Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-04-21
CHAPTER cyrI
An ect to prevent the adulteration Of milk and
to regulate the sale Of milk.

An ect to prevent the adulteration Of milk and
to regulate the sale Of milk
l. Be it enacted by tie Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New JERSEY, That
every person who shall sell, or who shall offer
or expose for sale. or who shall transport or
carry, OF who shall have in possession with in
tent to sell, or offer for sale, any milk from
which the cream, or any part thereof has been
removed, shall distinctly, durably and perma-
nently solder a label tag or mark of metal in
conspicuous placs upon the outside and not
more than six inches from the top of every can,
vessel or package containing such milk, and
said metal label, tag or mark shall have tho
words "skimmed milk . stamped, engraved or
indented thereon in letters not less than one
inch in height, and such milk shall only be sold
or shipped i'll or retailel out of a can, vessel OF
package so marked, and every person who shall
violate the provisions of this section shall be
doomed guilty of nisdemeanor. and on con-
viction thereof shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed in section eight Of this act.
2. And be it enacted, That every person who
shall sell or who shall offer for sale, or who
shall transport or carry for the purposes of sale.
OF who shall have i'll possession with intent to
sell or offer for SALE any impure, adulterated
OF unwholesome milk shall be deemed guilty Of
q misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall
be subject to the penalties prescribed In section
eight of this act.
8. And be it enacted, That every person who
shall adulterate milk, or who shall keep COWS
for the production OF milk, in crowded or un-
llea1thfdl condition, or feed the same on food
that produces impure, diseesel or unwhole-
some milk shall be deemed guilty ola misde-
meanor, and on conviction thereof shall be sub
ject to the penalties prescribed in section eight
of this act
4. And be it enacted, That the addition Of
water or any substance or thing is hereby de-
clared an adulteration; and milk that is OBJ
tanned from animals that arc fed on distillery
waste, usually called aswill y or upon any SUBJ
stance in state Of putrefaction or rottenness,
or upon any substance of an unhealthful nae
tu.e, is hereby declared to be impure and un-
wholesome, and any person offending as af re-
said shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanoi.
and on conviction thereof shall be subject to
the penalties prescribed in section eight Of this
act.
s. And be it enacted, That every person who
shall feed COWS on istillery waste, usually call
ed "swill. F" or upon any substance in state of
putrefaction or rottenness, or upon any sub
stance Of an unwholesome nature, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed in section eight Of this act.
6. And be it enacted, That every person VIII
shall sell or who shall offer for sale any milk
that has been exposed to or contaminated by
the emanations discharge or exhalatioIls from
persons sick with scarlet fever, measles diph-
liberia, smallpox, typhoid fever, or any conta-
gious disease, by which the health OF life of any
person may be endangered or compromised
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed in section eisht of this act
Z. And be it enacted That in all prosecutions
under this act, if the milk shall be shown, npon
analysis, to contain more than eighty seven per
centum of watery fluids, or to contain less than
thirteen per centIm of milk solids it shall be
for fbe, of ft,ic oof -, L.
adulterated.
8. And be it enacted, That every person who
shall violate any of the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of misdefaeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by
fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than
two hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the
county jail for not less than thirty days. nor
more than ninety days, or both, at the discre-
ton Of the court and if the fine is not imme-
dlately paid, shall be imprisoned for not less
than thirty days, or until said fine shall be
paid, and for a second offense by fine of not
less than one hundred dollars, nor more than
three hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the county jail for not less than sixty days. nor
more than ninety days, or both. at the discre-
ton Of the court, and for any subsequent offense
by fine Of fifty dollars and imprisonment in
the county jail not less than sixty nor more than
ninety days; and on trial for such misdemeanor
OF penalty, the sale, or offer for sale. or expo
'z@tty
provisions OF this act, shall be presumptive evi-
dence Of knowledge by the accused of the char
acter Of the milk or article sold, Or offered, or
exposed for sale, and that the can. vessel or
package was not marked as required by this
act
8. And beit enacted, That all penalties i'm
posed under the provisions of this act may be
sued for in anycourt having competent iuris-
diction, one-haf the fine to go to the person
making the complaint and the other half to be
paid to the county collector for the benefit Of
the county; any court of competent jurisdiction
in this state shall have Jurisdiction to Try and
dispose Of all and any of the offenses arising in
the same county against the provisions Of this
act and every justice of the peace shall have
jurisdiction within his county Of actions to re-
cover any penalty hereby given or created.
TO- And be il enacted, That the state board
OF health is hereby empowered and directed to
appoint. each year, competent person, who
shall act as state inspector of milk. at salary
Of eight hundred dollars per annum, payable
by the treasurer Of this state, by warrant Of the
comptroller, in quarterly payments. for the
purposes of this act, and III addition thereto
said inspector shall be paid his actual travelling
expenses while in the performance of his duties,
and actual expenses Of suits brought by him
under this act, payable by the treasurer Of this
state by Warrant Of the comptroller; said in