Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

or salesman in connection with the bust
ness, revoke the agents or salesman
registration: and may, having reasonable
cause to believe that the agent or sales
man may have been guilty of violation
of the provisions of this act, or dishon-
est, deceitful or fraudulent conduct In
the agents or salesman's registration
until satisfied to the contrary. In either
case, the agent or salesman shall not be
regarded as registered under the provis-
tration by the commissioner. either on
his own initiative or upon order of court
as hereinafter provided.
In case of suspension or revocation OF
registration, all certificates shall at once
be surrendered to the commissioner upon
his request.
SERVICE Of NOTICE
Gsetior .. Eo.ice of any requirement
or decisi@ = the commissioner shall he
srf4Sio~ II Sert by mail addressed "a
case may be, at the address designated
i. lie application for registration.
APPEALS.
Section II. Appeals may be taken by
any person aggrieyea by any, decision of
the commissioner. to the supreme judicial
court, by petition addressed 10 that
court. stating the decision complained
or. Upon such petition, citation shall be
issued to the commissioner. who shall
ME an answer to the petitions. stating
therein his reasons for the decision. The
court may, in its discretion, after near
ing the commissioner, or his representa-
tive, suspend the order of the commits
Sioner, pending the determination OF the
petition upon its merits, and may, after
flnal nearing thereon, make such decree
IN connection with the matter complained
of as justice may require. The court
shall make provision for summary near
ing and determination of such petitions
50 far as in its discretion seems desirable.
PENALTIES.
Section IL. Any dealer or any person
violating any provision of this act. or
knowingly filing with the commissioner
or furnishing to him any false or ms,
leading statements or information, sha II
be punishable upon conviction Thereon by
fine of not more than one thousand
dollars, or by Imprisonment for not more
than sixty days, or by both such hne
and Imprisonment The foregoing PEN
aties shall be in addition to, ana ,na not +,
substitute for, any civil or CRIMINAL ma
blity now or hereafter existing.
Section IL. No registration shall be
necessary, or become effective; under TINS
act. before the first day of January,
nineteen hundred fourteen.
Section IA. All acts or parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.-tApproved April 3, 1872
Chapter 2to.
An Act to amend Sections two. nine and
twelve of Chapter one hundred ana
ninety-five of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and eleven i'll relation
to the control of contagious diseases
among cattle, sheep and swine
Section l. Section two of chapter one
hundred ninety-five of the public laws of
nineteen hundred eleven Is hereby
amended by inserting after the word
value" in the thirty-sixth line thereof,
praised value shall exceed one hundred
dollars for any horse condemned; and,
so that said section as amended shali
read as follows:
Section 2. That it shall be the duty of
the live stock sanitary commissioner to
cause Investigation TO be made as 10
the existence of tuberculosis, pleuro-
pneumonia, foot and mouth disease
glanders, hog cholera and other infec-
tious and contagious disease. among cat
tie. horses, sheep and swine; and such
live stock sanitary commissioner or MS
duly. constituted agent, is hereby au-
thorized to enter any premises or places
including stock-yards. cars and vessels
within any county or part of the state.
in or at which he has reason to believe
there exists any such disease. and 10
make search, Investigation and inquiry
in regard to the existence thereof.
Upon the discovery of the existence of
any of the said diseases. the live stock
sanitary commissioner is authorized to
give notice. by publication OF the exist
ence of such diseases and the locality
thereof, in such newspapers as he may
select, and to notify in writing the offl-
Gals or agents of any railroad, steam
boats or other transportation company,
doing business in or through sueh M
fected locality, of the existence of such
disease; and Is hereby authorized and
required to establish and maintain sucu
quarantine of animals, places, premises
or localities. as he may deem necessary
20 prevent the spread of any such dis
the animal or animals affected with the
said disease, in accordance with sueh
rules and regulations, made by him, a $
hereinafter authorized and provided, and
also to cause the same to be destroyed.
and a proper disposition of the carcass
made according to rule and regulation
as aforesaid. and to pay TO the owner
or owners thereof their value, as de-
praisal, out of any moneys appropriated
by the legislature for that purpose; pro-
vided however. that no appraised value
shall be more than one hundred dollars
cor cattle, with pedigree recorded, or
recordable in the recognized herd books,
of the breed in which the cattle destroy
ed may belong, nor more than nifty DO
lars, for the cattle which have no record
able pedigree; and all other animals 50
destroyed shall be paid for at the rate
of One-half of their cash value; provlded,
that no appraised value Shall EXEC exceed c ON
demned: and provided further. that In
no case shall compensation be allowed
for any animal destroyed under the pro-
tracted or been exposed, to such dis-
ease in a foreign country, or on the high
seas, or that may have been brought
into this state within one year previous
to such animal showing evidence of such
disease, and the owner or owners thereof
shall furnish satisfactory evidence as to
the time such animal or animals shall
have been owned in the state; nor shall
compensation be allowed to any owner
who in person, or by agent, knowingly
and wilfully conceals the existence OF
such disease or the fact of exposure
thereto iii animals of which the person
making such concealment, by himself or
agent Is in whole or part owner
Section @ Section nine. of chapter one
hundred and ninety-five of the public
laws of one thousand nine hundred and
eleven. Is hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing substituted in place thereof:
Section .. Any person or persons
bringing horses into the State of Maine
must have a permit and shall notify the
live stock sanitary commissioner within
forty-eight hours after their arrival
who shall at once cause the same to be
examined either by physical examna-
ton or to be tested with mallein, or the
blood test used, at the expense of the
owner. and If an animal is found to be
glandered no compensation shall be al
lowed.
No permit or examination will be re.
quired for horses used in circuses ant
to perform on the stage.