Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-16

or in the case of milk, if it is the pro-
duce of diseased animal.
6. If it be colored, or coated, or pol
ished, or powdered, whereby damage
is concealed, or it is made to appear
better than it really is, or Of greater
value.
7. If it contains any added poison
Gus ingredient, or any ingredient
which may render such articles injuri-
Gus to the health of the person con-
suming: Provided, that the state
board of health may declare from time
to time certain articles or preparations
to be exempt from the provisions Of
this act: And provided, further, that
the provisions of this act shall not ap-
ply to mixtures or compounds recog-
nized as ordinary articles of food, pro.
vided that the same are not injurious
to health and that the articles are dis
tinctly labelled as mixture, stating
components of the mixture.
(c) In the case of spirituous, fermen-
ted and malt liquors, if it contains any
substance or ingredient not normal or
healthful to exist in spirituous, fermen.
ted or malt liquors, orwhich may be
deleterious or detrimental to health
when such liquors are used as a bever-
age or as a medicine; and if it does
not conform in respect TO strength
and purity required by the laws Of
this state.
Section 4. It shall be the duty OF
the state board of health to prepare
and publish from time to time lists OF
the articles, mixtures or compounds
declared to be exempt from the provi'
sions of this act in accordance with
the preceding section. The state board
of health shall from time to time fix
the limits of variability permissible iu
any article of food or drug, or COM
pound, the standard of which is not
established by any national pharma-
copeia.
Section S. The state board of health
shall take cognizance of the interests
of the public health as it relates to the
sale of food, drugs, spirituous, ferment-
ed and malt liquors, and the adultera.
ton thereof, and make all necessary
inquiries and investigations relating
thereto, and for such purposes may
appoint inspectors, analysts and chem.
lists, who shall be subject to its super.
vision and removal. Within sixty
days after the passage of this act the
said state board of health shall adopt
such measure as it may deem necessa'
ry to facilitate. the enforcement there.
| of. 1t shall prepare rules and regula'
tions with regard to the proper meth
cd of collecting and examining drugs
articles of food and spirituous, fer
mented and malt liquors.
Section 6. Every person offering or
exposing for sale, or delivering to a
purchaser, any drug or article OF food
or spirituous, fermented or malt liquors
included under the provisions of this
act, shall furnish to any analyst, OF
other officer or agent appointed here
under, who shall apply to him for the
purpose, and shall tender to him the
value of the same, sample sufficient
for the purpose of analysis of any such
drug or article of food or drink which
is in his possession. Whoever hinders
obstructs or in any way interferes with
any inspector, analyst or other officer
appointed hereunder in the perform
ance of his duty shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in sum not ex'
ceeding one hundred dollars or i'm
prisonment not exceeding sixty days
Approved the 10th day of February
A. D. 1898.