The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-19
MILK LAW! !
CHAPTER l27.
OF MILK.

Section Milk shall be sold by wine measure,
and all measures used In the sale OF milk shall be
sealed by the Sealer OF Weights and Measures of
the town where the person so using the same shall
usually reside. or OF the town where such milk
ing the provisions OF this section snail forfeit ten
dollars Tor each offence.
the Town toun eli OF any town may annually elect
more persons 70 he Inspectors OF MIX there
Of the duties OF their Once. Every such Inspector
shall give notice OF his election by Furnishing
published in the city town for which he shall be
appointed; or, If no newspaper be published there
"a PsoSss Ss P0eE saeE e IN OF puO'
sec. 8. Every Inspector of MIX shall have an
ofiice and book for the purpose OF recording the
names and places Of business n all persons engaged
"a the sale OF milk within the limits ot his town;
or kept for sale and examine all carriages used
reason TO believe any milk found by him is adulter
atcd he shall take spe linens thereof and cause
the same 10 be analyzed or otherwise satisfactorily
tested, the result OF which he shall record and
preserve as evidences and a certificate OF such
result, sworn TO by the analyzer, shall be admfs-
sibe In evidence in all prOsecuti ms under this
chapter. such Inspector shall receive such com
pensation as the Mayor ana Aldermen or Town
Council shall determine
Sec. 1. Whoever engaging in or being engaged
In the business OF selling MIX and conveying the
same for sale neglects 10 cause his name and place
OF business TO be recorded IA the Inspectors book
and his name TO be legbly andlconspcuously placed
and constantly kept upon all carriages and vehicles
thereof and whoever being engaged In the business
OF selling milk aud conveying the same FOR sale
snail neglect tolltutW tucu record annually De-
tween the first day uf February and the FIRST day
OF March. shall forfeit twenty dollers for the
first offence and fifty dollars for fhe
second and each subsequent offence, and
whoever offers for sale milk produced from cows
fed upon the refuse OF disteries or any substance
dpleterious TO the quality OF the milk and oever
offers for sale mix produced from sick diseased
cows, shall be fiued twenty dollars for the first
offence and fifty dollars for every subsequent
offence. aud whoever In the employment OF another
violates any provision OF this section shall be held
equally guilty with the principal and shall suffer
the same 1nalty.
Sec. 3, Whoever sells or exchanges or has in his
possession with intent 20 sell exchange offers
for sale exchange as pure milk adulterated
milk, skinned milk or milk from which the cream
any part thereof has been removed, or milk TO
which water or any foreign substance has been
added, shalt for each offence be fined not less than
twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
Sec 4. Every Inspector Of MIX shall institute
complaints on the Information OF person who
shall lay before him satisfactory evidence by which
70 sustain the same.
Sec 2. livery Inspector Of MIX shall cause the
provisions OF this chapter TO be publishes in his
town at least three times In some newspaper pub
shed in said town or some newspaper I'm the
county In which the town Il situated.
Sec \. Every Inspector OF MIX shall cause the
name and place OF business OF all persons convicted
under this chapter % be published in two news
papers published In the town or county where the
offence shall have been committed.