The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-08-31
Law REGARDING
IMPURE MILK.
Not Believed That Many Dealers
Will be Found Guilty.
SEVERE PENALTY ATTACHED
To Violations Through Peddling Impure
MIX ITO Consumers Rules Of the
Board Of Health as to Issuing
MIN Permits.

The inspectors who visited Canton
Tuesday morning and secured samples
Of milk as furnished local consumers
by some Of the milk dealers, left Tues
day for Columbus, where they will
turn their samples over to the state
chemist for analysis. The publication
of the tests made by the inspector has
caused some discussion by Canton peo-
pie.
The rules of the board Of health are
very stringent regarding the sale of
adulterated milk, and naturally 1t is be-
lieved that not many of the samples
secured will turn out deleterious and
be declared unfit for sale. Regular
tests are made by the milk inspectors
in this city, so as to learn the quality
of the milk being served, and as to its
constituent portions, so far as mixture
with water is concerned, and 1t Is under
stood In tests being made showing such
mixture, that the degree of purity has
been comparatively high. This test
does not necessarily show any contami-
nation or adulteration that a chemical
test WOulu snow.
All local milk dealers are compelled
to secure permit from the health
officer, which gives them the right to
sell milk for one year. Before securing
permit each applicant must state his
name and regular avocation, number
Of cows owned by him, and the names
Of all persons from whom he purchases
milk, with the daily amount Of milk
purchased and sold by him, so far as he
can estimate the same. For any viola
ton of the rules of the board of health,
upon conviction each dealer can be as
sessed S25 and costs.
THE STATUTES IN THE CASE.
The section of the revised statutes
applicable to such cases, follows:
THAT whoever by himself or by his
servant, or agent, or as the servant or
agent of any other person, sells, eX-
changes or delivers, or has IN his Gus
| tody or possession with intent to sell
or exchange, or eSpuse or offers for
sale or exchange, aluitGlaled lni'b, OF
milk to which water or any fore.p n
| substance has been added, or milk from
| diseased or sick cows, shall. for first
| offense, be pur.shod 1y a fine Of not
less than fifty nor more than two NJ IL
dred dollars; for n sec md ofssnse. by
fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than three hunGJt d col.
lars, or by imo~sunnen in the work
house for not less than thirtv nor more
than sixty Cays; ana for n subsequent
offense by fine os ;ifty dollars, and by
| Imprisonment in the worIhouse os 10
less than sixty nor more than ninety
days.
| whoever by himself or by his ser
want or agent, or as the servant ol
agent of any other any person, sells, ex
changes or delivers, or has In his Gus
tody or possession, with intent to sci
or exchange, or exposes or offers TO
sale as pure milk, any milk from whicl
the cream or part thereof has been re
moved, shall be punished by the pen
alties provided in the preceding sec
ton.
AS TO SKINNED MILK"
mo dealer in milk, and no servan
or agent Of such a dealer, shall sell
exchange, or deliver, or have in hi
custody or possession, with intent t
sell exchange or deliver, milk iron
which the cream or part thereof ha
been removed, unless in a conspicuou
place, apOVe tne center, upon the out
side of every vessel or package, fror
which or in which such milk Is sold tn
words SKINNED milk" are distinctl
marked in uncondensed gothic letter
not less than one inch in length. Who
ever violates the provisions Of this sec
ton shall be punished by the penaltie
provided in section !.
In all prosecutions under this chap
ter; IL the milk is shown upon analyst
to contain more than eighty-seven pc
cent of watery fluid, or to contain nc
less than twelve and one-half per ceu
solids, not less than one-fourth of whic
, must be fat, it shall be deemed, for tn
purpose of this chapter, to be adultei
ated and not of good standard qualit!
except during the months Of May an
June, when milk contains less tina
twelve per cent of milk solids shall /
|, deemed to be not of good standar
quality"