The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-05-04
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AN ACT to govern the inspection and use
and sale Of illuminating oils, or petroleum
S Snd ps pc Wenap rodncts for use in the
or Inspectors and prescribing penalties and
inspection fees, and the manner of the
Xprrii IN $685. of inspectors Approved
PROVIDES for the appointment Of state
Inspector by the governor and the require
mcnt OF q bond from the Inspector to be
approved by the secretary Of state and filed
In his office: for the appointment of deputies
by the state inspector; for Il report by the
state inspector annually to tho secretary
kerosene or coal oils; provides a graded
scale of fees as to the bulk Of the oils to
be inspected; the fees to go to the inspector
and deputies; and provides severe penalties
against the sale Of uninspected oils.
CHAPTER 21-H. Il. $685.
AN ACT in relation to the sale of honey
compounded or udulterated, and to pre-
E Hsn1 fraud and to preserve the public
Makes 1t unlawful 10 sell or cause to be
sold honey compounded, manufacturedsfrom
or mixed with glucose sugar syrup, OF any
kind. or any substunce whatever. not the
legitimate and exclusive product of the
honey bee, unless the package containing
same is marked and represented az sucli,
pounding the mixture and the names of
the substances used in large type. Also
pr1hiblts the sal" OF honey from bees when
fel ON glucose or other materials except
!.urkeu III the same prominent manner.
Provides II penalty of not less than fifteen
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars,
or Imprisonment for thirty days. Makes it
the duty of the state dairy and food com
missioner and his assistants to enforce the
provisions OF this act.
CHAPTER 2o-H. r. CO
AN ACT 10 prohibit the manufacture, sale
or use OF adulterated cigarettes, and the
sule OF cigars OF tobacco to minors. APP
proved April s. 1898
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or any cigarettes continuing amy substance
foreign to tobacco and tlclcterlo,is to health,
under penalty OF fine or imprisonment.
Also prohibits the sale Of tobacco or cigar
cites to minors under sixteen years Of age
under the same penalties.
CHAPTER PSI. r. 500.
AN ACT to provide text books and re.;u-
lating the manner of procuring the same.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the
Stntc OF M!nn"sOtH:
Section !. The bourd of trustees board
district in the state of minnesota is hereby
authorized and empowered to select, adOp,
or contract for the text books ,ncedful for
charge; and the said board OF trustees or
houru of education shall have power to
purchase the text books selected or con-
trncted for and provide for the loan, free
Of charge, or sale, ut cost, OF such text
books 10 tho, pupils i'll attendance ut such
Provided: that no adoption or contract
ciIuIl OC 1Ui IL pcllOu VI 1cSS lllitu three
years nor more than five years, during
which time the text books so selected,
adopted or contracted for shall not be
Sec. =. Before any publisher, or publish
eis, shall enter or attempt to enter into
any contract for the sale Of text books, MS
herein provided they shall file with the
state of Minnesota list of their books,
and the lowest prices at or for which they
will sell any or all of such books to any
Ipu III NJ firm STAG in thf>s fCfn Of inn c,f !.
and they, the said publishers, shall deposit
with the superintendent of public instruc-
ton sample copy of each book SO listed,
which shal represent IN style Of binding.
mechanical execution. general make up and
matter, the book or books they offer to sell
to the board of trustees at or for the prices
raised above said listed prices as filed.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the state
superintendent Of public instruction to fur
nish a certified copy Of the list OF books
Visions OF section two Of this act to the
district clerk OF each common school dis
trlct in the state Of Minnesota
Sec. t. Whenever five or more legal yOt-
crs OF any common school district in the
state of Minnesota: shall petition the board
OF trustees to submit to the legal voters
books to the pupils attending the schools
under its charge, it shall be the duty of
said board of trustees to call a meeting OF
the legal voters of the district, giving ten
days notice. which notice shall state that
the question Of free text books Will he
submitted at such meeting. Such question
provided that notice shall have been pre-
NinuSy given in accordance with the pro-
visions of this section. In case 4 majority
of the legal voters present and voting shall
vote in favor of free text books, it shall be
the duty Of the board OF trustees to provide
for the same.
with the provisions Of this act shall be paid
for out Of the school funds of the respective
districts; and it shall be the duty of the
school districts and their school boards to
see that sufficient funds are raised and set
aside for the purposes Of this act.
Sec. &. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March "a, 1898.
CHAPTER 24-H. F.. 2G2.
AN ACT relating to labels, trade marks and
advertisements, and to provide for their
protection and the punishment for coun-
terfeitiag the same, or for using counter
1893
Provides that trade marks. labels, etc.,
may be registered 10y depositing two copies
of the same with the secretary Of state,
who is authorized to issue a certificate of
such record; and provides penalty for
counterfeiting or initiating the same.
CHAPTER 25-H F. 3G.
AN ACT declaring it a misdemeanor on
dition Of employment the surrender of any
right of citizenship. Approved March 3,
1898.
Forbids any person. partnership or corpo-
ration from requiring or demanding from
any servant or employee, on any condition
whatever, the surrender in writing or by
parol, or the abandonment or any agree
lncnt to abandon any lawful right or privi-
leSe OF citizenship, public or private po-
ltical or social. moral or religious, under
a penalty Of 500 fine.
CHAPTER o6-H f. 3O5.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment
nf in This nv fho finS
of other states as stock detectives. APP
proved April A. 1893.
Authorizes agents or detectives appointed
by another state for the purpose of rccov-
er!ng on behalf of the true owner animals
strayed or stolen in such other states and
unlawfully shipped or driven into this state,
TO act in this state in accordance with the
terms of his appointment by filing his APP
poininent or commission and entering into
bo1i for 5000, satisfactory to the secrc-
authorizes said agent to seize such strayed
or stolen cattle in accordance Herewith.
CHATTER 27-H. +. 776.
AN ACT to protect government lights and
light house stations. Approved April II,
Makes it a misdemeanor to break injure,
doiace or destroy any light house Or prop
viction of Imprisonment or fine, both.
CHAPTER 2s-S. +. NO. 81.
AN ACT to regulate the receipt storage and
shipment Of grain at elevators ard ware
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the state of Minnesota, at stations and
sid:ngs other tEan tnrinrui points.
Re 1t enacted by the Legisl atnre of the
State of MinnesOtl:
Section / All elevators and warehouses; in
which grain is STORED and handled and
which ere situate on the right Of way OF
my railroad at any station siding in this
state. other than at terminal points, are here
declared to be public elevators and shall
be under the supervision and subject to the
inspt ctiOn Of the railroad and Warehouse
commission Of the state of Minnesota. and
shall, for the purposes of this act, be known
aud designated public country elevators
or country warehouses;; 1t shall be unlawful.
to receive, store, ship or handle any grain
in any such elevator warehouse. unless