Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-27
CHAPTER Ixxyu.

An Act to prevent the acnlteraton and to regulate
the Sale Of MIX.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That every per-
son who shall ell, shall Offer or expose for sale,
or who shall tran port or carry, or who shall have in
possession with intent 10 sell offer for sale, any
milk from which the cream CT ary part thereof has
been removed, shall distinctly, dnrsby and perma-
nently solder label or tag CT metal in conspicuous
place upon the outside and nat more than six inches
from the top Of every can, vessel or package con-
tanning such milk, and such metal label tag shall
have the words "skimmed milk stamped, indented
or engraved thereon IN letters rot less than two
inches in height and such milk shall only be sold
shipped in or retailed out OF can, vessel or pack
q And be it enacted, That every person who shall
sell or shall offer for sale, who shall transport
carry for the purpose of sale, or who shall have in
possession with intent to sell offer for sale any
impure, adulterated or unwhoesopne milk and every
person who shall ad1erate milk, or who shall keep
cows for the production Of milk in cro..d ded or
healthy condition, or feed the same on food that
produces impure, diseased or unwholesome milk, or
shall feed cows on distiery waste, usually called
swil, or upon any Substance in state OF putrefac-
tl0n or rottenness, upon any substance of ur-
wholesome nature, shall be liable to the penalties
hereinafter provided for in this act
B. And be it enacted, That the addition Of water
any other substance or thing is hereby declared
adnlteration, and milk that is obtained from ami
mails that are fed on distillery waste, usually called
sswil," or upon any substance in state of putre-
faction or rottenness, upon any substance of an
unhealthfui nature, milk that has been exposed
to or contaminated by the emanations, discharges.
disease by which the health or life Of any person
may be endangered or compromised, is hereby de-
cared to be impure and unwhoeseme.
4 And be it enacted That in all prosecutions uIs-
der this act, if the milk shall be shown. upon ANALYSIS
by member of the council of public analysts of
this State, the chemist Of the State Experiment
Station to contain more than eghty-eight per cen
tum of watery fluids, or to contain less than twelve
per centum Of milk solids, snch milk shall be deemed
FOR the purpose Of this act TO be adulterated
s. And be it enacted, That every person who shall
violate any of the provisions of this act shall be IL
able penalty Of fifty dollars for the first offense
and one hundred dollars for second or subsequent
ofense
6. And be it enacted, That justices of the peace
and recorders shall have jurisdiction to try and pun
ish all persons for violating the provisions Of this
act and the penalties prescribed in section five Of
this act for the violation Of any Of the provisions Of
this act, may be enforced before any Justice Of the
peace recorder in any county where the ofense is
committed, or where the offender is first appre-
hended
4 And be it enacted That said justice of the peace
or recorder, upon receiving due proof made before
him by the affidavit OF one or more persons, OF the
violation Of any of the provisions of said act by any
person persons is hereby authorized and required
by his warrant under his hand and SEAL directed to
any constable OF police officer of his county, to
cause such person or persons to be arrested and
brought before said justice recorder, who shall
hear and determine the guilt or innocence of the
person or persons so charged, and upon conviction
Of said person or persons the said Justice or record
er is hereby authorized and required to impose upon
the offender convicted before him, the penalties
convicted shall fail to pay the penalty imposed,
together with the costs of the prosecution the said
justice recorder hereby authorized and required
to commit such offender to the common jail Of the
said county for a period Of not less than ten nor
more than sixty days; provided however, that an
analysis of condemned milk shall be made by a
member Of the council Of public analysts Of this
State, or the chemist Of the State Experiment
Station.
8. And be it enacted. That the certificate Of any
member Of the council Of public analysts chemist
Of the State Experiment Station, given under his
hand and seal, and sworn to and subscribed before
any justice Of the peace or notary public in this
State, shall be taken and accepted as prima facie
evidence.
O. And be it enacted, That the State Board of
Health is hereby empowered and directed to appoint
each year competent person who shall act as a
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 in addi
ton thereto said inspector shall be paid his actnai
travelling expenses while ID the performance of his
duties, and actual expenses of suits and costs Of
ayses brought by him under this act payable by the
treasurer of this State by warrant of the comptroI
ler said inspector shall act until removed by said
board or until his successor is appointed, and shall
make such reports to said board at such time as it
may Direct said inspector having reason to believe
the provisions of this act are being violated, shall
have power to open any can, vessel or package con-
tanning milk, whether sealed, locked or otherwise,
or whether in transit otherwise; and if upon in
Hpection he shall find such can, vessel or package
to contain any milk which has been adulteTated, or
from which the cream, OF any part thereof, has been
removed, or which is sold, offered or exposed for
SALE held in possession intent to sell offer
for sale in violation OF any section Of this act said
inspector is empowered and directed to take o
sample OF the same for analysis and put into can,
vessel or package 10 be the presence of
ormore witnesses, and sent to any member of council
OF public analysis or the chemist Of the state expert
mental station, and asosto condemn the same and
pour the contents Of such can vessel or package
upon the ground Or return the same to the consign-
or, and IL upon analysis such milk shall prove to be
adulterated, shall bring suit against the person or