The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-31

Sec s. Every person Offering or cx-
posing for sale any drug or article Of
food within the meaning Of this act,
SHAH furnish 10 any member Of the
state board Of health, or any local health
officer. who shall apply to him for the
same and tender him its value in money
a sample snficient for the purpose Of the
analysis Of such drug or article Of food
Sec. 6. Any person who has reason to
doubt the purity or genuineness Of any
article Of food which he has purchased.
may send at his own expense sealed
sample Of ii to the laboratory Of hygiene
Of the state board OF health for inspec-I
ton. II upon examination the article
appears to be adulterated, the board may
obtain certified sample OF it. and should
this sample prove TO be adulterated the
board shall begin proceedings al once
against the vendor.
sec T. whoever hlnders .ohstructs. or
I in any way interfeges with any member
of che state board Of health OF any local
health oficer IN the performance Of his
duties under this act shall be aned not
more than CITY dollars for the hrst Of
Tense. ana tor each SUBSEQUENT cffense
shan BE- fined one hundred dollars.
Sec. s. Before commencing the analysis
Of sample, tie analyst shall reserve
portion. which shall be scaled and IN
case Of complaint OF Indictment part
/ OF the reserved portion OF the sample
alleged to be adulterated shall upon APP
Iplcation. b delivered 70 the defendant
or his attorney, ana part d the secre-
tary Of the state board Of health
Sec. .. whoever addterates. for the
purpose OF sale. any liquor used or M
tended for drink with eocculus indicns,
vitriol, grains d paradise, opium alum,
capsicuin copperas iaurel-water log
wood. Brazil wood. cochineal sugar Of
lead. or any other Substance which Is
poisonous or injurious to health, or
knowingly sells any such liquor so a.
dliterated, SHAH be imprisoned NOT ex-
Iceedlng one year or be fned not more
than one thousand dollars.
Sec. lo whoever kills or causes to
he killed, for the purpose Of sale for
food. calf less than four weeks old, or
knowingly sells. or has in possession with
intent to sell for food, the meat Of any
such calf shall be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding thirty days. o. fined not more
than nfty dollars. Or both,
see il. The health oflcer 81 any city.
town or village may inspect the careasses
81 all slaughtered animals intended for
food for men. and all meat fish.
vegetables, produce. fruit or provisions
Eof any kind found in their cities or
towns, and Tor such purposes rnay enter
any building, enclosure Or other place n
which such earcasses or articles ara
stored. kept or exposed for sale. II. on
such inspection. II is found that such
lcarcasses or articles are designed for
food for man and are tainted. diseased,
corrupted, decayed unwholesome. or
from any gauss unnt FOR food. the board
lof health shan seize the same ana cause
it Of them TO Be destroyed forthwith, Or
disposed or otherwise than for food. the
powers conferred IN this section upon
local health officers, are conferred upon
any member Of the state board Of health
To perform the Same acts IN any part 81
tine state,
sec IL Any meat unwholesome pro-
visions or article sold. kept or offered
for sale for food or drink FOR human be-
lings, ana amy articles adulterated in vio-
lIatIon Of any Of the preceding sections.
shall b deemed public nuisance and
summarily destroyed.
Sec. l2 Every apotbecary. druggist. Or
other person who sells any arsenic. cor
rosive sublimate, nux yomica. stryehnine.
morphine, opium. cocaine. oarbolIc acid
or prusslc acid. or its salts. shall make
a record Of such sale IN book kept for
THAT purpose, specifying the kind and
Quantity 81 the article sold. and the time
when, and the name Of the person to
whom such sale i made, which record
lshan DO open TO all health officers,
members Of the state board Of health and
state oficials who may wish to examine
the same
Sec "a n person violates the pro
visions of the preceding section, he shall
be aned not more than one hundred dol
liars.
Sec ID The two. preceding sections
shall not apply to legally qualified prac-
titioners Of medicine, nor to their pre-
serlptIons Or recipes 70 their patients
sec. ls Any corporation. person. hrm
For agent who shall sen or offer for sale
Tor exchange any woven fabric or paper
containing arsenic in any form, or any
Particle OF dress or Of household use com
posed wholly or in part Of such woven
fabric Or paper, or any other article 81
dress containing arsenic. shall. upon con-
lviction thereof Be fined not exceeding
one hundred dollars; provided however
that this section shall not apply to dress
goods or articles Of dress containing not
more than one one-hundredth grain nor
To other material containing not more
than one-tenth gram Of arsenic bel
square yard Of the material.