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

tnereof plainly printed statement
package in terms of standard bushel box
or standard barrel the name and adj
dress OF the owner or shipper of the
uppies az time OF packing, the name of
the variety, the class or grade of the
apples contained therein ana If the APP
be plainly designated
section l. II shall he unlawful for any
person within this state to pack, self,
dlstlibute transport, offer o. expose for
sale, distribution, or transportation. an
pies which are adulterated or misbranded
within the meaning of this acts
Section ); Fer the purpose of this act
apples packed In closed package shall
De deemed 10 he adulterated il their
eo SnsprS' f. 9Ga l Grade or purity do not
made upQn the affixed guaranty.
aS SSctipn = FOR the purpose Of this act
be deemed TO be msbrandcd
FIRST If the package fail to bear all
statenents required by section three.
second. II the package bear any state
ment, design or device regarding such
,-agcifJlssle or its contents which shall be
regulatidbi# for Carrying Y aarteular or
Section s. The commissioner of agri-
culture, in person or by deputy shall
have free access ingress and egress at
building wherein apples are packed,
stored. transported, sold, offered or ex-
posed for sale. or for transportation.
by deputy, to open any box, barrel or
other container and may, upon tender
ing the market price, take samples there
from.
Section Q. When the said commissioner
of agriculture becomes cognizant of the
violation of any of the provisions of this
act he shall cause notice of such fact,
together with a copy of the findings. to
be given to the person concerned. The
person so notified shall be given an op-
portunity to be heard under such rules
and regulations as may be prescribed
by said commissioner of agriculture
hon "A
place of the hearing, said hearing to be
held in the county where said inspection
is made.
Section 10. Any person who adulter-
ates or misbrands apples within the
meaning of this act. or any person who
packs. sells, distributes, transports, Of
fers or exposes for sale, distribution or
transportation apples in violation of any
of the provisions of this act, shall be
hundred dollars for the first offence. and
by a fine not exceeding two hundred
dollars for each subsequent offence.
Section H. No person shall be prose-
cuted under the provisions of this act
when he can establish a guaranty signed
by the person from whom he received
such articles. to the effect that the same
is not adulterated or misbranded, with
in the meaning of this act, designating
it. Said guaranty. To afford protection.
shall contain the name and address of
the party or parties making the sale of
such articles to said dealer. and in such
case said party or parties shall be amen
able to the prosecutions, fines and other
penalties which would attach. in due
course. to the dealer under the provi-
section II. The word ''person" as used
in this act shall be construed TO import
both the plural and the singular. as the
case demands. and shall include cor
porations, companies. societies and as
sociatons When constituting and en-
forcing the provisions of this act. the
act, omission. or failure of any officer.
agent. or other person acting for or en-
ployed by any corporation, company.
society. or association, within the scope
of his employment office. shall in
every case be also deemed to be the act.
omission. or failure of such corporation,
company, society, or association as well
as that of the person.
Section g. There shall be appropriated
from the state treasury the sum of M
teen hundred dollars for the year nine
teen hundred thirteen and the sum OF
fifteen hundred dollars for the year nine
teen hundred fourteen for the purpose
of carrying out the provisions of this
shall be paid by the state treasurer 10
the commissioner of agriculture as may
be shown by his bills and vouchers OF
expenditures in performing the duties
required by this act
Section II The commissioner OF agri-
culture shall diligently enforce all Of the
provisions of this act, and. in TINS con-
nection, he shall be entitled to have and
receive the advice. counsel and assist
ance of the attorney general and OF the
attorney for the state in the several
counties.
The said commissioner OF agriculture
III his discretion may recover the PEN
aities for the violation of the provisions
of this act in an action ON the case IN
his own name, the venue to be as In
other civil actions. and the plaintiff pre-
vailing in any such action shall recover
full costs; or he may prosecute violatofs
by complaint or Indictment in the name
of the State and such prosecution shaii
be commenced in the county in which
the offense was committed. All mes
received under this act by county treas
urers shall be paid by them to the state
treasurer.
Trial justices and municipal and police
courts are hereby invested with oflsinai
Jurisdiction. concurrent with the SUI
preme judicial and superior courts, TO
hear. determine, enter, and by appro-
pirate process enforce judgment IN aes
the penalties aforesaid. and TO trg, anu
upon conviction. to punish, Tor oiiehses
against the provisions OF TINS aet, 80 oc,s
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.-(Approved April !, 1881
Chapter 157.
An Act additional TO Chapter sixty-one
of the Revised Statutes. providing for
of births marriages and deaths.
Section l.. If the record relat ting 10 a
tain ali the required facts or if 1t Is al
legged that the facts are not correctly
stated therein; the town clerk shais re-
required for record, If made by per-
y son who was required by law TO furnish
reformation for the original record. or
at the discretion Of the town clerk, by
one or more credible persons having
knowledge of the case The town clerk
shall file such affidavit and record 1t
in a separate book to be kept for thai
purpose. with the name and residence of
any deponent and the date of such rec
ord and shall thereupon draw a line
through the incorrect statements In the
original record without erasing them,
and shall then enter the facts required
to amend the record: and forthwith. If
a copy of the record has been sent to
the State registrar of vital statistics,
shall forward to the registrar a certified
copy of the corrected record upon
blanks to be provided by said registrar:
and the registrar shall thereupon amend
the record in his Office and state in the
margin thereof his authority therefor.
Reference to the record of the affidavit
shall be made by the clerk on the mar
gin of the original record. If the clerk
furnishes copy of such record. he
therein as amended, and shall state IN
addition that the certificate Is issued
under the provisions of this section, a
copy of which shall be printed on ev-
cry such certificate. Such affidavit, or
a certified copy of the record of any
other city or town or of a written