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

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In Italy they would be bandits and on
the high seas they would be pirates
State Forum.
AN OPEN LETTER,
To State Senator Levi McGec.
DEAR SR:-Belns aware OF the great
Sollcitude and anxious care for the
welfare and PROTECTION OF the Peoples
true interest the majority party OF this
legislature have always commended for.
| have prepared q suggestion for q bill,
which if enacted into q law would Ell q
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. J.. 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
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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,
from the retailer IS 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. 4. Refusal to refund Is per cent
OF purchase money after sale, and
fraudulent character OF goods being
proved shall constitute a missile
meanor, and be punished by fine in
double the amount in controversy and
all cost.
Sec. 5. Payments for fraudulent
goods, or Limitations shall not DO
forced in any courts at law, in the
state OF South Dakota.
Sec. G. The sale OF all OleomarIarias,
B~utterine or other i~mmitations or sub
~st,tutes for butter, which are colorsd
in limitations OF butter shall b pro-
hibited in the state Of South Dakota.
Anv violation OF this Sec, upon cor.
viction thereof shall b punished by
fine Of not less than 800 now mors
than $500, one halt to 90 to informer.
Sec. z. All hotels, restaurants and
eating houses who serve on their tables
any substitutes for butter. shall ex-
pose a sign in q conspicious place in
their dinning room with name OF sub
stitute served there. Failure to comply
herewith shall DO. upon conviction
thereof, punished BY fine OF net less
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! l contend that tho
people of South Dakota are entitled
to protection against shoddy clothing
Viii Oil SoooS, "uuSu lOOA liAC lucy
were genuine especially when genuine
prices has to be paid for them. For
the benefit OF dyspeptics. they should
uhen Oleonaargarine Or the substitutes
for butter are served to them, bee ause
all st9etE c0t tain two or more per cent
OF steaIine, .hich is absolutely lndiges-
tlbIa tosaY nothing Of the lmpossibllity
OF a dairy COW to compete with Ar
mours & Co, Rendering tank.
Ii people want these things let them
have them for what thcy are and at
| their approximate cost for the people
OF South Dakota to sell tallow for 3
cents per pound and buy it back at
II cents is a fraud and imposition,
which they lila VI d right tte be protected
against, especially rs the Us: Supreme
Court has decided that Oleonaargarina
ard other substitutes for butter IAN be
excluded from sale BY y state if they
are eolored in limitation Of butter.
Along suffering and much cheated peo-
pie anxiously hope and pray that you
Will introduce this measure OF relief.
Not doubling, but that the Republican
majority will especially, pass a bill
whose title reads-Proteotion to the
people Of South Dakota. Respt.
OrTo ANDERSON.