Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-15


by the municipal officers in towns
and plantations and by the mayors
OF cities in manner hereinbefore pro-
vided. Such election clerks shall at
tend at the times and places desig-
tive wards. towns or plantations for
the election Of any national. state,
county. city or ward officers, and for
the determination OF any question
submitted to the qualified voters Of
counting by the presiding election
officer or officers Of all votes cast In
such msstings and shall receive i've
each days actual serSl Rs,s as the mu-
nicipal officers of their respective
cities. towns and plantations may
determine. And on the recommen-
dation Of the political party COM
scented on the official ballot, said mu-
nicipal officers shall appoint one
such election clerk in each polling
place, for such political party, who
ance of his duties, in like manner as
the clerks of the two before mem
toned parties, shall hold office. for q
like term, or for such part thereon
as the party for which ne is ap p
represented upon the official ballot,
and who during said term shall have
like rights and duties with the be-
fore mentioned clerks to- be present
at and assist in the counting or
votes, and shall serve with or with
out compensation as the, municipal
officers in any case may deem advis.
able, vacancies occurring in case OF
said clerks to be filled as In case or
other clerks herein IN, mentioned me no no
ton of election clerk in any ward,
town or plantation where he is a
candidate to be voted for. Two of
the clerks in each polling place; one
from. each political party. saail pc pc
act as ballot clerks. The two ballot
clerks thus detailed and appointed IN
each polling place. shall have the
charge of the ballots therein ana
shall furnish them to the voters in
the manner hereinafter set forth. A
duplicate list of the qualified voters
in each ward, town or plantation
shall be prepared for the use OF the
ballot clerks. and all the provisions
furnishing and preservation of check
lists shall apply to such, duplicate
lists. Provisions in the charter or
any city for the election of two per-
sons to assist the warden in recelN-
ing, sorting and counting the ballots.
are not affected by the. provisions
hereof; but persons so elected shall
be deemed election clerks for that
purpose: they shall equally repre-
sent the two political parties when
cast the greatest number OF votes
Provided, however. that the NUM-,
cfpal officers of cities, towns and
plantations. may, when necessity re-
quires, appoint additional election
cities. towns and plantations and for
each island ward of the city of Port.
land and for the island district or
the town Of Cumberland, who shaIi
be sworn and shall assist the cleo
tion officers in the sts sever sa;d E addis
tional clerks shall be recommends
and appointed in the same manner,
hold Office for the same time and re
ceiye the same compensation as rs
provided for regular election clerks
Under this section.'-App. April 2.
CHAPTER lot
An Act to Change the Grades Of the
Apple Packing Law.
Chapter thirty-six of the revised
statutes, as amended by chapter
nineteen hundred and twenty-three,
is hereby amended by striking out
all of section twenty-seven. and in
sorting in its place the following. SO
that said section. as amended, snail
s The standard grade for apples.
when packed in closed packages
first: Maine Standard Fancy, shall
consist of we'll matured apples or one
variety. OF normal shape ana aoo tSe
variety. sound and free from worm
holes, bruises. scab, or other defect
that materially Injuries the. appear
ance or useful quality of the apple
and shall be properly packed in
@1A
Second: Maine Standard A, shall
consist Of we'll matured apples OF
one variety of normal shape and
good color for the variety. sound and
holes. bruises. scab or other defect
that materially Injuries the appear
ance or useful quality of the apple
and shall be properly packed in
clean, strong packages,
consist Of we'll matured apples OF
shape, and shall be properly packed
in, clean, strong packages.
Fourth: Maine Orchard Run: shall
one variety of the Maine STANDARD
Fancy, Maine Standard A and Maine
Standard B grades. and shall be
properly packed in Clean strong
fifth: Unclassified. Apples not
conforming to the foregoing condi-
tions as to variety, size and other
conditions. shall be classed as IN
classified.
Sixth: The minimum size of the
determined by taking the traverse
diameter Of the smallest fruit in the
package at right angles to the stem
and blossom end. Minimum sizes
shall be stated in variations of one
quarter Of an inch like two inches.
two and one quarter inches. two and
one-half inches, two and three-quar--
tiers inches, three inches. three and
one quarter inches and so on, in ac-
cordance with the fact.
designated by figures instead of
words, The word minimum" may
be designated by using the abbrevi-
alton min"
Eighth. No shipment, consign-
ages shall be condemned without ex-
animation Of at least five percent OF
the packages in such shipment. con-
signment or lot. Any shipment. con-
signment or lot, in which five per
contain fruit below the grade
marked on the container may be
condemned by the commissioner of
agriculture or his authorized depu-
shall be considered below grade I'M
less FIVE per cent of the fruit con-
tanned therein is below the grade
marked on the outside of the con-
tainer.-Approved April 2.
CHAPTER lo8
An Act to Regulate Fishing in East
Stream, So-called, in Washington
County.
Sec. /. For a period of five years
from the time this act becomes effec-
tive. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to fish for, take, catch or kill
any kind of fish at any time in East
stream. so-called. which stream is
situated in the towns of Cutler,
Whiting and Prescott. in the ssunty
of Washington. 1t shall also be UNI