for the protection OF sea and
ceeding the SUI sum % of one thousand dollars
as may be found necessary to make
such experiments as in his Judgment are
necessary to conselne GHseno ethSe nc
fish industry in this state; and he is au-
thorized, during the year nineteen hun
and ten 10 Exp the Same
not exceeding the sum of one thousand
dollars, if in his Judgment such expendi-
lure can be JuQ1ClOuSly Iildue tlle PROS
ecution of the purposes and objects Of
this act.-(Approved April ID
Chapter $780,
An Act to further define and enlarge the
duties of the Commissioner of the Blu
reau of Industrial and Labor Statistics.
Section /. The commissioner of the bu-
reau of industrial and labor statistics
shall, as often as it may seem necessary,
transmit by mail to the owner, operator
or manager of every manufacturing eS-
t. blishment in the state a schedule en-
bodying inquiries as to
l. Name of person, partnership or cor
2. Kind of goods manufactured or bust
ness done.
8. Number of partners or stockholders.
4. Capital invested
s. Principal stock or raw material
6 Gross quantity and value OF articles
l. Average number Of persons en-
ployed, distinguishing as to sex, adults
and children.
s. Smallest, number of persons en-
ployed, and in what month.
9. Largest number of persons en-
ployed: and in what month.
10. Total wages, not including salaries
of managers paid during the year, dis
tinguishing as to sex, adults and chill
dren.
II. Proportion that the business Of the
year bore to the greatest capacity for
production of the establishment:
IL. Number of weeks in operation dur
to full time.
Section 2. The owner, operator or man.
ager of every establishment which is en-
gagged in manufacturing. who receives
the foregoing schedule. shall answer the
inquiries thereon for the time called for
and return said schedule to said COM
missioner, with the answers therein GER
titled as to their accuracy, on or before
the first day of September following the
receipt of said schedule. Abstracts Of
the information so collected. with proper
and comparative analysis thereof Shall
be included in the report Of the bureau.
Section 8. Except by special permits
sion, the names of persons, partnerships
or corporations who supply the informa-
ton called for by the two preceding sec
tons shall not be used in said reports,
and the information obtained by circular
or otherwise for the use of the bureau
shall be confidential and not for the .pur-
pose of disclosing any persons affairs.
investigate the causes of industrial acct
dents, the effect of such accidents upon
the injured and their dependent relatives
and upon the general public and publish
statistics thereon.
Section S. He shall collect, arrange,
illustrate, publish, and distribute in this
in regard to the resources and attractions
of Maine, showing the advantages the
state has to offer to manufacturers, capt.
talists, summer residents tourists farm
ers, and those seeking employment as
farm labOrerS.
He shall collect reliable information
and useful minerals in the state, collect
samples, and specimens of the same and
arrange them SO that they will repre-
sent an exhibit of the mineral and other
valuable deposits of Maine
Section 6. To provide for carrying out
the provisions of this act the. twenty
one hundred sixteen of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended by striking out
the words 1.-TWO thousand in the third
line of said paragraph and inserting in
place thereof the words three thousand
five hundred so that said paragraph, as
amended, shall read as follows.
statistics, fifteen hundred dollars; and he
may employ such assistance and incur
such expense not exceeding three thou-
sand five hundred dollars year, as may
be necessary for the performance of his
duties '-(Approved April ~
Chapter 1871.
An Act relating to Inspectors Of Meters
Section l. The municipal officers OF
cities and towns may annually elect an
inspector of meters who shall serve for
one year or until another is qualified in
his stead at such salary as said municipal
officers shall determine.
Section .. The said inspector shall be
qualified and competent to perform the
duties of the office and shall have charge
of the inspection of all water. gas and
electric meters, as provided in the fol-
lowing sections.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty of the
inspector, upon complaint in writing of
any consumer of gas, water or electric
current, after said consumer shall have
deposited with the city or town clerk
such fee to cover the cost of inspection
as shall be fixed by the municipal officers
of the city or town, to inspect, examine,
prove and ascertain the accuracy of any
gas, water or electric meter of which
complaint is made, and when the said
meter shall be found to be or made to be
correct, the Inspector shall stamp or
mark such meter with some suitable de-
vice, which device shall be recorded in
the office of the city or town clerk.
Section 4. No corporation, district or
person shall furnish for use any gas,
electric or water meter in any city or
town in which there shall be a duly APP
pointed and qualified inspector of meters
which shall not have been inspected,
approved, marked and sealed by such
inspector of meters. Every. gas. water
and electrical corporation or district shall
provide and keep in and upon it's prem
ises a suitable and proper apparatus to
be approved and stamped by the inspector
of meters for such city or town for test
ing and proving the accuracy of all
water gas and electric meters furnished
for use by it and by which apparatus
every meter furnished to a consumer
shall be tested.
Section 5. If any consumer to whom a
meter has been furnished shall apply to
the city or town clerk in writing for the
inspection of such meter. and shall de-
post with said clerk the fee fixed for said
service, the inspector shall inspect and
test the same and if said meter on being