Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 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 of the untea
ton engaged in the manufacture, preparation or compromising of food for
human consumption. shall print in plain view o each package thereof made
by or for them shipped from any State or Territory, or the District of Column
ba, a complete and accurate statemento of all the ingredients thereof defined
announcement that said statement is made by the authority Of and guarau-
ted to be accurate by, the makers of such food, and the name INT complete
size not less than that known as eight point, and in the English language.
Sec, 2 That the covering Of each and every package Of manufactured
prepared OIL compounded foods shipped from any State, Territory or the Dis
trct of Columbia. when the food in said package shall have been taken from
a covering supplied by or for the makers and recovered by or Tor the Sellers
shall bear upon hs face or within its enclosure ar accurate copy OF the state-
ment OF ingredients and name Of tn makers which appeared upon the pack1
in like manner a s the statement of the makers printed. and such state
ment shall also bear thu name and address of the person. firm or corporation
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful fol any person or persons to purposel,.
wiuny and malciously remove, alter, obnterate or destroy such statement
of ingredients appearing o packages of food, IS provided in he preceding
sections, and n person or persons who shall violate this section shall be
guilty If a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined n ot less than one
hundred dollars o more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned lot less
than M month nor nor han six months or boh' in the discretion of the
procure O cause to be procured from retail dealers. and analyze. or aus to
be analysed or examined, chemically. microscoDcaHy. or otherwise. samples
of all manufactured, prepared or compounded foods offered for sale In orG-
inl, 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 o a foreign country. The Secretary If Agriculture shall make neces-
say rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act. and il
hereby authorized to employ such chemists. inspectors. clerks. laborer. ana
as he may deem proper. And any manufacturer producer or dealer who shah
Secretary Of Agriculture to receive the same, shall be guilty Of a INSIDE.
meanor. and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding n hundred dollars.
or imprisoned not exceeding n hundred days. or both.
Sec. I. That m 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 fned not exceeding two hundred dollars for the first oHense and
for each subsequent onense not exceeding three hundred dollars or be i'm.
prisoned not exceeding n year, OF both. in the discretion Of the court.
Sec. G, That any person, hrm, n corporation, who shall wffuuy. N.
posely or maHciously change or add to the ingredients of any fod. make false
charges o, Incorrect analysis with the purpose OF suhtectins the makers or
such foods to fine or Imprisonment under this Act shall be guilty II a misdo.
meanor and upon conviction shall be fined OF exceeding n thousand dol.
lars mol less than three hundred dollars. OF imprisoned for not less than
thirty days or more than ne year, or both.
Sec. T. That it shall be the duty Of every district attorney to whom tho
Secretary OF Agriculture shall report any violation OF this Act to cause pro.
ceedings to be commenced and prosecuted without delay or the fines and
penalties In such case provided.
Sec. 8 That this Act shall not be consruedt to interfere with commerce.
wholly interna In any State nr with tn exercise OF their police powers BY
the several States.
Sec 8. That all actso r parts Of acts Inconsistent with this act are ereby
repealed.
Sec 10. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the nrss
day Of October. nineteen hundred and six.
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from his a.