the individuals named therein a certificate in substance as CHAP. 137 follows: Whereas, and commissioners appointed by Form of certifi cate. , the governor and council of the state, under authority of the Now, therefore, know all men by these presents, that I, assign, set out and confirm to said lot of land. To have and to hold to him, his heirs and assigns, during the pleasure of the legislature. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal as agent of the Penobscot tribe of Indians, this of dred and day in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun Agent of the Penobscot Return and certi ficates to be recorded. SECT. 6. Said agent shall record the return of the commissioners as made to him, and also the aforesaid certificates, when issued, in duplicate books suitable for the purpose, prepared with proper indexes, one of which shall be kept by said agent and his successors for ready reference, and the other shall be deposited in the registry of deeds of Penobscot county, to be kept as other records are there kept. For issuing the certificates aforesaid, making up the records as Compensation of herein provided, and for such services as he may be called upon to render said commissioners in the performance of their duties, said agent shall receive such compensation as the governor and council may allow. agent for services. Any Indian holdcertificate, may ing land under convey same to another. SECT. 7. Any Indian holding lands under the foregoing certificate, or by virtue of any assignment under the laws relating to the apportionment of the lands of said Penobscot tribe, may sell and convey the same to any member of the same tribe, with the approval of the agent; provided, that no Indian shall hereafter be permitted to purchase lands upon Proviso. the reservation of said tribe beyond his fair proportion of such reservation. be by release SECT. 8. Conveyances made by virtue of section seven of Conveyances to this act shall be by release deed, duly executed and acknowl- deed. edged, and shall have the approval of the agent written thereon; and said deed and approval shall be recorded by the to be recorded. CHAP. 151 Right to erect and maintain of cutting ice. Chapter 151. An Act additional to chapter ninety-two of the Revised Statutes, concerning mills and mill-dams. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: In order to create ponds for the purpose of cutting and dams for purpose harvesting ice for the market, any persons or corporation may erect and maintain, on their own land, a dam or dams, on streams not navigable or floatable, but emptying into tide waters, navigable in the winter, and flow the lands above during the months of November, December, January, February, March and April; but they shall draw off the water to its natural state by the twentieth day of May in each year; and if any such lands are injured by such flowing, the owners thereof shall have the same remedies in all respects as in case of lands flowed by dams erected and maintained for mill purposes, provided, however, that no right shall be granted by this aet to flow any mill-dam or any mill privilege, improved or unimproved. Damages, how recovered. Proviso. Approved February 28, 1883. Sec. 127, ch. 82, Execution may be renewed within ten years after return day of Chapter 152. An Act to amend section one hundred and twenty-seven of chapter eighty-two of the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section one hundred and twenty-seven of chapter eightytwo of the revised statutes, is hereby amended, by striking out the word "three" in the second line of said section, and inserting the word 'ten,' so that said section, as amended, shall read: 'SECT. 127. An alias or pluries execution may be issued within ten years after the day of the return of the preceding preceding execu- execution, and not afterwards.' tion. Approved February 28, 1883. CLERK OF COURTS OF SOMERSET COUNTY.-BUTTER AND CHEESE. Chapter 153. An Act to establish the salary of the Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Somerset County. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: That so much of section five of chapter one hundred and fifty of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as relates to the salary of the clerk of the supreme judicial court for Somerset county, is hereby repealed, and the salary of said clerk is hereby established at and restored to what it was before the passage of said section of said act. Approved February 28, 1883. 125 CHAP. 153 Salary of clerk of courts for Som erset county, restored. Chapter 154. An Act to prevent deception in sales of butter and cheese. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: SECT. 1. Whoever, by himself or his agents, shall sell, expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance or compound, made in imitation or semblance of butter, or as a substitute for butter, and not made exclusively and wholly of milk or cream, or containing any fats, oils or grease not produced from milk or cream, shall have the words, adulterated butter, or if such substitute is the compound known as oleomargarine, then the word, oleomargarine, stamped, labeled or marked, in printed letters of plain roman type not less than one inch in length so that said word cannot be easily defaced, upon the top and side of every tub, firkin, box or package containing any of said articles, substance or compound. And in case of retail sales of any of said articles, substance or compound not in the original packages, the seller, by himself or his agents, shall attach to each package so sold at retail, and deliver with said package to the purchaser, a label or wrapper bearing in a conspicuous place upon the outside of said package the words, adulterated butter, or the word, oleomargarine, as herein provided, in printed letters of plain roman type not less than one-half inch in length. Sale of adulteroleomargarine, regulated. ated butter and CHAP. 154 Sale of adulterated cheese, regulated. Penalty for violation of act. Duty of officers to make complaints. SECT. 2. Whoever, by himself or his agents, shall sell, expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance or compound, made in imitation or semblance of cheese, or as a substitute for cheese, and not made exclusively and wholly of milk or cream, or containing any fats, oils or grease not produced from milk or cream, shall have the words, imitation cheese, stamped, labeled or marked, in printed letters of plain roman type not less than one inch in length, so that said words cannot be easily defaced, upon the side of every cheese-cloth or band around the same, and upon the top and side of every tub, firkin, box or package containing any of said article, substance or compound. And in case of retail sales of any of said article, substance or compound not in the original packages, the seller, by himself or his agents, shall attach to each package so sold at retail, and deliver with said package to the purchaser, a label or wrapper bearing in a conspicuous place upon the outside of said package the words, imitation cheese, in printed letters of plain roman type not less than one-half inch in length. SECT. 3. Whoever sells, exposes for sale or has in his possession, with intent to sell, any article, substance or compound made in imitation or semblance of butter, or as a substitute for butter, except as provided in section one; whoever sells, exposes for sale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance or compound made in imitation or semblance of cheese, or as a substitute for cheese, except as provided in section two; and whoever shall deface, erase, cancel or remove any mark, stamp, brand, label or wrapper provided for by this act, or change the contents of any box, tub, article or package marked, stamped or labeled as aforesaid, with intent to deceive as to the contents of said box, tub, article or package, shall for every such offense, forfeit and pay a fine of one hundred dollars, and for a second and each subsequent offense a fine of two hundred dollars, to be recovered, by indictment, with costs in any court of this state, of competent jurisdiction. SECT. 4. It shall be the duty of every inspector of milk. sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable to institute complaint for violating the provisions of this act whenever he has reasonable cause for suspicion, and on the information of any person who shall lay before him satisfactory evidence on which to CHAP. 155 sustain the same. It shall be the duty of said inspector or cles to be constable to take specimens of suspected butter or cheese and analyzed. cause the same to be analyzed or otherwise satisfactorily tested. The expense of such analysis or test, not exceeding costs, how twenty dollars in any one case, shall be included in the costs of prosecution, and taxed and allowed to the officer paying the same. taxed. cheese, defined. SECT. 5. For the purposes of this act, the terms butter Terms butter and and cheese shall be understood to mean the products usually known by these names, and which are manufactured exclusively from milk or cream, or both, with salt and rennet, and with or without coloring matter. Approved February 28, 1883. Chapter 155. An Act to repeal chapter one hundred and ninety-two of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-four and section seventeen of chapter fifty of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, relating to taxidermists and all acts authorizing their appointment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Ch. 192, public section 17, ch. 50, laws 1874, and public laws 1878, repealed. SECT. 1. Chapter one hundred and ninety-two of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-four and section seventeen of chapter fifty of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, are hereby repealed. SECT. 2. All acts and parts of acts authorizing the ap- Acts authorizing pointment of taxidermists, are hereby repealed. Approved February 28, 1883. taxidermists, repealed. |