The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-03
MILK LAW.
CHAPTER i27.
OF MILK


Section 1. MIX shall be sold by wine measure,
and all measures used In the sale o. mix shall DO
the town where the person using the same shuti
usually reside. or OF the town where such milk
iatng the provisions Of this section shall forfeit
dollars for each offence.
Sec. 2. The Mayor and Aldermen OF any city and
the Town Council OF any town may annually elect
one Or more persons 10 be Inspectors OF MIX there
In, who shall be engaged TO the faithful discharge
OF the duties OF their Office. Every such Inspector
shall i've notice OF his election by publishing
notice thereof for two weeks In some newspaper
published in the city or town for which he shall be
appointed or, IL no newspaper be published there
in, by posting up such notice In two or more public
See. 5. Every Inspector Of Mix shall have an
Office and book for the purpose OF recording the
in the sale OF milk within the limits OF HIS town.
He may enter any place where milk is stored ot
kept for sale and examine All carriages used In the
conveyance OF milk, and whenever he has reason TO
believe any milk found by him Is adulterated he
shall take specimens thereof aud cause the same 20
be analyz or otherwise satisfactorily tested, the
result OF which he shall record and preserve as
evidence; and e.rtdcoie o. such result, sworn 10
by the analyzer, shall he admissible In evidence Ia
all prosecutions under this chaY.xr. Such Inspec-
tor shall receive such ni~nsstct as tho Mayor
and Aldermen Of Town Cosaeil shall determine.
Sec a Whoever engssir. "a OF being engaged In
the business OF scl.irg mix anc conveying the
Of business 70 Ss -sesrdss is ,as isspesors book
and his name to be ies.ss~ sne eonspicuonsly
PLACED and ssPssT m s k. sPSS a. ssrsagss ~ & and
in the sale thereof, and whoever being engaged In
the business of selling milk and convey0g the ranc
for sale shall neglect To renew such record
nuallx between the first day of February and the
first day Of March, shall forfeit twenty dollars
for the first offence and ffty dollars for the
second and each subsequent offence and
whoever offers for sale milk produced from COWS
fed upon the refuse Of distlerles any substance
deleterious TO the quality OF the milk, and whoever
offers for sale milk produced from sick diseased
cows, shall be fined twenty dollars for the hrst
offence and ffty dollars Tor every subsequent
offence. and whoever in the employment OF another
violates any provision Of this section, shall be held
equally gnilty with the principal and shall suffer
the same penaltys
Sec. Whoever sells eF exchanges or has In his
possession with intent to sell or exchange or offers
for sale or exchange as pure milk, adulterated
milk, skinned milk or milk from which the cream
or any part thereof has been removed, or milk TO
which water any foreign substance has been
added shall for each offence be fined not less than
twenty dollars more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. Every Inspector OF MIR shall institute
complaints on The information OF any person who
shall lay before him satisfactory evidence by which
10 sustain the same.
Sec. T. Every Inspector OF Milk shall caase the
provisions of this chapter TO be published In his
town at least three times In some newspaper pub
lished in said town some newspaper In the
county in which the town 10 situated.
Sec. 8. Every Inspector OF MIX shall cause the
name and place OF business OF all persons convicted
under this chapter TO be published in two news
papers published in the town county where the
offence shall have been committed.