Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-04-08
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March Is, 1884,
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ANACT to prevent the aduteratiou OF food and
medicine. and provide for anayzing the same
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented
in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. The governor OF the state shall APP
point OF the professors Of the state university
of Sufficient competence knowledge skill and ey-
perience, as state analyst, whose duty It shall Ge
to anayze all articles OF food or drink ana al;
within this state when submitted to him as here
analyst shall be three years from the appointment.
unless sonntr renfnved nv me annofrtiur power
and his compensation shall not exceed two nun
professor and shall be paid by the board of re-
gents Of the state university, from the university
Section , The state board Of health and vital
statistics, medical officers of health inspectors
any town. boards OF trustees OF any village alder
men or common cOun IL of any city III TINS stare
OF majority OF SAID corporate oodleS may az aiis
cost OF their respective corporations, purchase
IL OF any food drug OF qn0f5 3h GH soa iG n
violation OF sections numbers one. two and four
of chapter two hundred and fOrty-eight OF laws OF
A. d. 1873 OF If they have good reasons 10 SuS ,ect
me same 70 have been sold or put up Tor SlIe CON
dred and forty-eight, may submit the same 70 the
state analy as hereinafter provided aud the said
submitted to him, forthwith anaIyze the same
and give certified certificate TO such person or
fully sDec.fy the result of the analysis.
Hec lion 3 any prison gqrcna IS any artGie
shail. after the purchase shall have been made
agent selling the same. of his or their intention TO
have the same Analysed by the s. ate analyst, ana
snail offer to accompany the seller or his agent
with the article purchased to the town, village or
city eIk Of the place in which the article was
bought, and shall forthwith remove 1.-THE article
purchaser 10 the Off of said clerk, and in the
presence of the seller or his agent If present. d.
Nde SAID article into two paris, each TO he marx
ed fastened anu sealed up in such a manner as It's
nature Will permit. The said clerk shall forth
win forward one part 10 the state analyst ny
mail express or otherwise, as he.Shall ect, ana
snail retain the other part or package Su Ject 70
Inc order Of any court, in which proceed ngS snail
there tier be takeR. The certificate OF the state
analyS shall be held in all the courts OF this state
aS pTima facie evidence Of the properties OF the
article analy Zed by him.
section 4. IT any person applying 10 purchase
any article of food drug or liquor exposed for
sale or on Sa by retail on any premises N any
town, village or city in this state and shall ten
Tor the purpSe of analyzng, not being more
son exposing the same for sale shall refuse TO
sell the same such PEI son refusing sell shall be
liable TO penalty not eXceedin fifty dollars.
section 5. The state analyst shall report To the
state board OF health and VITAL statistics the mum
Der OF all the articles analysed, and shall specify
me results thereof to sau board annually. with
Iuil statement Of all the articlcs anal yzed and by
whom submitted.
Sect one. The state board of health and vital
sta 1stics may submit TO the state analyst any
samples of food, drugs drinks for analysis rs
herenbefore provided.
Section Z. This act shall take effect and be In
iorce from and after its passage and publication.
approved March l5 1850.