Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-11

TO promote increased production Of
farm. crops through the selection. the
growing and the. dissemination Of SUI
perior strains of seeds. He may in
vestigate and furnish statements to
shippers and other interested parties
as 70 the quality and condition of
fruits. vegetables. dairy and other
perishable farm products when re-
celved within the state for intrastate
or interstate commerce, under such
rules and regulations as he may pre-
scflpe, including payment of stch fees
as will be reasonable and as nearly as
vice. rendered. Provided. that state
ments so issued by the authorized
agents Of the department shall be re-
celved in all courts of the state of
Maine as prima facie evidence OF the
tanned. An appropriation Of six thou
hundred and twenty-fouf and six thou
sand dollars for the year nineteen
hundred and Twenty-Five is hereby
the commissioner of agriculture for
the purpose of carrying out the pro-
visions of this section. and of section
SIX of this chapter. and for such other
PURPOSES and in such manner as in
ms Judgment will best promote the
interests of agriculture in this state.
App. Apr. 4.
CHAPTER cO2
An ACT TO Provide for Investigation
and Survey of Bridges
The state highway commission is
hereby authorized and directed to
make complete investigation and
survey of all bridges on public high
ways IN the state, securing such in
formation as 1t may deem necessary,
Tor the purpose of establishing a flu
ture policy for bridge maintenance.
construction and reconstruction.
rms work is to be completed be-
fore December first, nineteen hun
dred ana tWenty-four. and all infor-
nation obtained shall be tabulated.
printed and available for the use of
the elShty-second Legislature.
The commission is authorized to
employ such additional aid as it NAV
deem necessary to effectively carry
out the work prescribed by this act,
and all salaries and expenses shall
be paid from the fund provided for
maintenance and administration. The
total cost of the work shall not ex-
coed twelve thousand dollars.-App.
apr. D.
CHAPTER 2oa
An Act to Define and Fix the Order
OF Preference In which State Aid
Highway Construction Funds Shall
BE Apportioneu to Towns under EX-
listing Law
W whereas. certain Inequalities and
CONNECTS exist IN the present laws
relative to the apportionment of
State aid highway construction funds
and
Whereas. under such existing laws
neither the state nor the several
towns in the state which may appro-
pirate money for the year nineteen
hundred and tWenty-three for state
aid highway construction, can sea
sonabiy determine how much state
aid such towns will receive until i,
is too late to begin and complete
highway construction urgently need
ed within said towns, and
Whereas, correction of these ex-
isting conditions is urgently needed
and
Whereas. i'm the Judgment of the
legislature these facts create ar
emergency within the meaning OF
section sixteen of article thirty-onf
of the constitution of the state OF
Maine, and require the following leg
islation as Immediately necessary fol
the preservation of the public peace
health and safety; now therefore,
BE it enacted by the People of the
State Of Maine, as follows:
Sec. !. The apportionment of al
funds appropriated by the state UNI
der the provisions of general law fol
construction of state aid highways
shall be made by the state highway
commission to the several towns APP
ply MS IOI Suti STATE diu luIuS IL
the manner provided by statute, il
the following order of precedence
First, to provide for apportionments
made under section twenty of chap
ter twenty-five of the revised stat.
u,es. as amended by section four OF
chapter two hundred ffty-eight OF
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen; second, to provide fol
apportionments made under the pro
Visions of section tWenty-one OF
chapter twenty-five of the revised
statutes, rs amended by section five
OF chapter :Wo hundred fifty-eight OF
the public laws of nineteen hundred
and seventeen; third, to provide tn,
apportionment necessary to conpl,
with the provisions of chapter on,
hundred fifty four of the public law!
of nineteen hundred and seventeen Al
amended by chapter one hundred
ffty-SeYen of the public laws of nine
teen hundred nineteen, for the con
Struction of state aid highways eX
tending through three or more towns
Provided, that in case there are no
sufficient funds available from TIL,
state to meet the apportionments foI
the several towns appropriatint
money under the provisions of chap
ter one hundred fifty-four of TIL,
public laws of nineteen hundred ant
seventeen. as amended by chapter
one hundred fifty-seven of the pub
lie laws of nineteen hundred ant
nineteen. to the extent of at leas
one years state aid, the municipa
officers of any or all such towns ma,
set aside from the amount appropri
ated under the provisions of chaptel
one hundred and fifty-four, publ,
laws of nineteen hundred and seven
teen, or under chapter one hundred
and ffty-seven, public laws OF nine
teen hundred and nineteen, thu
amount which such towns would b.
entitled to appropriate under the pro
visions of section eighteen of chap
ter twenty-five, revised statutes. anG
to apply for state aid as though thu
towns had made said appropriation a
the annual town meeting. The stat
highway commission shall apportioI
to such towns state aid according Il
the provisions of section twenty o
chapter twenty-five. revised statutes
Joint funds created under this pro
vision shall be expended upon stat
aid road mutually agreed upon by thu
municipal officers of the town ant
the state highway commission.
Sec. .. Any such funds remainips
provided shall be carried over to thu
state aid highway fund for a sue
ceeding year and shall be used TO
the construction of state aid high
ways.
Sec. ?. Tn view OF the emergenc,
cited IN the predmUle. tllls ACT snai
take effect when approved.-App
apr. 4.
CHApTEE 2O4
AN ACT 10 Amend Chapter Two Hun
dred and Ninetyfour of the Public
Laws of Nineteen Hundred and Sew
eutcen. as Amended by Chapte
SiXty-three of the Public Laws o
Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-one
Relating to Intoxicating Liquors.
Sec. l. Chapter two hundred ninety
four of the public laws of nineteen hun
dren and seventeen, as amended b.
chapter SiXtN-three of the public laws
of nineteen hundred and twenty-one. j!
hereby further amended by striking on
the words illegal sale within thu
state" in the third line and inserting
in place thereof the following words
sale or containing Intoxicating liquo
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