The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-30
MILK LAW.
CHAPTER i27.
OF MTIK

and all measures used in the sale Of milk shall be
the town where the person SO using the same shall
usually reside, or OF the town where such milk
atns the provisions Of this section shall forfeit ten
dollars for each offence.
Sec. O. The Mayor and Aldermen OF any city and
the Town Council OF any town may annually elect
one or more persons to be Inspectors OF Mix there
in, who shall be engaged to the faithful discharge
shall give notice OF his election by publishing
notice thereof for two weeks In some newspaper
appointed: or, IL no newspaper be published there
in, by posting up such notice in two more public
Sec. s. Every Inspector Of Milk shall have an
officc and book for the purpofe OF recording the
in the sale OF milk within the limits OF his town.
lie MAY enter any place where milk Is stored or
kept for sale and examine all carriages used In the
conveyance OF milk and whenever he has reason 10
believe any milk found by him is adulterated he
SHAH take specimens thereof ana cause the same TO
result Of which he shall record and preserve
evidence; and certificate Of such result sworn 20
by the analyzer. 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.
Sec q Whoever engaging in or being engaged In
the business Of selling milk and conveying the
OF business 20 be recorded in the Inspectors book
and his name TO be legibly and conspcuously
placed 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
for sale shall neglect to renew such record
nually between the first day OF February and the
first day Of March, shall forfeit twenty dollars
for the first offence and hfty dollars for the
second and each subsequent offence and
whoever offers for sale milk produced from cows
fed upon the refuse Of dislleries any substance
deleterious TO the quality Of the milk, and whoever
offers for sale milk produced from sick or 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 any provision OF this section shall be held
equally guilty with the principal and shall suffer
the same penalty.
Sec. 5. Whoever sells or exchanges or has in his
possession with intent 70 sell or exchange offers
for sale or exchange pure milk, adulterated
milk, skinned milk or milk from which the cream
or 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 more than one hundred dollars.
Sec. s. Every Inspector OF Milk shall institute
complaints on the information OF any person who
shall lay before him satisfactory evidence by which
10 sustain the same. iati s..5t
Sec. Z. Every Inspector of MIX shall cause the
provisions or this chapter to be published In his
town at least three times In some newspaper pub
lished in said town or some newspaper in the
county in which the town In situated.
Sec. 3. Every Inspector of MIX shall cause the
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.