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ment shall prescribe the form in which and the times at which such 

 records and returns shall be made, and it may at any time inspect them 

 and make copies thereof. 



Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved 

 April S4, 1916. 



SLAUGHTER OF FARM ANIMALS. 



General Acts, Chapter 139. 



An Act relath^e to the slaughtering of neat cattle, sheep or 

 s^^^NE not intended for sale. 



Be it enacted, etc., as folloivs: 



Section one hundred and five of chapter seventy-five of the Revised 

 Laws, as amended by section two of chapter three hundred and twelve of 

 the acts of the year nineteen hundred and two, by section two of chapter 

 two hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and 

 three, by section six of chapter three hundred and twenty-nine of the acts 

 of the year nineteen hundred and eight, and by section two of chapter 

 two hundred and forty-eight of the acts of the year nineteen hundred 

 and twelve, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word 

 "animals", in the fifth line, the words:- — intended for sale,- — so as to 

 read as follows: — Section 105. The pro\dsions of the six preceding 

 sections shall not apply to a person not engaged in such business, who, 

 upon his own premises and not in a slaughter house, slaughters his own 

 neat cattle, sheep or swine, but the carcass of any such animals, intended 

 for sale, shall be inspected, and, unless condemned, shall be stamped or 

 branded according to the provisions of section one hundred and three of 

 chapter seventy-five of the Revised Laws, as set forth in chapter two 

 hundred and twenty of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and three, 

 and as amended by chapter four hundred and seventy-one of the acts of 

 the year nineteen hundred and nine and by section five of chapter two 

 hundred and ninety-seven of the acts of the year nineteen hundred and 

 eleven, by an inspector at the time of slaughter. [Approved April 20, 

 1916. 



STATE FOREST COMMISSION. 



General Acts, Chapter 136. 



An Act to authorize the state forest commission to take land 

 and to sell or exchange unsuitable land. 



Be it enacted, etc., as follows: 



Section two of chapter seven hundred and twenty of the acts of the 

 year nineteen hundred and fourteen is hereby amended by striking out 

 the said section and inserting in place thereof the following: — Section 2. 

 The commission shall have power to acquire for the commonwealth by 



