The Republican journal., 1911-04-06

of the insane, whenever in their judg-
ment it appears necessary, and the safe
W or the other patients permit it.
Section g. All acts or parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Improved March 27)
Chapter "a.
An Act to amend Section twenty of Chap
ter six of the Revised Statutes relating
to Polling Places.
Section twenty of chapter six of the
revised statutes is hereby amended by in
serting after the word ''each'' in the
fourth line thereof the words, and on ap-
plication of not less than twenty-five
voters all of whom reside not less than
six miles by road from the usual polling
place, nor more than eight miles in an
air line from each other. may establish
habitants a separate polling district.
which shall include the territory in which
said petitioners reside so that said sec
tion as amended shall read as follows:
sixty days before any election. may
divide towns of more than four thousand
inhabitants and wards of cities into con
venient polling districts, which shall con-
tain not less than three hundred voters
in each, and on application of not less
than twenty-five voters all of whom re
side not less than six miles by road from
the usual polling place, nor more than
eight miles in an air line from each other.
may establish in a town of less than four
thousand inhabitants separate polling
district which shall include the territory
in which said petitioners reside defining
the limits thereof by a writing under
their hands to be filed with and recorded
by the city or town clerks: and attested
copies thereof shall forthwith be posted
by said clerks in not less than six pub
lie and conspicuous places in said towns
or ward. and the same shall be published
in one or more of the newspapers. if amy.
printed in said city or town, thirty days
at least before such election. They shall
also ten days before any such election,
appoint a warden and ward clerk for
each polling place other than the one in
which the wardens duly elected for such
ward shall preside, who Shall perform
the same duties at elections as presiding
officers and clerks of towns and wards
now perform. Any vacancy occurring
after appointment may be filed by the
voters of said polling district as similar
vacancies are now filled. All such Off
GERS. shall be sworn. The board of regis
tration of voters for any city in which a
municipal officers of any town which has
been SO divided. shall in the manner now
provided for by law. prepare check lists
of the qualified voters for each of said
polling districts, i'll lieu of the check
lists now provided by law for the entire
town or ward, to be used as hereinafter
provided and all provisions of law APP
plca BILE to check lists for towns and
wards shall apply to check lists for such
polling districts. '-{Approved March I'd
Chapter 95.
An Act to amend Section two of Chap
ter twenty-five of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter two hundred
and thirty-one of the Public Laws of
nineteen hundred and nine relating to
sentence for maintaining ii nuisance.
Section two of chapter twenty-five of
the revised statutes as amended by chap
ter two hundred and thirty-one of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and nine
is hereby amended by striking out the
words "thirty days in the fifth line and
inserting in place thereof the words mot
more than one year so that said section
as amended shall read follows:
Section >. Whoever keeps or maintains
such nuisance, shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars and not exceeding
one thousand dollars. and imprisonment
in Jail not less than thirty days and not
more than one year, and in default of
payment of said fine an additional m
prisoninent of not more than one year
in jail.'-iApproved March ~
Chapter 96.
An Act to amend Section three of Chap
the Revised statutes. as amended by
Chapter forty of the Public Laws
of nineteen hundred and five and
Chapter one hundred and forty-four
of the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
and nine. relating to the sale of milk.
Section three, chapter one hundred
twentynine of the revised statutes as
amended by chapter forty of the public
chapter one hundred forty-four of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and nine.
is hereby amended by striking out the
whole of said section and substituting in
place thereof the following: 81
Whoever by himself clerk, servant or
agent. sells. exchanges or delivers, or
has in his custody or possession with in
tent to SELL exchange or deliver, eX-
poses or offers for sale exchange milk
which is not of good standard quality,
adulterated milk or milk to which water
or any foreign sui lance has been added
or milk produced from sick or diSeaS a
cows, milk in or from cans or other
utensils that are not in d clean or SAM
tary condition, or as pure milk, milk
from which the cream or a part thereof
has been removed; and whoever by him
self clerk servant or agent, sells, eX-
changes or delivers or has in his cuStO-
dy with intent to sell, exchange or de-
liver, cream containing less than eighteen
per cent of milk fat, shall for the first
offenSe be punished by a fine not eX-
ceeding fifty dollars, for a second offense
by a fine of not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred dollars and for a
subsequent offense by a fine of one
hundred dollars and by imprison-
ment for not less than thirty nor
more than sixty days. And in prosecu-
lions hereunder milk, which upon analy-
sis is shown to contain less than eleven
and Seventy-fiVe hundredthS per cent of
milk solids or less than three and twenty
five hundredths per cent of fat shall not
Dt' couSiueftu HIN VI Soou S'dtlufti VI
quality
Nothing in this Section shall be con-
strued to prohibit the sale of skinned
milk as such.-(Approved March 30
Chapter 81.
An Act To amend Section six. Chapter
two hundred and forty-tWo of the Pub
lie Laws of nineteen hundred and nine,
authorizing the Commissioner of Agri-
culture to seize milk cans and bottles
not properly sealed and CleanScd.
Section six, chapter two hundred and
forty-two of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine is hereby amended by
by himself or his duly authorized agent
seize without warrant such cans, bottles
or other vessels used in the purchase or
sale of milk or cream as may, in his
judgment, be necessary to be used as
evidence in cases of the violation of the
law relating to the sealing of such cans,
bottles or other vessels and the law re-
quiring that all cans, bottles or other
vessels shall be cleansed and sterilized
before being forwarded to producers or
distributors of milk. So that said section
as amended shall read as follows:
The commissioner of agriculture snail
diligently enforce, or cause to be en-
forced, all provisions of this act and may
by himself or his duly authorized agent
seize without warrant such cans bottles
or other vessels used in the purchase or
sale of milk or cream as may, in his
Judgment be necessary to be used as
evidence in cases of the violation of the
law relating to the sealing of such cans,
bottles or other vessels, and the law re-