The Republican journal., 1913-04-10

The commissioner may, in case of vio-
case of dishonest, deceitful or fraud
dent conduct, on the part of any agent
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 TINS act, or dlshon-
est, decetful or fraudulent conduct in
connection with the business suspend
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-
ions of this act until restored to regis
tration by the commissioner, either on
his own initiative or upon order OF court
as hereinafter provided
In case of suspension or revoca ton of
registration, all certificates shall at once
be surrendered to the commissioner upon
is request.
SERVICE OF NOTICE.
:'ectiol 10. Notice of any requirement
sIrit a. Il if sen, by mail addressed to
@ dealer, agent or salesman, as the
'''r may be- at the address designated
in the application for registration.
APPEALS.
Section II. Appeals may be taken by
any person aggrieved by any decision of
the commissioner, to the supreme judicial
court, by petition addressed to that
court. stating the decision complained
of. Upon such petition, citation shall be
issued to the commissioner, who shall
file an answer to the petitions. stating
therein his reasons for the decision. The
court may, in it's discretion, after hear
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
final hearing thereon, make such decree
in connection with the matter complained
of as justice may require The court
shall make provision for summary hear
ing and determination of such petitions
so far as in its discretion seems desirable.
PENALTIES.
Section u. Any dealer or any person
violating any provision of this act, or
knowingly filing with the commissioner
or furnishing to him any false or mis-
leading statements or information, shall
be punishable upon conviction thereof by
a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars or by Imprisonment for not more
than sixty days, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment. The foregoing pen
alties shall be in addition to, and not
substitute for, any civil or criminal liza
bility now or hereafter existing.
Section 13. No registration shall be
necessary, or become effective, under this
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.-(Approved April O. 1879
Chapter 21o.
An Act to amend Sections two. nine and
twelve of Chapter one hundred and
ninety-five of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred and eleven in 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 Shall
read as follows:
Section . That it shall! be the duty of
the live stock sanitary commissioner to
cause investigation to be made as to
the existence of tuberculosis, pleuro-
pneumonia; foot and mouth disease,
CHAMBERS, hog cholera and other infec-
tious and contagious disease among cat
tie, horses, sheep and swine; and such
live stock sanitary commissioner or his
duly. constituted agent, IS hereby au-
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 to
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 ma Y
select and TO notify in writing the OFF,
Gals or agents OF any railroad, steam
boats or other transportation company,
doing business in or through such in
fected locality. of the existence of such
disease and is hereby authorized and
required to establish and maintain such
of a.1-
or localities as he may deem necessary
to prevent the spread of any such dis
ease, and also to cause the appraisal Of
the animal or animals affected with the
said disease, in accordance with such
rules and regulations, made by him, az
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
Us aforesaid, and to pay to the owner
or owners thereof their value, as de-
termined upon at the time of the stp-
praisa 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 d pedigree recorded, Or
recordahle in the recognized nerd books,
Of the breed in which the cattle destroy
ed may belong, nor more than fifty 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; provided.
that no appraised value shall exceed on"
hundred dollars for any horse con
demned and provided, further, that in
no case shall compensation he allowed
for any animal destroyed under the pro-
visions of this act, which may have con-
tracted been exposed, to such dis
ease in a foreign country, or on the high
seas, 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 in animals of which the person
making such coneealment. by himself or
agent is in whole or part owner
Section g. Section nine of chapter one
hundred and nincty-fve of the public
laws of one thousand nine hundred and
eleven, is hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing substituted in place thereof
Section Q. 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 Il physical eXamina-
ton or to be tested with mallein, or the