St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07

section shall b dssmsd shiily u ! misds-
meanor. and be punished By nns Of not
more than five hundred dollars f$5o0I nor
less than six l6] months or moro than one
II year, imprisonment for the first ofepse,
and by imprisonment for one Il year 1or
Nothing ii this section shall impair the
provisions Of section four IA Of this act
amended 30 al to read as follows:
SEQ. 9. No person shall manufacture, mix
or compound with or add to natural mill.
cream or butter any e5s-nal fats or animal Or
vegetable oils, nor Snall he make or manu-
factufe any OleaginOus substance not pro-
duCed from milk or cream with intent to sell
the Same for butter or cheese made from I'm.
In his possession, or offer the same for sale
with such intent, nor shall any article or SUBJ
stanee or compound 80 made or produced b
sold for butter or cheese, the product OF the
color with annatto or any coloring matter
whatever, butterine or oleomargarine or any
compounds Of the Same, or any products or
manufacture made in whole or in part from
produced from unadulterated milk or cream
whereby the said product manufacture Or
compound shall be mado to resemble butter
or cheese, the product OF the dairy, OF shau
have the Same in his possession, or sell or OF.
fer for sale, or have In his possession any OF
said products which shall be coated or col
ored in gemblance Of or to resemble butter or
cheese, 1t shall be prima facie evidence OF an
intent to sell the same for butter or cheese,
the product Of the dairy; Whoever violates
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor and be pun
ished by q fine of not less than one hundred
dollars $1,000 nor more than one thousand
dollars Isl ,00O1. This section shall not be
a. To-, L. 81 4lsI
Of section four al and five Isl of this act.
Section seven RI Of said act II hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
SEC: 2. No person shall offer. sell or .ex-
labeled with false brand or label as to the
quality Of the article, or to the county or
state In which the article is made.
The Minnesota state dairy commissioner II
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. uniform
stencil brand bearing suitable device or
motto and the words minnesota State Full
Cream Cheese" Every brand issued shall be
used upon the outside of the cheese, and also
upon the package containing the same, 9nd
shall be different number for each separate
mandatory, and the commissioner shall
keep book in which shall be registered the
name, location and number Of each manu-
factory using the said brand, and the name
or names of the persons at each mandatory
authorized to 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 cream cheese,
of which there be less than forty [4O] per CEN
tum Of fats to total solids shall be deemed,
for the purpose Of this act to be adulterated.
Whoever violates the provisions Of this sec
ton shall be deemed guilty OF o INSIDE
meanor and for each and every cheese or
package SO falsely branded shall be pun
ished by a fine Of not less than twenty-five
dollars 1881 or more than fifty dollars $500
or imprisonment of not less than fifteen Isl
days or more than thirty 1901 days.
Section eight I91 Of said act IL hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
missioner who shall be known as the state
dairy commissioner, who shall be citizen OF
this state, and who shall hold his Office for
term of two RI years, or until his successor
Is appointed, and shall receive salary OF
eighteen hundred Isl. 8O0] dollars 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 var
may Be removed from Office at the pleasure
of the governor, and his successor appointed
as above provided for. The said commits
sioner is hereby authorized and empowered
to appoint secretary whose salary shall be
and such assistant commissioners, and to
employ such experts, chemists, agents and
such counsel as may be deemed by him nee
essary for the proper enforcement of this
law, their compensation to be fixed by the
commissioner. The sum Of fifteen thousand
dollars 1915, OOOl annually is hereby appro-
priated, te be paid for such purposes out Of
any moneys in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated. All charges, accounts and ex-
penses authorized by this act shall be paid by
he n
of the state auditor. The entire expenses OF
said commissioner shall not exceed the sum
appropriated for the purpose of this act. The
said commissioner shall mako biennial re-
ports to the Legislature, not later than the
fifteenth [15th] day of January, of his work
and proceedings and shall report in detail
the number OF assistant commissioners, ex-
perts, chemists. agents and counsel he has
employed. with their expenses and disburse-
ments. The said commissioner shall have a
room in the capitol, to be set apart for his use
by the governor. This section shall not affect
the tenure of Office of the present commlS-
sioner. nor to be construed to impair or affect
any of the provisions in section seven III OF
chapter one hundred and forty nine l149] Of
the law of one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-fiye 1881, except In the sum Of
money appropriated.
SEC 8. The said commissioner and assist
ant commissioners. and such experts. chem.
lists, agents and counsel as they shall duly
authorize for the purpose, shall have access,
ingress and egress to all places OF business,
factories. farms, buildings, carriages, cars,
vessels and cans used in the manufacture
and sale of any dairy products or any imita-
tons thereof. They also shall have power
and authority to open any package, car or
vessel containing such articles which may be
manufactured, sold or exposed for sale in
violation Of the provisions Of this act, and
may inspect the contents therein, and may
take samples therefrom for analysis.
All clerks bookkeepers, express agents.
railroad officials, employees OR common car.
riers shall render to them all the assistance
In their power, wher so requested, in tracing,
finding or discovering the presence OF any
prohibited article named in this act.
Any refusal or neglect on the part OF such
clerks, bookkeepers, express agents, railroad
render such friendly aid shall be deemed
misdemeanor, and be punished BY fine OF
not less than City dollars $501 nor more
than one hundred dollars [$100l for each
and every offense.
blanks, which shall be furnished to all pro-
prietors or managers Of creameries cheese
factories or milk diaries that ship milk to the
cities and all vendors or peddiers OF milk In
the cities within the state, for the purpose OF
dairy goods handled, and all owners or
managers of such creameries and cheese fac
tories shall. on the first (1st) day of November
Of each year, send to the dairy commissioner
full and accurate report OF the amount OF
business done during the wear, ana all milk
diaries, milk vendors or milk peddlers shall
send to the state dairy commissioner quar-
terly reports Of all the business done by each
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