Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

Sec. 2. The having in possession of
any person, firm or corporation OF any
maple sugar or maple syrup not laoelSa
pure maple no Sug iabe,ed Or in pa aceor dnpee
with the provisions contained In sec!on
/ Of this act shall be considered as prlnaa l
facie evidence that the same IS kept py
person, firm or corporation In ulrecI WV
lation of this act. -
Sec. 8. In all prosecutions arising ul-
der this act, the certificate Of the cheEn-
sworn to by said chemist shall be prima
facie evidence Of the fact therein ssatgu.
Sec. 4. Whoever violates any OF tne
provisions of this act shall be oeehleu
guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall, for
each offense, upon conviction thereof oe
subject to a fine OF not less f 5nan ~
dollars and costs of prosecution, or to
Enarisonment not to exceed ninety, days.
Sec. S. Tbs state dairy and food com d
chemists by him appointed, han De De
charged with the proper enforcement OF
ali the provisions Of this act. Wnen COM
fhood commissioner. his assistants, en-
ployees and chemist or by. any person
authorized by the said dairy n 1000
commissioner security for the costs sllall
not be required of the complainant IN
any case at any stage of the prosecution
on trial. +ho
Sec. d. Inc SalU Col1llHlSSloiieA civ ~
associates, experts, chemists and agents
whom he shall duly authorize Tor the
purpose, shall have access ana lngless
Of all places Of business factories, s ot,,Ts
and buildings used for the mallu1acluie
or sale OF maple sugar or maple syrup
They shall also have power and auGLiol.
fly to open any package, can; ' enn+ aqn
maple sugar or maple syrup that may
be manufactured, sold or exposed 1or
sale in this state. 1881, ,a afreot and
be in force from and after Oclooer L.
1901.
Approved April IS, 1901.
CHAPTER sso-H. F. NO. 427.
AN ACT to amend sections 6, 7, 8, 10, II,
Ii and Is of chapter 7 Of the General
Laws of 1889, entitled, IAN act IN re.
flation to the manufacture and SAFE OF
baking powders. sugars and syrupS,
vinegars. lards, spirituous and mat
LIQUORS. to prevent fraud and to pre-
serve the public health" o
Re it enacted by the Legislature OF Ile
State of Minnesota:
Section /. That section 6 shall be
amended to read as follows:
fac; lure fer sale. or offers or exposes for
sale as cider vinegar, any vinegar not
the legitimate product OF pure apple
Juice, known as apple cider or s'n oidsr
or vinegar into which foreign substances,
drugs or acids have been introduced as
may appear by roper tests, shali pc
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor. and foE
each offense be punishable by fine OF not
less than twenty-five (2O or more thah
one hundred 100 dollars and costs, or
by Imprisonment in the county Jail by a
term not to exceed ninety 900 or less
than thirty 800 days"
Sec. .. That section Z shall be amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 4. Every person who manu-
features fer sale, or offers for sale, any
vinegar found upon proper tests to con
tain any preparation Of LEAD, copper, SUI SUI
to health, shall be deemed guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and for each such offense
shall be punished by a fine OF not more
tina one lluudred Q00l dollars and costs;
NOT to exceed ninety 900 days.
Sec. 3. That section 8 shall be amended
to read as follows:
sec. Q. All vinegars shall nave an
acidity equivalent to the presence of not
less than four and one-half az? per cent
by weight Of absolute acetic acid, and in
the case of cider vinegar shall contain,
in addition, not less than two GU per
cent. by weight. of cider vinegar solids
upon. full evaporation over boiling wa,
artificial coloring matter Injurious to
health, or less than the above amount
oe acidity, or, in the case of cider vine
gar, if it contains less than the above
amount of acidity, or of cider vinegar
solids. it shall be deemed to be adulter-
ated within the meaning of this act.
All manufacturers Of vinegar III the
State of Minnesota, and all persons who
reduce or re-barrel. vinegar in this state,
and all persons who handle vinegar in
lots of one a. barrel or more: are hereby
required to stencil or mark in black
figures. at least one G) inch in length,
on the head of each barrel Of vinegar
haught or sold by them, the standard
strength Of the VINEGAR contained in the
package or barrel, and shall be denoted
b. the number of grains of pure bl-
carbonate of potash required to neutral
ice enc ID fluid ounce of vinegar.
And any neglect SO to mark, or stem
Gil each package or barrel, or any false
marking OF packages or barrels, shall be
deemed q misdemeanor and shall be pun
ished by q fine of net less than twenty
five go. nor more than one hundred doO
dollars and costs. or by imprisonment in
the county jail not to exceed ninety 600
days OF less than thirty go days
ed to read as follows:
Sec: 10. Whoever violates any Of the
provisions Of this act shall be deemed
sG.ity of a misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one hun
bred 900 dollars and costs. or by i'm
~prisonment in the county Jail not to ex-
coed ninety 900 days"
See. 3. That section II shall be amend
ed to read as follows:
Sec. Il. Whoever adulterates, for the
purpose Of sale, lard with cotton seed
or any substance injurious to health, or
whoever barriers or gives away, or sells,
or has in his possession with intent to
sell. any substance intended for food,
which has been adulterated with cotton
seed oil, terra alba, or any other sub
stance injurious to health, shall be deem
punished by a fine of not less than TWEEN
ty-five (25) nor more than one hundred
doW dollars and costs for Zach offense,
or by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
to exceed ninety 900 days or less than
thirty (SO) days"
Sec. 6. That section Is shall be amend
ed to read. as follows:
"Sec. 10. The said commissioner and
assistant commissioners, and such ex-
perts and chemists as they shall duly
authorize for the purpose, shall have ac-
business. factories and buildings where
the same is manufactured or kept for
sale. cases or vessels used in the manu-
f%acture and sale of any spirituous, fer
mented or malt liquors, or any imita-
ton thereof, or any Of the substances OF
articles mentioned in this act. They
tanning such articles which may be manu-
featured. sold or expressed for sale in
y viola a i2an Of the eb provisions vdIf OF Il this sac act a and
may take samples therefrom for ana
lssis.
All clerks. bookeepers, express agents,
railroad OFFICIALS, employees Or common
carriers shall render to them all the as
aqested: in trading, finding or digoov-
ering the presence of any prohibited ar
ticle named in this act.
Any refusal or neglect on the part OF
such clerks, bookkeepers, express agents,
railroad officials, employees, or common
carriers to tender such friendly aid, shall
be deemed q m~isdemeanor and be pun
ishahle by a fine Of not less than fifty
900 dollars or more than one hundred
GQV> dollars for each and every offense,
OF, by imprisonment in the county jail
for a term not to exceed ninety (9O
days or less b thirty (3O) days"
Sec. T.. hat section 16 shall be amend
ed to read as follows: