Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-02
Inspection of All BRIDGES

Porter OIL PlttSneld-Act providing
that it shall be the duty of the State
Highway. Commission. to inspect from
time to time as in the judgment of the
commission is necessary all steel or
iron highway bridges now or hereafter
built. except such bridges as may be
owned by corporations or toll COM
panies. After each inspection, the
Highway Commission shall furnish to
the officials of the city, town or coun-
ty which is responsible for the care
and maintenance of the bridge re-
port showing in detail the condition CT
the bridge and what repairs if any are
needed. 1t shall be the duty OF these
officials to Immediately proceed TO
make the repairs and to report back
to the State Highway Commission
when the repairs have been completed.
with statement of the cost of the
same. ,H.st
The act further provides that in case
the repairs as recommended by the
Highway Commission are not begun
within 30 days after the mailing of the
report outlining the repairs. from the
office of the Highway Commission and
be completed forthwith, or sattsfac-
tory reasons furnished to the Highway
Commission why the repairs cannot
be made, it shall be the duty of the
Highway Commission to cause the re-
pairs to be made and to return to the
officials of the city, town or county
responsible for the care and mainte-
nance of such bridge an itemized state
ment of the cost of the repairs.
They Should Be Married
Clarke of Stonington-Act additional
to the Revised Statutes, providing
that whoever has carnal knowledge of
the body of person of the opposite
sex, they not being then and there
lawfully married to each other shall
be punished by Imprisonment for not
more than five years or by fine not
exceeding $1,000.
To Collect Recognizance Penalties
Clarke of Stonington-Act providing
that it shall be the duty of the several
county attorneys to enforce by scire
facias against principals and sureties
the penalties on recognizances in
criminal cases wherein default has
been entered Of record. The taxable
costs and disbursements in such pro.
ceedings shall be paid from the treas
ury of the county in which such scire
,facias proceedings are brought. The
county attorney shall be paid from
such county treasury 10 per cent. of
such amount recovered in such pro-
ceedings instituted by him in addi-
ton to other compensation allowed bv
law, any other statute to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The Purity of Ice Cream
Maher of Augusta-Act to secure the
purity of ice cream offered for sale. It
provides that it shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation within
this State to manufacture, sell, dis
tribute. transport, offer or expose for
sale, distribution or transportation
any homogenized frozen milk products
containing less than II per cent. milk
fat as ice cream. The sale of homo
genized frozen milk product whatso-
ever by any person, firm or corporation
shall be prohibited, except when proper
notice is given to the person of the
true nature of such product. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to sell. distribute, trans
port, offer or expose for sale, distribu-
tion or transportations any homogen-
lied frozen milk products unless the
same are properly branded or labeled