Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01


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'rt in vacation. - approved March 800
Chapter $50.
An Act to consolidate the management Of
the State Juvenile institutions.
school for boys at South Portland and the
Maine Industrial school for girls M Halo
well. is hereby vested In board Of trus-
tees, who shall be known rs Trustees of
Juvenile Institutions
Section >. Said board shall be composed
OF I'VE men and one woman, inhabitants OF
appointed shall be- fixed al six. five. four,
three, two and one years respectively, and
the trustees thereafter appointed shall hold
office for six years.
Section 3. Said board shall perform all
the duties re luired. and have all the pow
ers given by statute to the trustees of state
school for boys and trustees OF Maine in
nas,ral school for girls and said last
Section l. Said trustees shall receive as
compensation five dollars a day for time
actually employed, and necessary travelling
expenses. TO be audited by the state auditor.
Section :. All aets and parts of acts
Inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
approved March 30D
Chapter ISL.
An Act relating to the Packing of Food
Whereas, il is necessary for the pack
ing interests of Maine that some form of
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
tN 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
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annually file with the director of the
Maine agricultural experiment station an
application for permit. said applica-
ton shall state the location of the fac
tory. the kind of food to be packed, tn"
name of the packer and the date ON
which it is expected tnat packing will
begin. Within sixty days after the filing
of such application for permit, the
director of said station shall. upon
receipt of one hundred dollars. is
sue to such applicant permit for pack
ing said food in conformity with the re-
quirements of tn" Main" pure food and
drug law for the calendar year. Such
packer shall also pay monthly not later
than the tenth day of each month tn"
cost of maintaining tn" inspection for the
food packed during. the previous month
The one hundred dollars paid by person
for permit, as aforesaid. shall h.
credited to him at the close of the Calen-
dar year. a payment toward the cost
of inspecting his product. Said director
shall. however. have power tn 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 =. The director of the Main"
agricultural experiment station shall. by
adequate Inspection, see that the food
packed under this act is in conformity
with the requirements Of the Maine puf"
food and drug law. Said director shall
make uniform rules and regulations for
carrying ont the proNiSloaS of this and
said pure food and drug law. said
director shall authorize the persons pack
ing food in conformity with this and
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cuutainer 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 3. Whenever said director be-
comes cogniZant of the violation of any
"f the provisions of this act he shall
cause notice Of such fact together with
copy of the charge To be preferred
stating the date. hour and place of hear
ing IL be given To the packer 50 charged
who shall he given an opportunity to be
heard under such rules and regulations
as may be prescribed by said director.
Section 4 Any person who shall falsely
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" used
in this act shall be construed to import
both the singular and the plural, as the
case demands, and shall include corpora
tons, companies, societies and assocta-
lions. When constituting and enforcing
the provisions of this act. the act. omis-
sion. failure of any officer, agent or
other person acting for or empowered
by any corporation. company, society. or
association, within the scope of his en-
ployment or office, shall in every case be
also deemed to be the act, omission or
failure of such corporation. company
society, or association as we'll as that of
the person.
Section 6. Said director shall diligently
enforce all of the provisions of this act
and shall be entitled to and shall have
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 of
this act In an action of debt brought in
his own name. the Venue to be as IN
other civil cases, and the plaintiff pre-
vailng in any such action shall recover
full costs or he may prosecute viola
tons by complaint or indictment in the
der this act shall be paid by the county
treasurer to the director of the Maine
moneys received by said director under
this act shall be paid by him to the treas
urer of the Maine agricultural expert
ment station and shall be expended in
carrying out the provisions of this act
Section I. Trial justices, municipal and
police courts are hereby invested with
original jurisdiction concurrent with
the supreme judicial court to hear. de-
termine. enter, and by appropriate pro-
cess. enforce judgment in actions brought
for the recovery of the penalties afore-
to punish for offenses against the provis-
ions of this act
Section s. This act shall take effect
when approved. -fApproved March 800
Chapter 1852.
An Act imposing an annual license fee upon
Foreign Corporations and repeating Chap
ter hundred thirteen of the Public
Laws of nineteen hundred and nine
Section /. Chapter one hundred and
thirteen of the public laws of nineteen hun
bred and nine is hereby repealed and the
following enacted in its stead:
Section /. 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 a usual place of business in this state
or which is engaged in business in this
state permanently or temporarily, without
usual place of business therein, shall be-
fore doing business in this state, in writing
appoint resident of the state having an
Office or place of business therein TO be its
true and lawful attorney upon whom all
lawful processes in any action or proceed
ings against ii may be served. and in such
writing, which shall set forth said attor-