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


made in vacation, shall be Endorsed on the
process. And any order or notice that the
court may grant may be ordered by JUS
tice in vacation. '-( Approved March 30)
Chapter $50.
An Act to consolidate the management of
the State Juvenile Institutions
Section l. The government of the state
school for boys at South Portland and the
Maine Industrial school for girls at Halo
we'll is hereby vested in board of trus-
tees, who shall be known as Trustees of
Juvenile Institutions
Section 2. Said board shall be composed
of five men and one woman, inhabitants of
the state who shall be appointed by the
governor The term of the trustees first
appointed shall be fixed at six. five, four.
three, two and one years respectively, and
the trustees thereafter appointed shall hold
office for six years.
Section g. Said board shall perform all
the duties required. and have all the pow
school FOR boys and trustees of Maine in
dustrial school for girls and said last
named boards are hereby abolished.
Section 4. Said trustees shall receive as
Compensation five dollars day for time
actually employed, and necessary travelling
expenses, to be audited by the state auditor.
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
Improved March 300
Chapter 151.
An Act relating to the Packing of Food
Whereas. it is necessary for the pack
ing interests of Maine that some form OF
official inspection of their goods be pro-
vided, and whereas the packing season
begins before the first of July next. and
whereas in the opinion of the legislature
these facts render the immediate passage
OF this act necessary for the preserva-
ton of the public health. peace and safe
ty and constitute an emergency within
the meaning of the constitution. now,
therefore
Be it enacted by the People of the State
of Maine, as follows:
Section l. Any person intending to pack
food in tin or glass within this state may
annually file with the director of the
Maine agricultural experiment station an
application for permit. Said appllca-
ton shall state the location of the. fac
tory, the kind of food to be packed, the
name of the packer and the date on
which it is expected tnat packing will
begin. Within sixty days after the filing
director of said station shall, upon
receipt of one hundred dollars. is
sue to such applicant a permit for pack
ing said food in conformity with the re-
drug law for the calendar year. Such
packer shall also pay monthly not later
than the tenth day of each month the
cost of maintaining the inspection for the
The one hundred dollars paid by person
for a permit, as aforesaid, shall be
credited to him, at the Close of the calen-
dar year. as payment toward the cost
of inspecting his product. Said director
shall, however, have power to cancel any
permit whenever the provisions of this
act or those of the Maine pure food and
drug law have not been complied with.
Section 2. The director of the Maine
agricultural experiment station shall. by
adequate inspection, see that the food
packed under this act is in conformity
with the requirements of the Name pure
food and drug law. Said director shall
make uniform rules and regulations for
carrying out the provisions OF this and
said pure food and drug law. Sale
director shall authorize the persons pack
ing a food in conformity with this an(
said pure food and drug law to mark the
container of said food with statement
certifying that the food contained therein
was packed, inspected and passed under
the Maine pure food and drug law.
Section 8. Whenever said director be
comes cognizant of the violation of any
of the provisions of this act he shall
cause notice of such fact together wild
a copy of the charge to be preferred
stating the date, hour and place of hear
ing to be given to the packer so charged
who shall be given an opportunity to b'
heard under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by said director.
Section T. Any person who shall falsely
mark any container as having beef
packed in conformity with the require
ments of this act shall be punished by ;
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
for each container thus falsely marked.
Section ;. The word 'person" as usel
in this act shall be construed to impor
both the singular and the plural, as thu
case demands, and shall include corpora
tons, companies, societies and assocla
lions. When constituting and entorclni
the provisions of this act, the act, omis
sion, or failure of any officer, agent, o
other person acting for or empowered
by any corporation, company, society, o
association. within the scope of his EN-
pIoyment or office, shall in every case b
also deemed to be the act. omission, o
failure of such corporation. company
society, or association as well as that o
the person.
Section 6. Said director shall diligentl,
enforce all of the provisions of this act
and shall be entitled to and shall hav
and receive the assistance of the attor
ney general and of any county attorney
Said director, in his discretion, may re
cover the penalties for the violation o
this act in an action of debt brought il
his own name the venue to be as il
other civil eases, and the plaintiff pre-
vailng in any such action shall recove
full costs; or he may prosecute viola
tons by complaint or Indictment in TIL
name of the state. All fines received I'm
der this act shall be paid by the count,
treasurer to the director of the Main
agricultural experiment station. Al
moneys received by said director unde
this act shall be pad by MN to the treas
urer of the Maine agricultural expert
ment station and shall be expended il
CARRYING out the provisions of this act
Section T. Trial justices, municipal an,
police courts are hereby invested witt
original jurisdiction. concurrent Will
the supreme judicial court. to hear, de
termine, enter and by appropriate pro
cess enforce judgment in actions brough
for the recovery of the penalties afore
said and to try. and. upon conviction
to punish for offenSes against the pro- is
ions of this act.
Section 8. This act shall take effec
when approved.-(Approved March 500
Chapter 1852.
An Act imposing an annual license fee upor
Foreign Corporations and repeating Chap.
ter one hundred thirteen OF the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred and nine.
Section 1. Chapter one hundred anC
thirteen of the public laws of nineteen hun
dred and nine is hereby repealed and the
following enacted in its stead:
Section I. Every corporation established
under laws other than those of this state
for any lawful purpose other than as
bank savings bank, trust company surety
company, safe deposit company insurance
company or public service company, which
has usual place of business in this state
or which is engaged in business in this
state permanently temporarily, without
a usual place OF business therein. shall be-
fore doing business in this state, in writing
office or place of business therein to be its
true and lawful attorney upon whom all
lawful processes in any action or proceed
ipgS against it may he served and in such