Bismarck daily tribune., 1903-03-30
THE EXECUTIVE HATCHET|

ton: The bill seeks to amend q
subdivision Of section of the code |
without re-enacting the entire section !
at length and contrary 70 section "a
of the constitution. [
(Signed) FRANK WHITE,
Governor.
Filed in the office Of the secretary
of state March 20, 1903.
DAIRY COMMISSIONER.
H. B. No. 96-Flados.)
An Act to Amend Sections 1887. 1885, 1889.
1891, 1893. 1894. 1895. 1897 and 1903 Of
1899. Relating to the Manufacture and
Sale OF Dairy Products. the Appointment
OF a Dairy Commissioner and Prescrib-
Ing his Duties and Making Appropriation
Therefor.
Be 1t enacted, etc.:
Section l. Amendment That Sec
tions 1857. 1858. 1889, 1891, 1893, 1894,
1895, 1897 and 1903 of the Revised
Codes Of North Dakota, 1889, be, and
the said sections arr hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 1857. Dairy Commissioner.
Appointment of. Appropriation. The
governor shall appoint commissioner,
who shall be knoSn as the state dairy
commissioner, who cnall be a citizen
OF this state, and who shall hold his
Office for term Of two years, or until
his successor Is appointed. and shall
receive salary of pne thousand dol
lars per annum and his actual travel.
ing expenses paid out in the discharge
Of his duties under this article. and
shall be charged under the direction OF
the governor, with the enforcement
of the various provisions thereof.
Such commissioner may be removed
from Office at the pleasure Of the gov
ernor, and his successor appointed as
above provided for. The said COM
missioner is hereby authorized and
empowered to employ an expert or
chemist when he may deem it nee.
essary for the proper enforcement of
this law, his or their compensation
not to exceed ten dollars per day for
the actual time employed. The sum
OF five thousand dollars is hereby ap.
propriated to be paid for such pur-
poses out of any moneys in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated All
charges. accounts and expenses au-
thorized by this article shall be paid
hV the treasurer of the state upon the
warrant Of the state auditor after the
said auditor has audited and allowed
the same The entire expenses of the
said commissioner shall not exceed
the sum appropriated for the purposes
OF this article. The said commissioner
may have room in the capitol, to be
set apart for his use by the governor
Sec. 1888 Commissioner Shall Re-
port) The said commissioner shall
make biennial reports to the legisla
ture, not later than the fifteenth day
of January. of his work and proceed
ings, and shall report in detail his
expenses and disbursements and the
number of experts, chemists agent!
and counsel he has employed. will
their expenses and disbursements, to
gether with such facts and statistic
In regard to the production. manufac
ture and sale of dairy products, witt
such suggestions as he may regard O
, public Importance connected there
, with.
: Sec. 1889. Powers Of the Commits
missioner) The said commissions
; and such persons as shall be duly al
thorized for the purpose shall hav
access. ingress and egress to al
places of business. factories. farms
buildings. carriages. cars, vessels an
cans used in the manufacture and sal
OF dairy products or any imitatio
thereof They shall also have powe
and authority to open any package
can or vessel containing such article
which may be manufactured, sold O
exposed for sale in violation of tn
provisions of this article, and ma
inspect the contents therein and TAX
samples therefrom for analysis. Al
clerks. bookeepers, express agents
railroad officials. employees or com
mon carriers shall render to then
any assistance in their power. whel
so requested, in tracing, finding or dis
covering the presence of any prohib
tied article named in this article.
Sec. 1891. Shall Provide Blanks.
The said commissioner shall provide
blanks which shall be furnished al
proprietOrs or managers of creameries
cheese factories and all venders and
peddlers OF milk, who shall be licensed
under the provisions Of this article
for the purpose of making a report OF
the amount Of milk and dairy goods
handled and all owners or managers
of such creameries. cheese factories
and venders or peddlers of milk. shall
on the first day of November of each
year, send to the dairy commissioner
a full and accurate report Of the
amount of business done during the
year as designated under the different
headings Of such printed blanks.
Sec. 1893. Stencil or Brand J
Every creamery. cheese factory oil
combined creamery and cheese fac
tory engaged in the manufacture OF
butter and cheese shall procure a
stencil or brand bearing suitable
device and words which shall clearly
designate the quality of the product
manufactured and the number and
location Of the factory, and may con
tain a special or private brand OF
name OF said factory; every brand
shall be used upon the outside Of tn,
cheese and also upon the package
containing the same, but in the cas-,
OF butter on the package only an,
shall on the first day of Novembe
OF each year report to the dairy CON