Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1889-05-09

L oSASSU w ASAASAS Va PAoooSS 49,
substance for human food in imitation or sem
blance of natural butter or cheese. nor shall ne
sell, keep for sale OF offer for sale any article.
substance or compound made, manufactured or
produced in violation OF the provisions OF inns
section, whether such article, substance
u or 'q 9Rie State shall or be a @1ae. o 9H Pr0a s Il
For country. Whoever violates the .provis-
ions OF this section shall be deemed guilty OF a
less than one hundred dollars ($1OO nor more
Than five hundred dollars $500, nor less than
SIX TO- months or more than one l3 Years I'M
p~risonment for the first offense, and by lmprls-
onment Tor one () year Tor each subsequent Oh
Tense.
Nothing in this section shall impair the pro-
| visions Of section four "a OF this act:
Section six (6) of said act is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
SEC 8. No person shall manufacture, mix or
compound with or add to natural milk, cream Oh
butter any animal fats or animal or vegetable
| oils, nor shall he make or manufacture any ole
aginous substance not produced from milk or
cream with intent to sell the same for butter
or cheese made from unadulterated milk
or cream, or have the same in his pos
| session, or offer the same for sale with such IN
| tent, nor shall any article or substance or COM
pound so made or produced be sold for butter or
cheese, the product OF the dairy. 1t any person
| shall coat, powder or color with annatto or any
coloring matter whatever, butterine or oleo-
margarine or any compounds OF the same. or any
products or manufacture made in whole or IN
part from animal fats, or animal or vegetable
oils not produced from unadulJerated milk or
cream. whereby the said product. manufacture
OF compound shall be made to resemble butter
or cheese, the product OF the dairy, or shall
nave the same in his possession, or sell or offer
for sale, or have in his possession any OF said
products which shall be coated or colored in
it shall be prima facis evidence Of an
intent to sell the same for butter Or
cheese, the product OF the dairy: Whoever VIC,
lates any of the provisions of this section shall
! be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than one hundred dol
lars CS1OU nor more than one thousand dollars
j sL7 hhnN nNIir 1orio- cho1t NOT hn I rho tn
impair or affect the prohibition OF sections four
"a and five ~ of this act.
Secrion seven Cd of said act is hereby amended
so as TO read as follows:
SEC. z. No person shall offer, sell or expose
for sale, butter or cheese branded or labeled
with a false brand or label az to the quality OF
the article, or to the county or state In Which
the article Is made.
The Minnesota state dairy commissioner is
hereby authorized and directed to procure and
issue to the cheese manufacturers Of the state
upon proper application therefor, and under
such regulations as to the custody and use
thereof as he may prescribe, a uniform stencil
brand bearing a suitable device or motto and the
words Minnesota State Full Cream Cheese
Every brand issued shall be used upon the
outside e.o Of the eont cheese; t and s aigo u poa
shall be u diff rent number for each separate
manufactorv, and the commissioner shall keep
book in which shall be registered the name, 10
cation and number Of each mandatory using
the said brand, and the name or names OF the
persons at each mandatory authorized 20 use
the same.
1t shall be unlawful to use or permit such
stencil brand to be used upon any other than
full cream cheese, or packages containing the
same. Minnesota state full cre4m cne lem
per centum OF fats to total. soilds shall
be deemed. for the purpose Of this act: to
! be aduiterated. Whoever violates the PROVISIONS
of this section shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and for each and every cheese or
package So falsely branded shall be punished
y ~, 2 me IN m OF MOI th,n Less fftE man da1,a awe {s5o3 or 1 ur5iass
onnent OF not less than fifteen ll5) days or more
than thirty go days.
Section eight 81 OF said act IS hereby amended
so as to read as follows:
SEC. 8. The governor shall appoint a commits
sioner who shall he known as the state dairy
commissioner, who shall be a citizen OF inns
state, and who shall hold his office tor a term of
two (2) years, or until his successor Is ap-
pointed, and shall receive a salary OF elgh,
teen hundred dollars Isl, 500 per annum and
his necessary expenses incurred IN the
discharge Of his duties under this act, and shall
be charged under the direction of the governor,
with the enforcement OF the various provisions
thereof. Said commissioner may be removed
from office at the pleasure OF the governor, and
his successor appointed as above provided for:
The said commissioner IS hereby authorlzeu ana
empowered to appoint a secretary whose salary
shall be twelve hundred dollars C$1,2OO) per
year, and such assistant commissioners and TO
employ such experts, chemists, agents and such
counsel as may be deemed by him necessary Tor
the proper enforcement of this law, their com
pensation to be fixed by the commissioner. Inc
sum of fifteen thousand dollars $50 200 annu-
ally is hereby appropriated. to be PAID Tor such
purposes out of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated. All charges, ac-
counts and expenses authorized by TINS
act shall be paid b. the treasurer OF the state
upon the warrant of the state auditor. The en-
tire expenses Of said commissioner shall not ex.
coed the sum appropriated for the purpose OF
this act. The said commissioner shall make b-
ennial reports to the legislature, not later than
the fifteenth Q5th) day of January, of his work
and proceedings, and shall report IN detail the
/ -,,-,L.- ~ q criSfanf onn,n mi Slnnnr nY
| chemists, agents and counsel re has employed,
with their expenses and disbursements. The
said commissioner shall have a room IN the cap
itol, to be set apart for his use bv the governor.
This section shall not affect the tenure OF otflce
of the present commissioner, nor to be construed
TO impair or affect any of the provisions IN sec
ton seven ca OF chapter one hundred and forty
nine (149 of the law of one thousand eight nun
dred and eighty-five QSS5), except in the sum
of money Appropriated.
commissioners, and such experts, chemists,
agents and counsel as they shall duly authorize
for the purpose, shall have access. ingress and
buildings, carriages, cars, vessels and cans used
in the manufacture and sale Of any dairy prod
ucts or any limitations thereof. They shall also
have power and authority to open any package,
car or vessel containings such articles which may
be manufactured, sold or exposed for sale in VIC
lation of the provisions of this act, and may in
spect the contents therein, ana may take SAM
pies theretrom for analysis.
All clerks, boohkeepcrs. express agents, rail-
road officials, employees or common carriers shall
render to them all the assistance IN their
power. when 80 requested, in tracing, finding or
discovering the presence OF any prohibited ar
ticle named in this act.
clerks, bookkeepers, express agents, railroad Of
fcials, employees or common carriers to render
such friendly aid shall be deemed a INSIDE
meanor. and be punished by q fine OF not less
than fifty dollars $3.50 nor more than one hum
bred dollars $500 for each and every offense.
SEC. 10. The commissioner shall. provide
i-1-- ,,L~{ -Lo11 In rV,fa nj tn Ill vrNrcIa-
tors or managers Of creameries, cheese factories
or milk diaries that ship milk to the cities and
all vendors or peddlers OF milk in the cities
within the state, for the purpose of making a
report of the amount Of milk and dairy goods
handled, and all owners or MANAGERS of
such creameries and cheese factories shall, on
The first QsJ) day Of November OF each year,
! send to the dairy commissioner a full aud accu-
rate report OF the amount of business done dur
ing the year, and all milk dairies, milk vendors
or milk peddlers snail send to the state dairy
commissioner quarterly reports oI all the bus
mess done by g ,ch and every such person, firm
or company in handling dairy products during
the last three 81 months past. as designated
under the different headings Of such printed
blanks.
Any neglect or failure, or false statement on
the part of any proprietor or manager OF such
creamery, cheese factory, dairy or any milk
vender or milk Deddler shall be considered
guilty of a mlsde'neanor, and be punished by
O. fine Of not less than ten dollars C$lO) nor
more than one hundred dollars (plOU-
Section eleven I'D of said act is hereby
amended 80 as TO read as follows:
SEC. IL. No person shall sell or offer for sale
any cream taken from impure or diseased milk,
or cream that contains less than twenty (2O) per
centum OF fat. Whoever violates the provisions
OF this section shall be deemed guilty OF a mis-
demeanor and shall be punished by a fine OF not
less than ten dollars (11O) nor more than one
hundred dollars $500.
Section twelve Q2) OF said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
SEC. ~. In all prosecutionsunder this act re-
lating to the sale and manufacture OF unclean,
impure. unhealthy, adulJerated or unwholesome