The Republican journal., 1917-04-05
CHAPTER 2o6.


An Act to amend Section eighty three of
Chapter f1fty-three of the Revised
statutes, relating to term Of Office of
insurance commissioner
Section l. That Section eighty-three
Of Chapter fifty-three of the Revised
Statutes be amended by striking out
the word three" in the third line of
the section and inserting in place there
in the third and fourth lines of the
section the words "unless sooner re-
moved, and inserting in their place the
following: and until his successor has
been appointed and qualified, so that
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows:
Section 49, An insurance commits
sioner whose office shall be at the
Governor and Council, and shall hold
his office for four years, and until his
successor has been appointed and quail
med, but shall not at the same time
lister oaths in the performance of his
official duties. in any part of the State
and at any time. He shall keep a cor
rect account of all his dotngs and of
all fees and moneys received by him by
virtue of his Office, pay over the same
to the treasurer of State quarterly and
at the same time settle his account
with the Governor and Council He
shall give bond to the treasurer, in
the sum of FIVE thousand dollars for
the faithful discharge of his duties. He
may with the approval of the Governor
and Council, appoint and with their con-
sent remove, a deputy commissioner
who by virtue OF such appointment.
shall be and perform the duties of
chief clerk Of the department. In the
event Of vacancy in the office of COM
missioner or during the absence or dis
ability of that officer, the deputy COM
missioner shall perform the duties of
the office
Section 2. Nothing contained in this
act shall
term of the present incumbent. but this
act shall effect and control the term Of
any incumbent o. said Office appointed
after the date of the approval of this
-(Approved April 6, 1919
CHAPTER ao7.
An Act to amend Section twentv-four Of
Chapter forty-eight of the Revised Stat
uteS, relating to testing commodities Of
fered for sale as to weight and measure
Section twenty-four of chapter forty
eight of the Revised Statutes Is hereby
amended by adding thereto the following
words:
"A sea1er. or his duly appointed deputy
may examine commodities sold or offered
for sale and test them for correct weight
measure or count, and bring complaint
for violations of sections eight to twenty
five, both inclusive. of this chapter. He,
or his duly appointed deputy may for
the purpose stated above, and in the gem
eral performance of his or their official
rant to any stand, place, building or
premises or to any sales slip. record of
sale. or weight slip or may stop any
vendor, peddler, junk dealer, coal wagon.
Ice wagon, or any person for the purpose
of making the proper tests. ANY person
refusing to exhibit any sales slip, rec
ord or sale, or weight slip in his posses
sion, or to allow proper tests for correct
weight. measure or count, or refusing to
proceed to proper and convenient place
for the making of any such test, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding ten dol
lars, so that said section, as amended
shall read as follows:
Section "a. Whoever by himself, or bv
his servant, or as the agent or servant of
another, shall use or retain in his posses
sion any false scales weight or measure
or weighing or measuring device In the
buying or selling Of any commodity or
thing, or whoever after weight. meas
ure, scale, balance or beam has been adj
iusted and sealed, shall alter it so that it
does not conform to the public standard
and shall fraudulently make use Of it, or
whoever shall dispose of any condemned
scales, weight, measure, or Weighing or
measuring device, contrary to law, or re-
move any tag, stamp or mark placed
thereon by the sealer; or whoever by him
self, or by his agent or servant, or as
agent or servant of another, shall sell,
offer or expose for sale less than the
quantity he represents, or whoever by
himself, or by his agent or servant or as
the agent or servant of another, shall sell,
offer for sale, or have in his possession
for the purpose Of selling, any false
scales. weight or measures, or any device
or instrument to be used or calculated to
falsify any weight or measure, shall be-
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall for tho
first offense he punished by a fine of not
more than fifty dollars: for the second
offense by fine of not less than twenty,
nor more than two hundred dollars, and
for any subsequent offense by a fine of
fifty dollars and by Imprisonment for not
than thlrtV than
days. The possession or use by any per
son of any false weight. measure or other
apparatus for determining the quantity
of any commodity or article of merchan-
disc is presunptive evidence Of knowl-
edge by such person of the falsity of such
weight, measure or other apparatus. Ev-
cry sealer of weights and measures who
has reasonable cause to believe that
weight, measure, scale, balance or beam
has been altered since II was last adjusted
and sealed shall enter the premises in
which it is kept or used and shall examine
the same. A Sealer, or his duly appointed
deputy may examine commodities sold or
offered for sale and test them for correct
weight, measure or count, and bring COM
plant for violations Of sections eight to
twenty-five, both inclusive. of this chap
ter. He. or his duly appointed deputy
may. for the purpose stated above, and
in the general performance of his or their
official duties, have access without formal
warrant to any stand, place. building or
premises, to any sales slip, record of
sale, or weight slip or may stop any ven
dor, peddler, Junk dealer, coal wagon. ice
wagon, or any person for the purpose OF
making the proper tests. Any person re-
fusing to exhibit any sales slip, record OF
sale. or weight slip in his possession, or
to allow proper tests for correct weight,
measure or count, or refusing to proceed
to a proper and convenient place for the
making of any such test shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding ten dollars
-(Approved April 6, 1910
CHAPTER 2o8.
An Act to amend Section one hundred
of Chapter fifty-two Of the Revised
Statutes, and increasing the authorized
amount of accumulated capital of loan
and building associations.
Section one hundred of CHAPTER fifty
two of the Revised Statutes is hereby
amended by striking out the word "one''
in the first line thereof and substituting
the word two and by striking OFT the
word 'twenty-five' in the sixth line of
said section and substituting therefor the
word fifty so that said section as
amended shall read as follows
Section 100. The capital to be accumu-
lated shall NOT exceed two million dollars,
and shall be divided into shares of the ul-
innate value of two hundred dollars each.
The shares may be issued in quarterly.
half yearly, or yearly SERIES in such
amounts and at such times as the mem
data oi11o cl1l