The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-02
A BILL
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF FOODS FOR IN.
TERSTATE SHIPMENT TO LABEL SAID FOODS AND PRINT
THE INGREDIENTS CONTAINED IN SUCH FOODS
ON EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Oft the United
States of America in Congress assembled That every person, firm OIL corpora
ton engaged in the manufacture, preparation or compromising of food for
human consumption, shall print in plain view n each package thereo made
by o. for then shipped from any State or Territory, or tn District of Column
ba, a complete and accurate statement Of all the ingredients thereof, defined
by words in common use to describe said ingredients, together with the
announcement that said statement is made by the authority Of and guaran
ted to be accurate by, the makers of such food, and the name and complete
address of the makers shall be affixed thereto; all printed in plain type If a
size not less than that known IS eight point and in the English language.
Sec. :, That the covering of eacn and every package of manufactured,
$3.50 mnnIoa hv r fr tbe m.re md cove " or for the sellers
shall bar upon it's face or within its enclosure al accurate copy of the state
ment of ingredients and name of the makers which appeared upon the pack
age or covering of said food as supplied by or for the makers thereof, printed
in like manner as the statement Of the makers "a printed, and such state
ment shall also bear the name and address of the person, firm or corporation
that recovered such food.
Sec. &, That it shall be unlawful for any person o persons to purposely.
w1lfuuy and manciously remove, alter. obnterate or destroy such statement
OF ingredients appearing o. packages of food, as provided in the preceding
and any person or persons who shall violate this section shall be
hundred dollars nr more than five hundred dollars. or imprisoned not less
than n month o more than six months, Or both, in the discretion of the
sec.4. That the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture shall
procure, or ause to be procured from retail dealers, and anayze, or cause to
be analysed or examined, chemically, microscopcany, or otherwise, samples
of all manufactured, prepared or compounded foods offered for sale in orig
ial, unbroken packages in the District of Columbia, in any Territory, or in
any State other than that in which they shall have been respectively manu-
featured or otherwise produced or from a foreign country or intended for
export to a foreign country. The Secretary OF Agriculture shall make neces-
say rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act, and is
other employees, al may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
and to make such publication of the results of the examinations and analysis
nrs9 sannle ofs ncha articles of food to n person duiv authorizes nv The
Secretary of Agriculture to receive the same shall be guilty o a INSIDE
meanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding hundred dollars.
Or imprisoned not exceeding n hundred days. or both.
Sec. 5, That any person., firm or corporation who shall violate sections
one and two Of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton shall be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars for the first ofense and
for each subsequent ofense not exceeding three hundred dollars Oh be m
lprsoned not exceeding mi year, or both, in the discretion Of the court
Sec. I, That any person, firm, IF corporation, who shall wifuny, pur-
Or malciously change Or add to the ingredients of any food, make false
charges, or incorrect analysis, with the purpose of subjecing the makers of
such foods % fine or Imprisonment under this Act shall be guilty If a INSIDE
Imeanor and upon conviction shall be fined lot exceeding one thousand dol
lars less than three hundred dollars, or imprisoned for lot less than
thirty day Tor more than n year, or both.
Sec. Z That it shall be the duty Of every district attorney to whom the
Secretary of Agriculture shall report any violation of this Act to cause pro-
ceedings to be commenced and prosecuted without delay for the fines and
penalties in such case provided.
Sec s, That this Act shall not be construed to interfere with commerce
wholly internal in any State, or with the exercise Of their police powers By
the several States.
Sec 9, That all acts or parts Of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Sec. IL. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the first
day Of October, nineteen hundred and six.
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from his dis
ltnt and Senators from his state to support this measure.
Signed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CITY. !. -. State. 49,. :.