The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-01-25

the high seas they would be pirates
State Forum.
AN OPEN LETTER,
no state Senator Levi McGsc.
DEAR SIR:-Belns aware OF the great
Sollcitude and anxious care for the
welfare and PROJECTION OF the Peoples
true interest the majority party Of this
legislature have always commended for.
I have prepared a suggestion for o bill,
which if enacted into a law would Ell al
a long felt want. to wit:
An act to protect the people OF South
Dakota against fraudulent limitations
OF goods and authorizations OF food.
Sec. i. All goods and merchandise
manufactured out side OF the state OF
South Dakota exposed for sale therein
shall have a label attached stating
the Ingredients and component parts
contained therein.
Sec. 2. Consumers, who have pur
chased goods labeled as provided in
Sec. 1, who. after the use thereof, find
the ingredients or component parts in
such goods not to be such. as stated on
label; shall upon proof OF purchase; and
fraudulent character OF goods, recover
from the retailer rs per cent OF pur-
chase money paid.
Sec.3 Retail dealers shall upon re-
quest give a bill OF goods sold, on which
the label Of the different articles pur-
chased shall be copied. Such bill, and
part Of goods. shall constitute proof OF
purchase.
Sec Refusal to refund rs per cent
Of purchase money alter sale, and
fraudulent character of goods beng
proved shall constitute a missile
meanor, and be punished by fine in
double the amount in controversy and
all cost.
Sec. S. Payments for fraudulent
goods, or lnmitat,ons shall not DO
forced in any courts at law, in the
state Of South Dakota.
Sec. 6. Tho sale OF al Oleomarxarins,
Butterine or other i~mmitations or sub
stltutss for butter, which are colorsd
in limitations Of butter shall 30 pro-,
hibitod in the state Of South Dakota.
Anv violation 81 this Sec, upon con-
viction theraoi shall b punished BY
fne Of not less than 500 now mors
than $500, ono hall to 60 to informer.
Sec. 9. All hotels, restaurants and
eating houses who serve on thor tables
any substitutes for butter. shall ex-
pose = sign in . conspicious place in
their DINING room with name OF sub
stitute served there. Failure to comply
herewith shall DO. upon conviction
thereof. punished by fine Of net loss
than $25 nor more than 500 one halt
OF fine to 60 to informer.
Sec. 8. This act shall take effect tho
first day Of January 1896.
Sec. 9. All acts or part OF acts in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Now Senator! I contend that tho
people Of South Dakota are entitled
to protection against shoddy clothing
and all goods, which look like they
were genuine especially when genuine
prices has to be paid for them. For
the benefit OF d~yspeptics. they should
when 0leomargarine or the substitutes
Tor butter are served to them. because
alissactl coisfain two or q per cent
OF stesaIine, which is absolutely mdiges-
tlble to say nothlrg of8the lmpossibllity
Of DAIRY COW to compete with Ar
mours q Co, Rendering tank.
ii people want these things let them
have them for what they are and at.
their approximate costfor the people
OF South Dakota to sell tallow for 8
cents per pound and buy it back at
IL sents is a fraud and imposition,
which III Il they hey have a rigft TO be lprstteetss
against, especially as the q. s.. Supreme
Court has decided that Oleomargarinel
and afhes substitutes Tor butter can be
excluded from sale by Il state il they
are coloGed in immItatipn OF butter.
Along suffering and much cheated peo-3
pie anxiously hope and pray that YOU
will introduce this measure Of relief.
Not doubling, but that the Republican
1aaiorsYWill especially, pass bill
whose titls reads-protection to The
people Of South Dakota. Respt.
OTTo ANDERSON.