The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-26

OrricE of MILK lS6PECTOR,
4l3 Main Street.
The attention OF all persons who are en-
gaged IN The sale ot Milk IN the City of
raMsusket i,a%s u, Is hereby called to the proyi-
slohs oi the iuDlic Statutes governing the
same. The Inspector can be found al his
ONCE from n. IN, TO ~ 40 ID. m.
A. J. JOHNSON, JR., mspe ctoY.
Pawtucket, FEB. 81, 1897.
Section J. Milk shall DO sold by wina
measure, and all measures used I'm he saie
OF mtik snail be sealed by the senler an
weights and measures of the town where
me person 90 80 Using % tne same shall usually
shall be measured for use; and every ner
son violating The provisions OF this sec
ton shall forfeit SO for each offence.
see. =. The Mayor and Aldermen of
any city, and the Town Council of anv
town, may annually ''lect one or mo,..,
persons 10 be Inspectors of milk therein.
VINO sl'aii be engaged 10 the faithful dis.
charge OF the auiies Of their office.
Every such Inspector shall give no.
tice of Die eleciien by Publishing no.
tice thereof for two weeks IN some news
paper published In the city or town for
which lie shall he appointed; or. IL mo-
newspaper be published therein, by post
Ing up such notice in Two or mere PUBLIC
places In suei, cily or town: PROVIDED,
that the Mayor and Aldermen OF The CITY
al rOvidence shall annually, In the
month of August, elect such peisCa or uer-
sons 10 DC inspectors OF naiik, and may, At
shsy NuitlsB tlic ycdr tIerealler, I'LL
sS election anv vacancy occurring by rea-
SON OF death, resignation, absence from
the city OF inability 10 act.
Sec. 8. Every Inspector of milk shall
nave an once ana a book for the purpose
OF secoroing the names a..d places OF Susi-
ness Oi all persons engaged in the salo VI
mix within the limits of HIS town lie
may enter any place where Dcilk is stored
on sept ior sale aEa examine all carriaIes
uSeG III the conveyance OF milk, and when
ever he has reason to believe any mlk
found by him Is adlIlterated he shall TAKE,
specimens thereof and calse shc same "A,
De analyZcd or otherwise satisfactorilY
tested, the result OF which he shal! recoTds
ana preserve rs evicence; and "a eertiricate-
oi such result, sworn To by the analyzeT~
shall be admissible in evidences i'm AN
prosecutions under this chapter. Such In
spector shall receive such compensation Az
the Mayor aud Aldermen or Town Council
shall determine
Sec. 4. Whenever tho inspector OF milk
shall have reason TO believe that aduILer-
atcd Produce or food A. being sold or kept
Tor sale contrary 10 laNf, he shall take at
lrast Two specimens from the saIue pack
age or Dulk rs sam pies thereof, sucll speci-
mt MS III SOLID, not 10 c&.ecd In weight one
pound each. and IL liquid. not To exceed Ia
measure one punt cacc. lie shall taSe said
samples N the presence of the owDer or
his agent, aud shall seal and .atel ths
same la the presence OF such owner or
agent, said labels ~ state tile kind of pro
visions or food and the name Oh the setler,
sad samples 10 such owner or AGENT.
Sec. D. Whoever. engaging IA or being
engaged in tie business OF selling milk
and conveying the same for sale, negls,ts
10 cause ms name and pii,ta. of business ts
be recorded in The Inspectors book and
his name 10 be- bly, aud conspicuousty
placed and CONSTANT? kept upon ali ear
Iidges and vehicles used by hin ia he con
Veyancc of mtik or in the sale thereof, aud
whoever, being engaged la he business sr
selling milk and conveying -thc same for
sale. shall neglect 10 IeneY such record
annually between the firsC aay of Feb
ruary and the FIRST day of Mach, shall Ior-
felt so Tor the lrst offence. and SOC Tor tho
second and each subsequent offence: and.
whoever oifersior sale milk produced from.
COWS fed upou the refuse Of distil-
lertes or any substance. deleteriot
to the quality of the milk, AMI whoever
offers for sale milk produced from sick of
COWS. shall be- fined $40 sor the =
FIRST offence. and $50 Tor every subsequent =
offence; and whoever, in the employ meDt :
OF another. violates any provision OF this
section shall be held equally guilty with
the principal and shall suffer tie same
pellaAty.
see. q. No person shall sell or exchange,
Or have in his possession with intent ~
cell orexchange, or offer for sale or ex-
ange,aduiteri.ed milk. OF milk to which
winter orany foreign substance has been
Addc3
Sac. Z. Every person who shall sell, ex-
or deliveE, or shall have in his Gus
ihlN Ot pOSScSSiOH WIFI inc llltnt 10 sell
exchange or deliver, for himself or as the
.mpio4e "f any other person, milk from
hich tic cream or any part thereof has
)csh removed. or which shall not contain
wO and oue-half per centum of milk fats,i
haIl distinctly mark, in letters not less
han Que inch III length, in a conspicuous
llu;e above the centre, upon the outside or
,V"ly vessel. can or package containing
ucn milk. The words SKIMMED- MII.K.
ma such milk shall only be solo IN or re-
ai'':u out OF can, vessel or package SO
mark ed.
see. :. In all prosecutions under sec
iOps six and seven OF this chapter, If the
MIX shall bc shown npun analysis tO CON
ain more thon eighty eight per ccutum OF
vatery huids, or 10 contain lsas than
w Give per centum OF milk solids, or less
h@n two and Cne-half per centum of milk
ala, II shall be deemed for the purpose OF
atd sections to be adulterated.
Sec. 9. Every person who shall bc found
guilty before "A District Court of violating
my of the provisions of the th-ee sections
leXt preceniDg, upon the first conviction
hall be lined SO; and upon the second
md every subsequent conviction, shall be
ined s2O and be imprisoned In the county
ak for ten days.
See. 10. Every inspector OF milk shall IN
titute complaints on the information of
my person who shall lay befor shim satis-
actory evidence by which To sustain the
,aine.
Sec. IL. Every inspector of milk shall
,sluse the provisions of this chapter To be
Du biishcd In his town at least three times
~ some newspaper published in said town
,r some newspaper In the county In which
he town Is situated.
Sec. II. Every inspector of milk shall
,ause the name and place of business of all
persons convicted under this chapt er TO
De published in two newspaper published
n the town or county where tho offence
shall have been committed.
See. l3. Any chief of police ana any in
,pector of milk, and such special con-
stables as the Town Council Of any town,
~ hp la rA Gf Of
may appoint for the purpose, may make
complaints and prosecute Tor AL viola tious
within the city or town wherein they are
appointea or elected OF any of the pro-,
Visions OF this chapter: and they each
shall be exempt from giving surety for
sosts on any complaint made as aforesaid.
CHAPTER 3S3.
An Act In Amendments OF and addition to-.
Chapter l47 of the General Laws, entitled