The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-01-28
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In the House Of Delegates on Tuesday, Andrew
Banks, Esq., of Baltimore county, introduced bill
10 prevent the adnteratiOn and regulate the sale
Of milk. The bill is a long aud exhaustive one.
but dives into the heart ofthe question BY provid
ing, In section that every person who shall SELL
offer or expose for sale, or who rhail carry or
transport for the purposes Of SALE or have In pos
session with intent 20 sell, any impure, adulterat
cd or unwholesome milk shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be sub
ject to the penalties imposed by succeeding Sec
tion.
Section provides that every milk dealer shall
have, upon the cans In which he transports the
milk, legibio metal tag or mark, which shall
bear the words, "skimmed milk" or "Unskimmed
mill" together with the name and place Of bust
ness Of the dealerall In letters not less than one
inch in length; and milk shall only be shipped,
sold or transported In cans 90 marked.
Another section says that every person who
shall keep cows for the production Of milk in q
crowded or unhealthy condition, or feed the same
on food that produces unwholesome or impure
milk, shall ALEC be subject 10 the penalties. Fur
ther, II IL enacted that any addition Of water or
any substance or thing Is an adulteration, and
that milk obtained from animals fed on distllery
waste or any substance In a state Of putrefaction
or fermentation, IL impure and unwholesome.
Further sections 20 into minute particulars con-
cerning the sale Of milk which may have been ex-
posed TO contamination Of diseases of contag ous
type. All prosecutions under this act shall be
upon the basis Of an analysis 10 contain more than
~ per cent. Of watery fluids, or less than ~ per
cent. Of milk solids, Il shall be deemed adulterate
and all persons who shall be guilty Of violation Of
this nc, shall be punished by fine Of not less than
$50 nor moro than $500, or imprisonment In the
city or county jail for not less than thirty no
more than ninety days aud for a second offence,
by fne Of not less than 500 nor more than $500.
or by imprisonment for not less than sixty days
nor more than ninety days And In the trial for
such misdemeanors the sale exposure for sale Of
such aini,s-..~E milk shall be presumptive evil
dencc Of the knowledge by the accused Of the
character Of the milk article so sold or offered.
0ne-half Of the fines in these cases shall be paid
TO the State, and the other half 10 the informer.
Tho bill also provides for the appointment BY
the State Board Of Health each year Of n eompe
tent person, who shall be . sworn officer, and act
State Inspector Of Milk, at n salary Of 81. 200
per annum. The inspector shall have the power
Co inspeet all doubtful milk, and condemn de-
siroy the same. if in his judgment Il IL unfit for
sale; and II IL his duty 20 inform and make his
complaints TO the grand jury Of the county or city,
and he shall be empowered 90 appoint one or more
deputies, who shall receive such compensation rs
the State Board of Health shall allow. The In
spccior shall also be public analyst. and shall
make such analyses a. the Board shall order and
he shall also publish in the daily newspapers the
names Of such persons as may be convicted %
violation d this act.
There Is no Law in the Code which now bears on
this subject.