Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

inspection fees. and the manner of the
appointment of inspectors. Approved
April II, 1893.
Provides for the appointment of a state
inspector by the governor and the require
ment of a 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 a report by the
state inspector annually to the secretary
Of state; requires Il rest Of 100 degrees for
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. +. 1913.
AN ACT in relation to the sale of honey
compounded or adulterated, and to pre-
vent fraud and TO preserve the public
health. Approved April II, 1893.
Makes it unlawful to sell or cause to be
sold honey compounded, manufactured from,
or mixed with glucose, sugar syrup, OF any
kind. or any substance whatever, not the
honey bee, unless the package containing
| same is marked and represented as such,
and the name of the person or firm com.
pounding the mixture and the names OF
prohibits the sale Of honey from bees when
fed on glucose or other meterials except
natural flowers without having the same
marked in 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 1t
inc uulV OIL lue SlLtc Otlliy ulNA " " >CtA
missioner and his assistants to enforce the
provisions of this act.
CHAPTER 22-H. It. 652.
AN ACT to prohibit the manufacture. sale
! or use of adulterated cigarettes, anu the
sale Of cigars or tobacco to minors. APP
proved April S, 1893.
Prohibits the manufacture or sale or use
of any cigarettes containing any substance
| foreign to tobacco and deleterious to health,
under a penalty Of fine or Imprisonment
Also prohibits the sale of tobacco OF cigar
cites to minors under sixteen years OF age
under the same penalties.
CHAPTER 23-H. i. 592.
AN ACT to provide text books and regu-
lating the manner 81 procuring the same
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the
Section 1. The board of trustees OF board
| of education of euch and every school
district in the state Of Minnesota is hereby
authorized and empowered TO select, ioopl
or contract for the text books needful for
the use of the school, or schools under lts
charge; and the said board OF trustees OF
board Of education shall have power to
purchase the text books selected or con-
tracted for and provide for the loan, Tree
books to the pupils in attendance at such
school or schools.
Provided. that no adoption or contract
shall be for a period of less than three
years nor more than five years, during
which time the text books SO selected,
adopted OF contracted for shall not be
Sec. ,. Before any publisher, OF publish
ers, shall enter or attempt to enter INTO
herein provided, they shall file with the
superintendent OF public instruction OF the
state Of Minnesota a list OF their BOOKS,
aan t ae1, Lowest owe or pr iii Of e such uc hG books Ta'o to any any
board of trustees in the state OF minnesota;
and they, the said publishers, shall deposit
with the superintendent OF public illstfuG-
ton a sample copy Of each book so listed,
which shall represent i'll style OF bllldlns,
mechanical execution, general make up and
matter, the book or books they offer to sell
raised above said listed prices as filed.
Sec. 3. It shall be the duty OF the state
superintendent of public instruction to- f1r-
and prices filed in accordance with the pro
visions of section two of this act to the
district clerk of each common school dis
trict in the state of Minnesota.
Sec. 4. Whenever five or more legal Vot-
ers Of any common school district IN the
state of Minnesota shall petition the board
thereof the question of providing free text
books to the pupils attending the schools
under its charge, it shall be the duty OF
said board of trustees to eau a meellns OF
days notice, which notice shall state that
the question of free text books will be
submitted at such meeting. Such question
may be submitted at any annual meeting,
provided that notice shall have been pre-
yiously given in accordance with the pro
visions Of this section. In case a majority
vote in favor of free text books, it shall be
the duty of the board OF trustees to provide
for the same.
Sec. 5. All books purchased in accordance
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 DlIrDDSeS OF THIS act.
Sec. &. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved March "A, 1913.
CHAPTER 24-H. Z. 262.
AN ACT relating to labels, trade marks and
advertisements, and to provide for their
protection and the punishment for coun-
iterfeiting the same, OF for using. counter
feits Of the same. Approved April IT.,
1893.
Provides that trade marks, labels, etc,
may be registered by depositing two copies
of the same with the secretary OF state,
who is authorized to issue a certificate OF
such record; and provides a penalty Tor
counterfeiIng or initiating the same.
CHAPTER 25-H. f. SO.
AN ACT declaring it a on
the part Of employers to require as il con-
ditiOn of employment the surrender or any
f9Sat OIL ''''AeDSD'p' Appl''eu ''1i' .
ForDids any person, partnership. OF corpo-
ration from requiring or demanding from
Whatever, the surrender in writing or by
parol, Or the abandonment OF any agree
ment to abandon any Lawful right or pfiVl-
leSe of citizenship, public or private, po-
litical or social. moral or religious, under
a penalty of $500 fine.
CHAPTER 26-H. Il. 800.
AN ACT to provide for the appointment
of agents in this state by the authorities
proved April X, 1888:
Authorizes agents OF detectives appointed
by another state for the purpose OF recoy-
ering on behalf OF the true owner animals
strayed or stolen in such other states and
unlawfully shipped OF driven into this state,
to act in this state i'll ACCORDANCE with the
pointment or commission and entering into
a bond for $1,000, satisfactory to the score
tary Of state. And upon such compliance
authorizes said agent to seize such strayed
OF stolen cattle in accordance herewith.
CHAPTER 27-H. +. 776.
AN ACT to protect government lights and
light house stations. Approved April IT,
1898.
Make. it a misdemeanor to break, injure,
deface or destroy amy light house or prop
erty Herewith, and Il penalty under COLI
viction Of Imprisonment or fine, Or both.
CHAPTER 2s-S. T. NO. 81.
AN c. to regulate the receipt, storage ana
shipment Of grain at elevators and ware
hcLses on the right of way of railroads IN
the state of Minnesota, at stations and
sidings other thun terminal points.
Ee it enacted by the. Legislature OF the
State of Minnesota:
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 or 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
commission of the state of Minnesota, ana
shall, for the purposes Of this act, be known
and designated as public country elevators
~. co1lI;trV w1Jpi3OnSaS. it Silatl io Hli1WtI1l
to receive, store, ship or handle any grain
in any such elevator or warehouse, unless
the owner or owners thereof shall have pro
cured Il license therefor from the state rail
,.n,d and N.arnLni,sa commission which Ii