The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-29

CHAPTER il7


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Section 1. 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 Ierson so using the same shall
shall be measured for use; and every person vo-
atng the provisions of this section shall forfeit ten
See q The Mayor and Aldermen of any city and
the Town Council OF any town may annually elect
or more persons TO be inspectors OF MIX there
in who shall be engaged TO the faithful discharge
Of the duties OF their Office Every such Inspector
shall Ii,e 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, If no newspaper be published there
in by posting up such notice in two or more public
places in such city or town.
Sec. 9. Every Inspector Of MIX shall have an
Office and book for the purpose OF recording the
names and places of business OF all persons engaged
in the sale ~ rils within the limits OF his town.
He ma, eater any place where milk is stored or
kept Tor So 10 examine all carriages used in the
conveyance OF milk, and whenever he has reason to
believe any milk found by him Is adultcrated he
shall take specimens thereof and cause the TO
be ansyzed or otherwise satisfactorily tested, the
result of which he shall record and preserve as
evidence; and certificate of such result, sworn TO
by the ansyker, shall be admissible in evidence in
all prosecutions under this chapter. Such Inspec-
tor shall receive such compensation as the Mayor
and Aldermen Of Town Council shall determine.
See. Whoever engaging in or being engaged in
same :. sale neglects 10 cause his name and place
OF bus eos 20 be recorded in the Inspectors book
and | name TO b. leglby and conspicuously
placea and constantly kept upon all carriages and
vehicles used by him in the conveyance of milk or
in the sale thereof and whoever being engaged In
the business of selling milk and conveying the same
for sale shall neglect to renew such record an
nually between the first day OF February and the
first day OF March, shall forfeit twenty dollars
for the first offence and fifty dollars for the
second and each subsequent oienco and
whoever Offers for sale milk produced from cows
fed upon the refuse Of distleries any substance
deeterous 10 the quality OF the milk, and whoever
offers for sale milk produced from sick diseased
cows, shall be fined twenty dollars for the first
offence and fifty dollars for every subsequent
offence and whoever in the employment Of another
violates provision of this section, shall be held
equally guilty with the principal and shall suffer
the same penalty.
Sec. 8. Whoever sells exchanges or has in his
possession with intent 10 sell exchange offers
for sale or exchange 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 shall for each offence be fined not less than
twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. 6. Every Inspector Of MIX shall institute
complaints on tho information ut any person who
shall lay before him satisfactory evidence by which
To sustain tho same.
Sec. Z Every Inspector % MIX shall cause the
provisions of this chapter To be published In his
town AZ least three times in some newspaper pub
lshed in said town or some newspaper I'm the
county in which the town is situated.
Sec. s. 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 or county where the
offence shall have been committed.