﻿THE 
  HERRING 
  INDUSTRY 
  OF 
  THE 
  PASSAMAQUODDY 
  REGION. 
  481 
  

  

  This 
  act 
  was 
  in 
  force 
  during 
  1895 
  and 
  1896, 
  and 
  is 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  Sectiox 
  1. 
  In 
  packing 
  herring, 
  mackerel, 
  or 
  other 
  fish 
  in 
  hcrinetically 
  soalecl 
  

   cans, 
  either 
  in 
  oil, 
  mustard, 
  or 
  vinegar, 
  there 
  shall 
  he 
  used 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  1 
  galloji 
  

   of 
  oil, 
  of 
  good 
  standard 
  quality, 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  so 
  packed 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  

   one-i(uarter 
  oils; 
  1 
  gallon 
  of 
  mustard 
  sauce 
  of 
  good 
  (|uality 
  for 
  every 
  50 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  

   size 
  known 
  as 
  three-quarter 
  mustards 
  and 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  

   one-quarter 
  mustards; 
  1 
  gallon 
  of 
  vinegar 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  of 
  tiic 
  size 
  known 
  

   as 
  one-quarter 
  si)iccd 
  and 
  for 
  every 
  50 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  tlirec-(|narters 
  

   spiced. 
  Proprietors 
  of 
  lish-packing 
  factories 
  shall 
  provide 
  sealed 
  measures 
  hoUliug 
  

   one 
  one-hundredth 
  part 
  and 
  one-fiftieth 
  part 
  of 
  a 
  gallon 
  each, 
  which 
  shall 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  

   measuring 
  all 
  oil, 
  mustard 
  sauce, 
  and 
  vinegar 
  used 
  in 
  packing 
  fish 
  as 
  above 
  i)rovided; 
  

   and 
  all 
  fish 
  packed 
  as 
  aforesaid 
  shall 
  be, 
  when 
  so 
  packed, 
  good 
  and 
  sound, 
  except 
  

   that 
  they 
  shall 
  be 
  cleaned, 
  headed, 
  and 
  eviscerated, 
  and 
  of 
  good 
  uniform 
  size. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  2. 
  Whoever 
  packs 
  or 
  cans, 
  or 
  causes 
  to 
  be 
  packed 
  or 
  canned, 
  any 
  fish 
  in 
  viola- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shall 
  forfeit 
  $20 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  oi 
  50 
  cans, 
  as 
  aforesaid, 
  as 
  the 
  

   case 
  may 
  be, 
  so 
  packed 
  by 
  him 
  or 
  by 
  his 
  employees, 
  to 
  he 
  recovered 
  by 
  complaint. 
  

  

  In 
  1807 
  a 
  new 
  law 
  was 
  enacted, 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  the 
  act 
  of 
  

  

  1895 
  were 
  modified, 
  and 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  former 
  acts 
  above 
  quoted 
  are, 
  

  

  with 
  the 
  exception 
  of 
  a 
  change 
  in 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  canning 
  season, 
  

  

  embraced. 
  The 
  canning 
  season 
  was 
  formerly 
  from 
  April 
  15 
  to 
  December 
  

  

  15, 
  but 
  is 
  by 
  the 
  provisions 
  of 
  this 
  act 
  shortened 
  40 
  days, 
  beginning 
  

  

  May 
  10 
  and 
  ending 
  December 
  1. 
  It 
  is 
  also 
  ju'ovided 
  that 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  

  

  3 
  quarts 
  of 
  oil 
  shall 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  packing 
  each 
  case 
  of 
  'Mpiarter-oir' 
  

  

  sardines; 
  3 
  quarts 
  of 
  mustard 
  sauce 
  for 
  each 
  case 
  of 
  "three-quarter" 
  

  

  and 
  of 
  "one-quarter'' 
  mustards, 
  and 
  1 
  gallon 
  of 
  vinegar 
  for 
  each 
  case 
  

  

  of 
  "one-quarter" 
  and 
  of 
  "three-quarter" 
  spiced 
  or 
  tomato 
  sardines. 
  

  

  The 
  full 
  text 
  of 
  the 
  recent 
  law 
  is 
  as 
  follows: 
  

  

  Section 
  1. 
  The 
  commissioner 
  of 
  sea 
  and 
  shore 
  fisheries 
  shall 
  require 
  a 
  strict 
  

   observation 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  rules: 
  Whosoever 
  catches, 
  takes, 
  preserves, 
  sells, 
  or 
  

   offers 
  for 
  sale 
  any 
  herring 
  lor 
  canning 
  purposes 
  less 
  than 
  8 
  inches 
  long, 
  measured 
  

   i'rom 
  one 
  extreme 
  end 
  to 
  the 
  other, 
  or 
  packs 
  or 
  cans 
  sardines 
  of 
  any 
  descrij)tiou 
  

   between 
  the 
  first 
  day 
  of 
  December 
  and 
  the 
  tenth 
  day 
  of 
  the 
  following 
  May, 
  foifeits 
  

   $20 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  so 
  packed 
  or 
  canned 
  and 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  herring 
  so 
  taken; 
  and 
  

   whosoever 
  bakes, 
  fries, 
  packs, 
  or 
  cans 
  any 
  herring 
  or 
  other 
  fish 
  or 
  sardines 
  without 
  

   heading 
  and 
  eviscerating 
  the 
  same, 
  and 
  whosoever 
  scdls, 
  ofiers 
  for 
  sale, 
  or 
  has 
  in 
  hi» 
  

   ])()8ses8ion 
  for 
  sale 
  any 
  sardines 
  packed 
  without 
  being 
  so 
  headed 
  and 
  eviscerated, 
  

   shall 
  forfeit 
  $20 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  so 
  packed, 
  sold, 
  ofieied 
  for 
  sale, 
  or 
  in 
  possession 
  

   for 
  sale, 
  to 
  he 
  recovered 
  by 
  indictment 
  or 
  action 
  for 
  debt, 
  one-half 
  to 
  the 
  com]dain- 
  

   ant 
  or 
  prosecutor 
  and 
  one-half 
  to 
  the 
  town 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  otl'ense 
  is 
  connnitted. 
  In 
  

   packing 
  herring, 
  mackerel, 
  or 
  other 
  fish 
  in 
  hermetically 
  sealed 
  cans, 
  either 
  in 
  oil, 
  

   mustard, 
  or 
  vinegar, 
  there 
  shall 
  be 
  used 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  three 
  (juarts 
  of 
  oil 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  

   quality, 
  pure 
  sunnuer 
  or 
  winter 
  cotton 
  oil, 
  or 
  aiiy 
  food 
  oil 
  of 
  ei|ual 
  qiuility. 
  for 
  

   every 
  100 
  cans 
  so 
  ])acked 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  (|uarter 
  oils; 
  three 
  (piarts 
  of 
  mustard 
  

   sauce 
  of 
  good 
  <|uality 
  for 
  every 
  50 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  three-<|uarter 
  mus- 
  

   tards 
  and 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  one-(iuarter 
  mustards; 
  one 
  gallon 
  

   of 
  vinegar 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  one-(|uarter 
  si)iced 
  an<l 
  for 
  

   every 
  50 
  cans 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  known 
  as 
  three-(|uarter 
  s])iced 
  or 
  tomato. 
  I'ro])rietor8 
  

   of 
  fish-packing 
  factories 
  shall 
  provide 
  sealed 
  measures 
  liolding 
  one 
  one-hundredth 
  

   part 
  of 
  a 
  gallon 
  each, 
  which 
  shall 
  be 
  used 
  in 
  measuring 
  ail 
  oil 
  into 
  <|uarter-oil 
  sar- 
  

   dine 
  cans, 
  and 
  measures 
  holding 
  one-fiftieth 
  part 
  of 
  a 
  gallon, 
  which 
  shall 
  be 
  used 
  

   in 
  measuring 
  all 
  mustard 
  sauce 
  and 
  vinegar 
  into 
  three-quarter 
  si/e 
  cans 
  used 
  iu 
  

   jjacking 
  sardines; 
  and 
  all 
  fish 
  packed 
  as 
  aforesaid 
  shall, 
  when 
  so 
  iiacked. 
  be 
  good 
  

   and 
  sound, 
  except 
  that 
  they 
  sluill 
  bo 
  cleaned, 
  headed, 
  .ind 
  eviscerated. 
  Whoever 
  

   packs 
  or 
  cans, 
  or 
  causes 
  to 
  be 
  packed 
  or 
  canned, 
  any 
  lisii 
  in 
  vicdation 
  of 
  this 
  section 
  

   shall 
  forfeit 
  $20 
  for 
  every 
  100 
  cans 
  or 
  50 
  cans, 
  as 
  aforesaid, 
  as 
  the 
  case 
  may 
  be, 
  so 
  

   packed 
  by 
  him 
  or 
  by 
  his 
  employees, 
  to 
  be 
  recovered 
  by 
  eomi)laint. 
  

  

  Sec. 
  2. 
  All 
  cans 
  shall 
  be 
  di-corated, 
  stamped 
  or 
  labided 
  with 
  quality, 
  packer's 
  

   name 
  and 
  place 
  of 
  business, 
  or 
  merchant's 
  name 
  for 
  whom 
  the 
  same 
  are 
  ])acked. 
  

   All 
  leaks, 
  whether 
  swelled 
  or 
  not, 
  shall 
  be 
  thoroughly 
  mended 
  and 
  filled 
  with 
  oil 
  or* 
  

   vinegar, 
  as 
  per 
  kind 
  of 
  sardines, 
  and 
  then 
  bathed 
  in 
  boiling 
  water 
  for 
  not 
  less 
  tliaa 
  

   20 
  minutes, 
  or 
  in 
  retort, 
  at 
  a 
  temperature 
  of 
  240 
  degrees, 
  not 
  less 
  than 
  5 
  minutes. 
  

   Whoever 
  sells 
  or 
  ofiers 
  for 
  sale 
  any 
  sardines 
  in 
  violation 
  of 
  this 
  section 
  shall 
  forfeit 
  

   $1 
  for 
  every 
  can 
  so 
  sold 
  or 
  offered 
  for 
  sale, 
  to 
  be 
  recovered 
  by 
  action, 
  indictment, 
  or 
  

  

  F. 
  R. 
  96 
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