Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-05-12

mai or vegetable substance, whether manufac
ured or not; or in case of milk, lift is the prod
uce of diseased animal;
Sixth. If it be colored, or coated, or polished,
or powdered, whereby damage Is concealed, or
il is made to appear better than it really Is, or
of greater value;
Seventh. II it contain any added, poisonous
ingredient, or any ingredient which may render
such article injurious TO the health Of person
consuming it; provided, that the state board OF
health may, with the approval Of the governor,
from time to time declare certain articles OF
preparations to be exempt from the provisions
of this act; and provided further that the pro-
visions of this act shall not apply to mixtures or
compounds recognized as ordinary articles of
food; provided, that the same are not injurious
to health, and that the articles are distinctly
labeled as a mixture.
4. And be it enacted, That the state board Of
health shall, from time to time, fix the limits of
variability permissible in any article of food, or
drug, or compound, the standard of which is
not established by any national pharmacopoeia.
5. And be it enacted, That the state board of
health shall take cognizance Of the interests OF
the public health it relates to the sale Of food
and drugs and the adulteration Of the same.
and make all necessary investigations and in
quiries relating thereto; it shall also have the
supervision ofthe appointment ofpublic analysts
and chemists and upon its recommendation,
whenever it shall deem any such officers incom-
petent, the appointments OF any and every such
officer shall be revoked, and be held to be void
and of no effect; within thirty days after the
passage of this act, the state board of health
shall meet and adopt such measures as shall
seem necessary to facilitate the enforcement Of
this act, and prepare rules and regulations with
regard to the proper methods of collecting and
examining articles of food or drugs, and for the
appointment of the necessary inspectors and
analysts; and tho said board shall be authoriz-
ed to expend in addition to all sums already
appropriated for said board, an amount not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars for the purpose Of
carrying out the provisions Of this act
6. And be it enacted, That every person sell
ing. or offering or exposing any article Of food
or drugs for sale, or delivering any article to
purchasers shall be bound to serve OF supply
any inspector appointed under this act who
shall apply to him for that purpose, and on his
rendering the value of the same for sample
sufficient for the purpose of analysis of any ar
tiele which is included in this act and which is
in the possession of the person selling, under a
penalty not exceeding fifty dollars for a first
offense, and one hundred dollars for a second
and subsequent offense
T. And be it enacted, That any violation of
the provisions of this act shall be treated and
punished as a misdemeauor, and whoever
shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise
prevent any analyst, inspector or prosecuting
officer, in the performance Of his duty, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be liable to
Indictment and punishment therefor.
s. And be it enacted, That any acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions Of this
act are hereby repealed.
.. And be it enacted, That this act shall b.
deemed public act and shall take effect Al
the expiration Of thirty days after it shall be-
come law.
Approved March 25, 1881.