Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
BY AUTHORITY.
BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF new JERSEY,
CHAPTER cxxxIx.

CdAfIER CAAAlA.
Supplement to an act entitled An act to prevent
the adHlteration of food or drugs approved
March twenty-hfth, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-one.
!. Be It enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State OF New Jersey, That section
one OF the act to which this is supplement be
amended so as to read as follows:
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State of New Jersey, That no person
shall manufacture, have, offer for sale or sell any
article Of food drugs which is adulterated within
the meaning of this act, and any person violating
any Of the provisions Of this act shall be liable
to penalty of fifty dollars for a first ohense and
one hundred dollars for second or any subsequent
offense.
2. And be it enacted, That section five of the act
to which this is supplement be amended SO as to
read as follows:
s. And be it enacted, That the state board shall
take cognizance Of the interest Of the public health
1t relates to the sale of foods and drugs, and the
adulteration of the same, and make all necessary
inquiries and investigations relating thereto; II
shall also have the appointment and supervision of
public analysts and chemists or inspectors to serve
for general service, for such special service or
length Of time as It may deem necessary; and the
board of health shalh from time to time, meet and
adopt such measures as it may deem necessary for
the enforcement OF this act and OF the act to which
it is supplement, and prepare rules and regua-
tiOns with regard to the proper method OF collect
ing and examining articles Of food or drinks or
drugs; and the analy sts chemists inspectors ap-
pointed may act singy or associated in council
for such time as may be approved or authorized by
said board.
g. And be it enacted, That section seven of the
act to which this is a supplement be amended so as
to read as follows:
I. And be it enacted, That any person violating
any of the provisions of This act, and any person
who shall hinder, impede, obstruct or otherwise
prevent any analyst, inspector or prosecuting Off
Ger in the performance of his duty, shall be liable
10 penalty of fifty dollars for the first ofense, and
one hundred dollars for second or subsequent Of
feIise
4 And be it enacted, That every district court
in any city, and every justice Of the peace in any
county, and any police justice or recorder in any
city, is hereby empowered, on oath or affirmation
made according to law, that any person or persons
has or have violated any provision of the act to
which this is supplement, to issue process at the
suit OF any person, either in the manner OF sum-
mons or warrant, against the person persons so
charged. which process shall, when in the nature of
awarrant, be returnable forthwith, and when in the
nature of summons, shall be returnable in not
less than one nor more than ten entire days such
process shall state what provision of the law is
alleged TO have been violated by the defendant OF
defendants and the return of such process at any
time to which the trial shall have been adjourned,
the said court justice of the peace police justice
recorder shall proceed to hear testimony and to de-
termine and give Judgment in the matter. without
the fling Of any pleadings and The said court jus,
Judgment be rendered for the plaintiff forthwith,
issue execution against the goods and chattels and
person Of the Defendant or defendants; and the
SAID court, Justice Of the peace police justice or
recorder is further empowered to cause any such
defendant who may refuse or neglect to pay the
amount of the judgment rendered against him and
athe costs and charges incident thereto, unless an
appeal is granted, to be committed to the county
jail for any period not exceeding ninety days; but
no district court of any city, justice of the peace,
police Justice recorder shall have jurisdiction Of
any offense against he act to which this is sup
plement which offense shall take place outside OF
the territorial jurisdiction Of such district court
Justice of the peace, police justice or recorder, as
such territorial jurisdiction is now established by
law.
s. And be it enacted, That the officers to serve
and execute all processes under this act shall be the
officers authorized to and execute process in
said courts and before such magistrates and officers
as aforesaid, including the constables of such
counties and all police officers of such cities.
g. And be i enacted, That all penalties imposed
under the act TO which this is supplement. shall
be disposed Of follows: In case the suit is
brought by any officer appointed by the state
board Of health the penalty shall be paid into the
treasury of this state; in case the suit is brought
uy any officer of any local board of health or of
any city, borough, town or township. the penalty
shall be paid into the treasury of said local board
of health city, borough, town or township; in
case of any suit not otherwise provided for, the
penalty slall be paid TO the person bringing The
suit.
Z. And be it enacted, Tat the state board Of
health shall be authorized to expend annually, in
addition to all sums already appropriated for such
board, an amount not exceeding one thousand dol
lars for the purpose of including in its work the
carrying out of the provisions of this act and for
the protection of the public health
s. And be it enacted, That any analyst or nspec-
tor appointed by the state board of health and any
inspector other officer of any local board of
health, shall have power TO inspect any article of
food, drugs wherever exposed for sale, offered,
held for sale whether in transit otherwise; !;
and if, upon inspection Of such food or drugs the
same shall be found aduterated within the meaning
of this act the act to which this act is supple
nent the said inspector other officers aforesaid,
shall have power and may prohibit the sale or
disposal of said articles until decision shall be
dercd by the court justice of the peace, recorder,
police justice before whom the defendant may
be brought
O. And be il enacted, Tina. this act shall not be
so construed as to interfere with the special pro-
visions OF act approved March fourth, eight
cen hundred and eghty-two, entitled "An act to
prevent the adIlieration and to regulate sale of
milk
10. And be it enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1883.