The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-10

MILK LAW! +!
CHAPTER i27.
OF MIIsk-


sKcrlos l. Milk shall be sold BY wine measure.
and AL measures used in the sale OF milk shall be
sea ed by the sealer Of Weights and Measures OF
usually reslds, or of the Town where such mix
shall le measure for ase and every person yiclat-
lag the provisions ~ this section shall forfeit ten
SIC. Tns Mayor aud Aldermen Of any city and
one Or more persons to be inspectors Of MIX
therein, who shall be engased 70 the faithful DIS
Inspector shall give notice OF his election by pub
lshing notice thereof for two weeks In some news
paper published in the. city or town ior which he
shall be appointed ~ no newspaper be published
therein, by posting up such notice IN TWO or more
sEc.3 Every inspector of Milk shall have an
offee and a book for the purpose OF recording the
ssgsd ia The sale oi milk ~iinin the limits q his
town. lie may enter any place where mills m,,s -
usea in u The oonVeysnee Of milk. and whenever he
has reason 10 believe any milk found by him y
sdniteIated he shall take - ecimens thereof ana
facloTily tested, the result Of which he shall re.
cord and preserve as evidences aud certificate OF
such result sworn TO by the analyzer shan be ad-
miss Bile in evidence in all prosecutions under this
chapter Such Inspector shall receive such com CON.
peni alton as the Mayor and Aldermen OF Town
Council shall determine.
SIC. 4. Whoever engaging in or being engaged
In the business OF selling milk and conveying the
for sale negieets TO cause his name aud place
OF business to be recorded In the Inspectors book
aud his name to be legibIy and eonspicuously
placed n constantly kept upcn all carriages and
vehicles used by him in the conyeyaace OF mix or
the business Of selling milk and conveying the same
for sale shall neglect TO renew such record annually
between The hrst day OF February and the hrst
day of March, shall forfeit twenty dollars for
the nTst offence and nifty dollars Tor the
second and each subsequent offence, and whoever
offers for sale milk produced from COWS fed upon
the refuse OF distieries or any substance deeeri-
Gus 10 the quality OF the milk, and whoever offers
for sale milk produced from sick or diseased cows,
shall be fined twenty dollars for the arst offence
and hfty 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. g. Whoever sells OF exchanges or has In his
possession with intent 10 sell esehau or onsrs
Tor sale or exchange pure mix, adulterated
mix, skinned milk or milk from which the cream
or any part thereof has been removed, or milk 10
which water or any foreign substance has been
added shall for each ofe be hned not less than
twenty dollars nor more than one hdndred dol ars
SIC. .. Every Inspector OF MIX shall Institute
complaints on he Information OF any person who
shall lay tefore him satisfactory evidence by which
to sustain the same.
sRc. Z. very Inspector Of MIX shall cause the
provision Of this chapter to be published in his
town at least three times in some Newspaper pub
lished in said town in some newspaper In the
county In which the town sSssitusted
SEC. :. Every Inspector OF MIX shall cause the
name and place OF business Of all pefsons con-
victed under this chapter 10 be published In two
newspapers publishe q in ihe town or county where
the offence sna have been committed.