HIS CHAP. 10. An Act to amend the Fruit Marks Act, 1901, [Assented to 15th May, 1902.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Section 4 of The Fruit Marks Act, 1901, is repealed, and 1901, c. 27, the following is substituted therefor : new s. 4. "4. Every person who, by himself or through the agency Marks on of another person, packs fruit in a closed package, intended packages. for sale, shall cause the package to be marked in a plain and indelible manner, before it is taken from the premises where it is packed, "(a) with the initials of his Christian names, and his full Packer's name surname and address; "(b) with the name of the variety or varieties; and "(c) with a designation of the grade of fruit, which shall include one of the following six marks: for fruit of the first quality, No. 1, or XXX; for fruit of the second quality, No. 2, or XX; and for fruit of the third quality, No 3, or X; but the said mark may be accompanied by any other designation of grade, provided that designation is not inconsistent with, or marked more conspicuously than, the one of the said six marks which is used on the said package." and address. Variety of fruit. Grade. amended. 2. Section 6 of the said Act is amended by inserting after Section 6 the word "of" in the fourth line, the expression "No. 1." "XXX." 3. Section 9 of the said Act is repealed, and the following New 8. 9. is substituted therefor : in "9. Whenever any fruit in any package is found to be so Inspector's packed that the faced or shown surface gives a false represent- duty as to ation of the contents of the package, any inspector charged packing. with the enforcement of this Act may mark the words 'falsely packed' in a plain and indelible manner on the package. As to false marks. Notice to packer. Section 10 amended. Section 12 amended. "2. Whenever any fruit packed in a closed package is found to be falsely marked, the said inspector may efface such false marks and mark the words 'falsely marked' in a plain and indelible manner on the package. "3. The inspector shall give notice, by letter or telegram, to the packer whose name is marked on the package, before he marks the words 'falsely packed' or 'falsely marked' on the package." 4. Section 10 of the said Act is amended by striking out the word "inspector's " in the third line, and the said section 10 is further amended by inserting after the word "who" in the first line the words "not being an inspector." 5. Section 12 of the said Act is amended by inserting after the word "marked " in the third line, the words "or packed." OTTAWA: Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. II. An Act further to amend the General Inspection Act. HIS [Assented to 15th May, 1902.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Subsection 1 of section 2 of The General Inspection Act, R.S.C., c. 99 chapter 99 of the Revised Statutes, as that section is enacted s. 2 amended. by section 1 of chapter 25 of the statutes of 1901, is amended by adding thereto the following paragraph :"(j.) Binder twine." Binder twine. 2. The provision as to "oats" contained in section 44 of Oats. The General Inspection Act, as enacted by section 4 of chapter 25 of the statutes of 1899, is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words : "But as regards Manitoba, the North-west Territories and that part of Ontario west of Lake Superior, "Extra No. 1 oats shall be sound, well cleaned and free from other grain; shall consist to the extent of 95 per cent of white oats, and shall weigh not less than 38 pounds to the bushel. "No. 1 oats shall be sound, well cleaned and free from other grain; shall consist to the extent of 90 per cent of white oats, and shall weigh not less than 34 pounds to the bushel. "No. 2 oats shall be sound, reasonably clean, reasonably free from other grain, and shall weigh not less than 34 pounds to the bushel. "No. 3 oats shall be sound, but not clean enough or sufficiently free from other grain to be graded as No. 2, and shall weigh not less than 34 pounds to the bushel. "Rejected oats shall include such as are damp, unsound, dirty or from any other cause unfit to be graded as No. 3." 3. The schedule referred to in section 6 of chapter 25 of the statutes of 1899 is hereby amended by inserting the words "other than oats" after the word "grain" in the second and eighth lines of paragraph 4 of the said schedule. OTTAWA Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. CHAP. 12. An Act further to amend the Unorganized Territories [Assented to 15th May, 1902.] IS Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: new s. 4. 1. Section 4 of The Unorganized Territories' Game Preserva- 1894, c. 31, tion Act, 1894, being chapter 31 of the statutes of that year, as that section is amended by section 1 of chapter 20 of the statutes of 1899, is repealed, and the following is substituted therefor : be killed for "4. Except as hereinafter provided, buffalo and bison shall Buffalo not to not be hunted, taken, killed, shot at, wounded, injured, or five years. molested in any way, at any time of the year until the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seven; provided that the Minister of the Interior may give a special license to take or capture one or more buffalo for breeding purposes." Mounted 2. Notwithstanding anything contained in the said Act, all Members of members of the North-west Mounted Police Force shall be ex- Police to be officio game guardians under the provisions of the said Act, game and shall have the same powers and authority as they would guardians. have if they were appointed under and in accordance with the provisions of the said Act OTTAWA Printed by SAMUEL EDWARD DAWSON, Law Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty. |