The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-05

1917.
granting the application shall register
in book or upon suitable index cards
to be kept for the purpose. the motor
gn to e o%ner IN of the Such moor 0e
hicle a distinguishing number or other
mark. and shall thereupon issue to the
applicant certificate of registration
which shall contain the name, place of
residence and address of the applicant
and the registered number or mark
shall prescribe the manner in which
be inscribed or displayed on the motor
vehicle, and shall be in such form as
the secretary may, determine; The sec
rotary of state shall also furnish the
applicant two enameled iron plates. con-
tanning the word Maine" in letters not
less than one inch in height, and the
number Of the .. registration in arabs
height. The number plates must be at
tached to the front and rear of the au-
tomobiles, auto trucks and traction en-,
with a. registration seal or other dis
tinguishing mark as may be determined
by the secretary. of state: The num-
Der for motorcycles must be SO placed
as to be always plainly visible. A prop
er record of all applications for regis
tration and of all certificates issued
snail pc kept by the secretary OF state
in his office and shall be open to the
inspection of any person during rea-
sonable hours. The certificate Of reg
istration shall always be carried on the
place in or about the motor vehicle.
Upon the sale Of any motor vehicle,
registration shall expire and the vendor
shall Immediately return the certificate
of registration to the secretary of state,
with notice of sale and the name, place
of residence and address of. the ven
distinguishing mark for automobiles,
motorcycles and traction engines shall
be furnished free from the office of the
secretary of state. The express charge
for delivery of registration plates shall
be paid by the receiver. Plates lost or
mutilated may be replaced for seventy
five cents each.
motor cycle that has been regis
tered in accordance with this section
may be operated by the owner of such
motorcycle without license, and the
certificate of registration shall be evil
dence of the right to operate. -(Ap-
proved April I, 1910
CHAPTER 2a5.
An Act to amend Sections ten, seven
teen and eighteen of CHAPTER thtrtv-
five of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the importation of horses and cat
tie and also the testing of pure blood
ed cattle to be sold for breeding pur-
Section 1. Section ten of chapter
thirty-fye, of the revised statutes is
amended by inserting in the sixth line
OF SAID section the words or the live
stock sanitary commissioner may ac-
cept a certificate of health showing sat
lisfactory mallein test or physical exam
nation made by an inspector of the
States or by a veterinarian whose GER
thcate is approved by the state official
ddavln e authority to approve same I'M
the animal is shipped, so that said sec
ton as amended shall read as follows:
Section 10. Any person or persons
have permit and shall notify the live
stock sanitary commissioner within
forty-eight hours after their arrival;
the commissioner shall at once cause
the same to be examined by physical
examination, or to be tested with NAL
lein or cause the blood test to be used
at the expense of the owner; or the live
stock sanitary commissioner may accept
certificate of health showing salts
factory mallein test or physical exam
nation made by an inspector of the bu-
reau of animal industry of the United
states or by veterinarian whose GER
tlficate is approved by the state official
having authority to approve same I'M
der the laws of the state from which
the animal is shipped. If an animal is
found to be glandered no compensation
shall be allowed. No permit or exam
lnation will be required for horses used
in circuses and to perform on the stage.
Whoever violates this section shall be
punished by a fine as provided in sec
ton seventeen
Section 2 Section seventeen of chap
ter thirty-flve of the revised statutes is
hereby amended by striking out in the
ninth line the words "one wear" and
inserting in place therefor six months.
so that said section shall read as fol-
lows:
Section II. All persons selling pure
FLOODED cattle. or cattle represented to
be pure blooded for breeding purposes
shall before delivery, make a report to
the live stock sanitary commissioner
upon blanks furnished by him upon APP
plication, stating the number of cattle
sold the age and sex, and to whom
sold; before delivery, such cattle shall
be tested with tuberculin under the d
reetion, of, and certificate of health
missioner, unless such test has been
carried out under his direction within
one year; but this provision shall not
apply to calves less than six months
old. Such certificate of health shall be
delivered to the buyer by the seller.
Whoever violates any provision of this
section shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five or, more than
fifty dollars for each offense.
Section 8. Section eighteen Of chap
ter thirtN-tiVe of the revised statutes Is
line of said section the words. regard
less of any other test made" and in
serting in the ninth line of said section
the words or the live stock sanitary
health showing satisfactory tuherculin
test made by an Inspector of the bu
reau of animal industry of the United
States or by a veterinarian whose GER
tificate is approved by the state Off
cial having authority to approve same
under the laws Of the state from which
ton shall read as follows;
Section is. No neat stock (calves,
of any age, shall be allowed to enter
to I hpT tlt