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


amended shall read as follows.
section 3. He shall consult with and
advise the county attorneys in matters
relating to. their duties; and IL in his
Judgment the public interest so requires
he shall assist them by attending tho
grand jury in the examination of a case
In which the accused Is charged with
treason or murder. and appear for the
State in the trial of indictments for trea-
son or murder. He may also institute
against the provisions of chapters five
and six Of the Revised Statutes. and
for that purpose attend and present
in the examination of witnesses and
Drawing indictments -tApproyed Maren
~, 1879
Chapter 81.
An Act relative to sealing milk bottles
and Jars.
Section i. Glass bottles and jars which
are used for the distribution of milk or
cream to consumers and which hold,
when filled to a level with the bottom of
the cap or stopple, not less than thirty
two ounces or more than thirty-two
ounces and six drains, not less than six
teen ounces or more than sixteen ounces
and four drains: not less than eight
ounces or more than eight ounces and
two drains for the quart. pint and one
half pint respectively, shall be sealed as
full measure under the provisions of sec
ton seven, chapter forty-four of the
turer
All dealers In milk or cream who use
glass bottles or jars for the distribu
ton of milk or cream to consum-
ers, which have not been sealed by
the manufacturer. shall bring in SUCH
bottles or jars to the office of their own
aforesaid. If a bottle or jar has once
been sealed by sealer of weights and
measures, or by the manufacturer, it
shall not in any case be necessary to
have it sealed again at any time while
1t Is used for the distribution of milk or
cream to consumers.
In hAffI n rc nfnl t.t1IR 41.n
provisions of this section shall not be-
legal measures except for the distribu-
ton of milk or cream to consumers.
Such bottles or jars as are sealed by
the manufacturers shall be marked
with the name, initials or trade mark OF
the manufacturer, and designating num-
different for each manufacturer and
may be used in Identifying the bottles.
The designating number shall be fur
nished by the State seaier of weights
and measures upon application by the
manufacturer, and upon fling by the
manufacturer of bond with the treas
thousand dollars with sureties to be APP
proved by the attorney general, con-
ditioned upon. their conformance. with
this section. A record of the bonds fur
nished, the designating numbers and to
whom furnished. shall be kept In the
office of the State sealer of weights and
measures.
Any manufacturer who sells milk or
cream bottles to be used i'll this State
that do not comply as to size and mark
ings with the provisions of this section,
shall suffer the penalty of five hundred
dollars, to be recovered by the attorney
general in an action against the Offend
ers bondsmen to be brought in the name
of the people of the State. ANY dealer
who uses for the purpose OF selling milk
or cream, jars or bottles purchased af-
ter this law takes effect that do not
comply with the requirements of this
section as to markings and capacity,
shall be deemed guilty of using false or
Section 2. Chapter two hundred and
fifty-four of the public laws of nineteen
hundred nine is hereby repealed.-(Ap-
proved March 20, 1872
Chapter 90.
An Act requiring the report to the state
Board of Health of certain oecupa-
tional diseases due to poisoning or
other causes.
Section l. Every physician attending
upon or called in to visit a person
whom he believes to be suffering from
poisoning from lead. phosphorus. ar
senic or mercury, or their compounds, or
from anthrax, or from compressed air
illness, or any other ailment or disease
contracted as result of such persons
occupation or employment, shall. within
ten days after his first attendance upon
such person, send to the he. state board OF
health q Written notice Stating the name
and full postoffice address and place OF
employment of such person. and the ma
ture of the occupation and the disease or
ailment from which, in the opinion OF
the physician, the person is suffering,
with such other specific information as
may be required by the State board OF
health
Section q In like manner. as is pro-
vided in section one. shall every case OF
lead poisoning and of suspected lead
poisoning. which has resulted from the
use of water, which contains lead or is
suspected of containing lead, be reported
to the State board of health, and when
such reports are received the said board
shall do what it can by laboratory work
and otherwise to enable the attending
physician to determine whether the case
is one of lead poisoning, and if so, the
source of the poison.
Section 3. Any. physician who shall
fail to perform the duty imposed by
section one of this act within the time
therein limited shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shah be punished by fine OF
not less than five nor more than ten
dollars.
Section T. 1t shall be the duty of the
State board of health and of the county
attorney of the county wherein any per-
son violating the provisions of this act
may reside to prosecute all violations or
the provisions of this act. which shall
come to the knowledge of them or either
of them.-(Approved March 70, 1872
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section two of Chapter
one hundred Lightweight of the Pub
lie Laws of nineteen hundred seven as
amended by Chapter forty-seven of the
Public Laws of nineteen hundred and
nine. relating to the assessment OF
taxes for street spfinkling.
Section two of chapter one hundred
eighty EIGHT of the public laws of nine
teen hundred seven as amended by
chapter forty-seven of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and nine is hereby
further amended by inserting after the
word city wherever it occurs in said
section, the words town or village cor
poratior,' SO that said section as amends
ed shall read as follows:
Section 2. If city. town or village
corporation determine that streets or
certain streets or portions of streets
shall be sprinkled in whole or in part at
the expense of the abutters thereon,
such expense for sprinkling for a mu-
nicpal year and the proportions thereof
to be borne by ahutters shall be deter
mined by the municipal officers who af-
ter such notice as they may order snail
view the abutting estates and after
hearing determine the amount to be as
sessed on estates abutting on such
streets in proportion to the benefit Sc
cured to such abutting estates by such
sprinkling Provided. however, that IL
horse railroads or street railroads arc
operated upon such public ways or por-
tons thereof as said city, town or village
corporation may determine to sprinkle
at the expense of the abutters said rail-
roads shall be assessed on the amount OF
space included between the outer rails
and one foot beyond on each side ex-