276 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [P. D. 4. 



cities of the commonwealth at the next annual state election for their 

 acceptance or rejection, and shall take effect in any city if a majority of 

 the voters of that city voting thereon shall vote in the affirmative. The 

 act shall be submitted in the form of the following question to be placed 

 upon the official ballot: "Shall an act, passed by the general court in the 

 year nineteen hundred and sixteen, to authorize cities to main- 

 tain schools of agriculture and horticulture and to make pro- 

 vision, in certain instances, for the temporary housing of 

 persons attending the school, be accepted?" [Approved May 9, 1916. 



MILK CONTAINERS. 



Gkneral Acts, Chapter 151. 



An Act relative to containers used in the sale of milk at whole- 

 sale. 

 Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. Anj^ person selling milk at wholesale to any purchaser 

 who furnishes containers for the same may petition in WTiting a sealer or 

 deputy sealer of weights and measures to have such containers tested in 

 the manner provided by law and the capacity thereof, thus ascertained, 

 plainly stamped or otherwise indehbly marked thereon; and such official 

 may direct any such purchaser to have such containers so tested and 

 marked. 



Section 2. Any person, firm or corporation who neglects or refuses 

 to have any such containers tested and marked as provided in section one 

 after being directed so to do by any sealer or deputy sealer and who con- 

 tinues to use the same for the purpose of containing milk purchased from 

 any person who has petitioned any such official as provided in said section 

 shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten dollars. [Approved 

 April 24, 1916. 



DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



General Acts, Chapter 147. 



An Act relative to the disposition of certain returns made to 

 the department of animal industry. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section 1. Chapter ninety of the Revised Laws is hereby amended 

 by striking out section fifteen and inserting in place thereof the follow- 

 ing: — Section 16. An inspector shall keep a record of all inspections 

 made by him and of his doings therein, and shall make regular returns 

 thereof to the department, but such returns need not be retained for 

 more than two years, and may then be destroyed or disposed of by their 

 lawful custodian, and any proceeds received in the course of their dis- 

 posal shall be paid into the treasury of the commonwealth. The depart- 



