l8o MAINE) AGRICUI^TURAI, EjXPERIMENT STATION. 



Each one of these men had been notified in regard to the 

 requirements of the food law concerning sanitary display. Each 

 one had in addition been notified by letter of warning that he 

 was violating the law, and each of the ten appeared to be a 

 persistent violator. Apparently no attention was paid to the 

 letters and notices delivered. 



The executive of the Maine Food Law took these matters 

 up with County Attorney Bates of Cumberland County, explain- 

 ing to him the above facts and was told by the County Attorney 

 that because of the press of business it would not be possible 

 for him (the County Attorney) to give careful attention to 

 these cases at that time, but that he would have them brought 

 in the police court the next morning, have the cases continued 

 for ten days and then would give them his personal attention. 

 On this representation the cases were left in his hands. Upon 

 the next morning, however, when these cases were brought in 

 court County Attorney Bates appeared and nol-prossed the ten 

 without consultation with the executive of the Maine Food Law. 



While these arrests and this procedure appeared to have no 

 immediate effect upon the display of foods by these men, shortly 

 afterwards foods displayed for sale by these ten men were 

 properly protected and, according to the reports of the deputies, 

 have been properly protected ever since. 



Appeai,e:d Cases. 



In Bangor also four cases were taken up with the following 

 result : 



J. F. Boyd, Main St., fruit, 



Floros Bros. (G. Floros and M. Floros), Main St., fruit, 



Paul G. Martini, Central and Harlow Sts., fruit, 



C. S. Vafiades, Main St., fruit, 

 were arrested on charges of violation of the section of the 

 Maine Food Law relating to protection from filth,, flies, or other 

 contamination, fined $5 and costs each, and the cases were 

 appealed. 



