Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-04-14
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published March Is, 1891

CHAPTER 252.
AN All to prevent the adulteration of food and
meulclne and provide for Analysing the same.
Inc people of the state of Wisconsin Represented
G 1n senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Eecuon L. The governor of the state shall ap-
point one OF the professors of the state university
Oh sulnclent competence, knowledge, skill and ex-
perlenGe, as state analyst whose duty it shall be
70 analyze all articles of food or drink and all
uI ,tg ana liquors manufactured sold or used
wltnln THIS state, when submitted to him as here
anaer provided The term of office of such
analyst snail be three years from his appointment
uiueSs sooner removed by the appointing power
ana his compensation shall not exceed two hun
uree collars in addition to his annual salary as
professor, and shall be paid by the board of re-
fund. --OA' 'Ne 'Ai' e''i''
Section q The state board of health and vital
slatsucs, medical officers OF health inspectors of
weights and measures, boards of supervisors of
any town, boards of trustees of any village alder
men or common council of any city in this state,
the cost of their respective corporations, pur-
chase sample of any food, drugs or liquors Of
1ereo 1or sale in any town, village city in this
state, in violation of sections numbers one two
ana four of chapter two hundred and forty-eight
OF laws of A. d. 1879, if they have good reasons
TO suspect the same to have been sold put up for
SAFE contrary to the provisions of said chapter two
hundred and forty-eight, may submit the same to
the state analyst as hereinafter provided and the
sag analyst shall upon receiving such article
duly submitted to him. forthwith analyze the
same and give certified certificate to such
person or officers submitting the same wherein
ne snail fully specify the result Of the analysis.
Secuon3 Any person purchasing any article
WIN the intention of submitting it to analysis,
shall, after the purchase shall have been made
ana completed, forthwith notify the seller or his
agent selling the same, of his or their intention
TO have the same analysed by the state analyst,
ana shall offer to accompany the seller or his
agent with the article purchased to the town. vii
lage or city clerk of the place in which the article
was bought, and shall forthwith remove the arti-
Gle purchased to the Office of said clerk and in
the presence of the seller his agent if present
divide said article into two parts, each to be
marked, fastened and sealed up in such a manner
as Its nature will permit. The said clerk shall
forthwith forward one part to the state analyst by
mail, express or otherwise, as he shall elect and
shall retain the other part or package subject to
the order of any court in which proceedings shall
thereafter be taken The certificate Of the state
analyst shall be held in all the courts Of this state
as prama facie evidence of the properties of the
article analysed by him.
Section 4. If any person applying to purchase
any article of food, drug or liquor exposed for
sale or on sale by retail on any premises in any
the price of the quantity which he shall want for
the purpose of analyZing, not being more than
shall be reasonably required, and the person ex-
posing the same for sale shall refuse to sell the
same such person so refusing to sell shall be liza
BILE to penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
Section 5. The state analyst shall report to the
state board of health and vital statistics the num-
Der Of all the articles analysed, and shall specify
the results thereof to said board annually, with
full statement of all the articles analysed and by
whom submitted.
Section 6. The state board of health and vital
statistics may submit to the state analyst any sam
before provided
Section 7. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved March IL 1880