The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-07
CHAPTER 1O--H. r. No. 3o4.
An Act to prohibit pools and trusts IN the


state Of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the
State of Minnesota:
SECTION |. II any corporation organized
under the laws Of this state or any other
state or country for transacting or con-
Quoting any kind Of business in this
state, or any partnership or individual
Shall create, enter into, become a member
of or party TO any pool. trust, agree
ment, combination or confederation with
any other corporation. partnership or indi-
viGual to regulate or fix the price Of OIL lum-
Der. coal grain, flour. provisions or any other
commodity or article whatever, or shall ere
ate, enter into. become a member Of a party
to anv pool. agreement, combination or cOu
federation to fix or limit the amount or guam
uty Of any commodity or article to be manu-
featured. mined, produced or sold in this
state. shall be deemed guilty of a conspiracy
to defraud. and be subject to Indictment and
punishment as provided in the hext section.
SEC. .. Any person or corporation found
guilty of violation of this act shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than one hundred
uUU) dollars, nor 10 exceed five thousand
$4,000 dollars, and stand committed until
such fine is paid
SEC. 3 Upon the trial Of an indictment
against corporation or Il copartnership for
a violation of the first section of this act all
officers and agents of such corporation or
copartners hip shall be competent witnesses
against the defendant on trial. and such Of
ticers and agents may be compelled to testify
against such defendant and produce all
books and papers. in his custody or under
his controI, pertinent to the issue in such
trial, and shall not be excused from answer
ing any Such question. or from producing
any books and papers because the same
might tend to crlmlnate such witness: but
nothing which such witness Shall testify to,
and no books or papers produced by him
shall in any manner be used against him in
any suit civil or criminal, to which he is
party.
SEC 4. All acts and parts Of acts in con-
fict with this act be and the same are hereby
repealed.
SEC 5. This act shall take effect and be IN
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 20, 1891.
CHAPTER lis. F. NO. 49,
An Act relating to the sale of imitation
butter.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State
SECTION /. whoever by himself or his
agent, shall sell. expose for sale, or have in
his possession with intent to sell, any article
or com pound made IN imitation of butter or
as q substitute for butter, and not wholly
made from milk or cream, and that is Of any
other color than bright pink, shall be subject
to the payment of penalty of fifty ('0) dol
lars ard for a second and each subsequent
otfense, penalty of one hundred 900 dol
lars to be recovered with costs in any court in
this state of competent jurisdiction.
SEC: 2. Samples or specimens OF any articles
in imitation Of butter, suspected Of being of
q spurious character. shall be analysed or
otherwise satisfactorily tested as to color ana
compounds: and a certificate of the analysis
sworn to by the aualyzer, shall be admissible
as evidence In all prosecutions under this act
SEC. 3 The having in possession by any
person or firm Of any articles or substance
prohibited by this act snail be considered
prima facie evidence that the same is kept by
such person or firm in violation of the pro-
visions Of this act and the state dairy and
food commissioner shall be authorized to
seiZe upon and take possession of such arti-
Gle or substance, and upon the order of any
court which has jurisdiction under this act
he shall sell the same for any purpose other
than to be used for food the proceeds derived
from fines and the sale of imitation butter
placed 70 the credit Of the state dairy and
food commissioners fund.
SEC. !. For the purpose Of this act the
term butter shall be understood to mean the
product usually known bg that name, and
which is manufactured exclusively from milk
or cream or both.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April u, 1891
CHAPTER 12-H F. NO. 1877.
An Act in relation to the manufacture and
sale Of lard and of lard com pounds ana SUBJ
stitutes and Of foods prepared therefrom; to
prevent fraud and to preserve the public
health.
Be II enacted by the Legislature Of the State
of Minnesota:
SECTION |. No person shall within this
state manufacture Tor sale, have In his pos
session with intent 10 sell, offer or expose for
sale or sell, as lard, any substance not the Ie-
Ultimate and exclusive product Of the fat Of
the hog.