Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-05

not more than twenty dollars. and fifty
cents additional for each such syphon,
box, can, bottle. key or other vessel OF
such can of capacity of not less than
trafficked in or disposed of. or by both
such Imprisonment and fine in the discre.
ton OF the magistrate hearing the com.
plant; and the said magistrate on finding
such person or persons guilty, shall i'm
pose the punishment herein prescribed
and shall award possession of the proper
ty taken to the owner thereof
Section 2. Section fourteen of chapter
forty OF the Revised Statutes Is hereby re.
pealed.
Section 8. Section thirty-nine of chap
ter forty is hereby amended by inserting
after the word vessels" in the fifth
line of said section the words or any of
his or said corporations cans of a ca
pacity of not less than five gallons, used
in the sale Of kerosene, refined petro-
ieum, gasoline or other burning or iilum-
mating OILS OF nulds, SO that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Section 50. Whenever any person in
his own behalf or in behalf of any cor
poration shall make complaint on oath
to any magistrate or court, authorized
to issue warrants in criminal cases, that
he has reason to believe and does believe
that any of his or said corporation s
syphons boxes, cans. bottles, kegs or
other vessels, or any of his or said cor
poration's cans of a capacity of not less
than five gallons used in the sale OF
kerosene. refined petroleum, gasoline or
other burning. or illuminating oils or
fluids a description of the names, marks
or devices whereon has been SO filed and
published as aforesaid, are being I'M
lawfully used, filled, bought, sold, dis
posed OF or trafficked in. or unlawfully
ufacturng or selling said beverages, oils.
fluids or liquids, or by any junk dealer
or dealer, in second hand articles, or by
any aays Ve eottIss OF such syphons boxes
cans OF capacity of not less than five
gallons used for the purposes aforesaid,
the said MAGISTRATE shall thereupon
issue a search warrant to search there
for.'-(Approyed March L. 1850
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section ore of Chapter
forty-four of the Revised Statutes, as
amended by Section three of Chapter
one hundred and sixteen of the Public
Laws OF nineteen hundred thirteen, re-
latinS to local sealers of weights and
measures.
Section one of chapter forty-four of
the Revised Statutes, as amended by
section three ofS.ehapter one hundred
ana sixteen of the public laws of nine
teen hundred thirteen. is hereby further
amended by inserting after the word
annually in the second line of said
section as amended the words in the
the l1rst sentence of said section as SO
amended the following sentence: With
IN ten days after each such appointment
the clerk Of each city or town shall
commune ate the name of the person so
appointed to the State sealer of weights
and measures, and for the neglect Of
TINS duty, shal! forfeit ten dollars to be
recovereds as in the following section.
so that said section as herein amended
shall read as follows:
Section I The municipal officers of
each town shall annually in the month
OF April appoint sealer of weights and
measures. not necessarily q resident
therein. removable at pleasure, and may
MI vacancies: Tor each month that said
municipal officers neglect this duty they
severaly shall; forfeit ten dollars to be
Within ten days after each such appoint
ment the clerk of each city or town
shai communicate the name of the
person so appointed to the State sealer
neglect 81 this duty shall forfeit ten
Goi'afs 10 be recovered as in the fol-
loWing section. Such sealer of weights
and measures in any town may be seal
er for several adjoining towns if such
is the pleasure ot the municipal officers
therein. provided such action receives
the approval of the State sealer Of
March IL, 1850
Chapter 100.
An Act TO amend Section ff.y-five of
maj t"r seventy nine of the Revised
statutes, relating to the fixing of the
time within which exceptions and mo-
and criminal cases.
Section 1itty-five of chapter seventy
nine OF the Revised statutes is be er.ts
amended :.iII by inserting after the words
following words provided, however, that
IN all cases. such exceptions snail be
presented within thirty days after the
verdlct is rendered or the opinion, direc
case in which, such verdict, opinion,
direction or Judgment is made also hy
Inserting after the words superior
CO., Goo'r Is, IN the thirteenth line thereof
courts snail otherwise provide by rule
also by adding az the end of said section
n nf the following paragraph: And
law or evidence, shall he filed during
the term at which verdict is rendered
hnt IN nc case Later than thirty DAYS
AFTER verdict rendered. so that said sec
ro, as amended shall read as follows:
Section 80. When the court is held bv
one justice, party aggrieved by any of
ms opinions. directions or judgments. in
any a., civil or criminal proceeding, may,
during the term, present written exceD
IONS in summary manner signed hy
himself or counsel, and when found tr,ja
they shall be allowed and signed by such
cases, such exceptions shall be presented
within thirty days after the verdict Is
rendered or the opinion, direction or
judgment is announced, in the case
IN which such verdict, oDinion d.
rection or judgment is made. but
II he deems them frivolous and in
tended for delay, he may so certify on
motion OF the party not excepting; and
such exceptions may then be transmitted
at once by such justice to the CHEZ ms
nee, and shall be argued in writing on
both sides within thirty days thereafter,
unless the presiding justice for cool
cause, enlargeS the time and they shall
ne considered and decided bv the ms
lices OF SAID court as soon as may be.
ana the decision certified to the clerk of
the county where the case is pending
ms section applies to exceptions filed in
any criminal proceedings in either of tho
superior courts. unless said superior
courts shall otherwise provide by rule II
the justice disallows or fails to sign and
return the exceptions, or alters any, state
ment therein, and either party is az
srleVed, the truth Of the exceptions IRE
seHted may be established before the sr
prene judicial court sitting as a court of
law upon petition setting forth the griev-
aaice, ana thereupon, the truth thereof
,peIHg established, the exceptions shall be
heard and the same proceedings had az
II they had been duly signed and brought
up TO said court with the petition. The
supreme judicial court shall make and
promulgate rules for settling the truth
OF exceptions alleged and not allowed
And all motions for new trials. rs
against law or the evidence, shall be filed
curing the term. at which verdict is rem
qered, but in no case later than thirty
days after verdict rendered. '-(Approyed
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