The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06

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An Act to amend Section forty-two of
Chapter one hundred and forty-one
OF the Revised Statutes of nineteen
hundred and three, relating to the
Punishment of Convicts.
Section forty-two of chapter one hum
dred and forty-one of the revised stat
ton the following words, and any
county farm that may be established
for the reformation of inebriates', SO
that said section shall read as follows:
The four preceding sections apply to
convicts and officers in the county jails
having workshops attached thereto and
lished for the reformation of inebri-
ates'-tApproved March 22)
Chapter SIS.
An Act to amend section forty-eight of
Chapter forty of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter seventy of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
nine relating to the hours of employ
ment OF Women and Children.
Section l. Section forty-eight of
chapter forty of the revised statutes
as amended by chapter seventy of the
public laws of nineteen hundred and
nine is hereby amended by adding there
to the following: Nothing in this sec
tioE shall apply to any manufacturing
establishment or business, the materials
and products of which are perishable
and require immediate labor thereon, to
prevent decay thereof or damage there
TO-, SO that said section shall read as
follows:
Section 4s. No female minor under
eighteen years of age, no male minor
man shall be employed in laboring in
any manufacturing or mechanical estab-
Ilshment in the State, more than ten
hours in any one day eXcapt when il
IS necessary to make repairs to prevent
the interruption of the ordinary running
OF the machinery, or when a different
apportionment of the hours of labor is
made for the sole purpose of making a
shorter days work for one day of the
week; and in no case shall the hours
OF labor exceed tifty-eight in week;
age and over shall be so employed as
above, more than ten hours a day dur
ing minority, unless he voluntarily con-
tracts to do so with the consent Of his
guardian and in such case he shall re-
celVe extra compensation for his ser
vices; provided, however, that any fe-
male of eighteen years of age or over,
may lawfully contract for such labor
for any number of hours in excess of
ten hours q day, not exceeding six
hours III any one week, or sixty hours
IN any one year receiving additional
| compensation therefor; but during her
minority, the consent Of her parents, or
one of them. or guardian shall be frs t
obtained. Nothing in this section shall
apply to any manufacturing establish
ment or business, the materials and
products Of which are perishable and
require immediate labor thereon, to pre-
vent decay thereof damage thereto
Section .. Sections fifty-five and
Htty-slN of chapter forty of the revised
statutes as existing previous to the en-
actnent of chapter two hundred and
tifty-seven of the public laws of nine.
teen hundred and nine and section fifty
seven of said chapter forty as enacted
, by said chapter two hundred and fifty
seven Of the public laws of nineteen
; hundred and nine are hereby expressly
repeaied.-(Approved March 22D
Chapter So.
An Act to provide for the better preser-
!, walton Of Township Plans
Chapter eleven Of the revised stat
utes, relating to register of deeds is
hereby. amended by adding thereto the
Section 20. The aldermen of cities
and the selectmen of towns may cause
: any plans in the possession of said
cities or towns or otherwise available.
showing the allotment of lands in said
cities or towns to be recorded in the
; registry of deeds in and for the county
situated. Said plans TO be transcribed
Or copied upon the best quality mount
| ed craving paper in a suitable book
furnished by the register at the ex-
penSe OF the county.
Sa1d aldermen or Selectmen shall on
the written request of three or more
: freeholders of any such city or town,
cause sach plans to be recorded as
. certify the record or copy Of said plan
} Tor which he shall receive a fec of fifty
} cents to be paid by the city or town
presenting such plan for record Said
, city or town shall also paw in addition
) to the above the cost of copying or tran
; seribing- said .1lan on the record TAP
: proved March 22)
Chapter 81.
An Act to regulate the Fees for Sealing
Milk Bottles.
Section twenty-one of chapter one hun
dfed and seventeen OF the revised stat
line forty-two of said section, after the
words milk bottles by striking out
the words three cents each, and writ
ing in lieu thereof the following: in lots
of one gross or less, one cent each, in
lots from one to two gross, -fourths
of q cent each, in lots of more than two
gross and not over four gross, one-hale
cent each, in lots greater than four
gross. one-fourth of a cent each.'-(Ap-
proved March 22)
Chapter So.
An Act to repeal Chapter two hundred
twenty-five of the Public Laws of one
thousand nine hundred and nine re-
Etting to expenses of the inspector
Of boilers and engines and their APP
pultenances of steamboats, upon in
land waters.
Chapter two hundred and twenty-five
of the public laws of nineteen hundred
and nine is hereby repealed-( approved
March 22)
Chapter So.
An Act to amend Chapter thirty-two of
Ihc Revised Statutes, as amended by
Section eight of Chapter ninety of
the Public Laws of nineteen hundred
and nine, relating to ice fishing in
tlie Lakes and Ponds in the Town of
Chestervillc, in the County of Frank
lin.
So much of chapter thirty-two of the
revised statutes, as amended by Sec
tinn eight of chapter ninety of the pub
nc laws of nineteen hundred and nine,
US prohibits fishing through the ice, in
accordance with the general law of the
state, on Friday and on Saturday of
each week, in all the lakes and ponds
situated wholly in the town of Chester
VIE, N the county of Franklin, is
hereby repealed.-(Approved March 22.)
Chapter 60.
AN Act to render more wholesome the
Milk SUPPLY of Cities and Towns.
Section l. All cans or other recep-
tacles used in the transportation of milk
Or cream shall be cleansed and staril-
lZed before being forwarded to the pro-
Queer or distributor of milk or cream
for use.
Section 2. Whoever by himself. clerk,
servant or agent ships or transports or
causes to be shipped or transported any
cars or other receptacles not cleansed
and steriliZed as provided in section one
hereof, shall be punished by a fine Of
not more. than fifty dollars for each
OffenSe.-( ApproVed March 22)