Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-02
DRESSED MEAT QUESTION.

Murdock's Bill. Which IL Likely to Take
the Place of Eilston's.
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. S0-The Senate
Committee on Public Health had fully de-
cided to report Eli toms bill to provide
for inspection on the hoof of cattle, with
the recommendation that consideration of
it be indefinitely postponed, but as soon
as its author heard of it he requested the
committee to defer action until he could
appear before it and make q further ap.
peal IN behalf of his measure HIS request
was granted.
Senator Murdock's ill, which seems to
be most in favor with members, is as fol.
lows:
An act prohibiting the sale Of uusound.
diseased adulterated impure and unwhole-
some articles OF food. regulating the slaught-
ering Of animals to be slaughtered and pre-
scrihing penalties TO- the VIOLATE theref.
Be enacted By the Legislature Of Kansas:
Section 1. No person shall sell or offer for
sale within the State Of Kansas any unwhole-
some meat or flesh nor shall any person sell or
offer for sale within the State any unsound or
diseased meat. fish, poultry game, or the meat
Of any animal which was overheated when
killed or in any manner wounded or diseased
or which died a natural death or which has
been slaughtered in any such manner as to i'm
any person sell or offer for sale the meat of any
bull. boar, or ram, or any unciean animal or
the flesh Of any calf or ether animal under four
weeks old.
Sec. ? 1t hall be unlawful for any person to
sell. expose for sale, or have in his possession
with intent to sell, any substance intended for
food, which has ben aduiterated with any sub
stance injurious to he 18th. It shall be unlsw.
ful to sell or expose for sale any o. eomargarine
butterne or lard ne in this State without hav-
ing the same plainly marked. or to sell any
oleomargarine, butterine or lardine. without
first notifying the purchaser that the same is
such article.
Sec. 8 All slaughtering of animals the un-
cured meat of which is to be sold for food in
cities IN this State containing population Of
1900 or more, shall be done In said cities, or
within two miles OF the limits OF said c ties at
such place or places as shall be approved by the
MAYOR thereof
Sec. T. No person shall sell or offer for sale
in any city in this State any fresh or uncured
meat tina, has not been first inspected on foot
within forty-eight hours of the slaugbtering by
g competent inspector an duly approved and
branded or stamped by him, provided that
the selling or the Offering for sale any meats
slaughtered by farmers upon their OWN prem
ISIS.
Sec s. The mayors and city councils of the
cities Of this State shall Immediately upon the
passage Of this act appoint suitable inspectors
to examine. approve, brand or stamp ali fresh
meats offered for sale in the cities aforesaid.
Sec. 6. Any person violating any Of the proyi-
ssons Of this act, on conviction thereof before
the police court Of any city, or justice of the
peace Of the State, shall be fined a sum not less
than 500 nor more than $50 or imprisoned not
less than thirty days or more than six months
In the county jail.
Seer. All acts or part Of acts IN conflict
with this act are here wish repealed.