Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-03-07
A BIZ /. l.
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS N SHIPPERS ~
FOODS FOR INTERSTATE SHIPMENT TO LABEL
SAID FOODS AND PRINT TIE INGREDIENTS
CONTAINED IN SUCH FOODS ON
EMCI pACKA -rEEpENE
,ACH PACKAGE. THEREOF.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives of tie unH~@
States of America in Congress assembled. That every person. firm or corpora
ton engaged III the Manufacture, preparation or compromising CT food er
human consumption. shall print tin plain view "a each package thereof made ny
II for them shipped from any State or Territory. or the District Of Columbia, r.
complete and accurate statement of all the ingredients 1hereof. defined by words
in common use to describe said ingredients, together With the announcnmen
ina SAID statement is mad b. tho authority Of. and guaranteed to be accurate
by, the makers of such food, and the name and complete address of tie makers
known as eight point, and i'll the English language.
Sec :. That the covering of each al every package Of manufactured. pe-
pared ~ compounded foods shipped from any State, Territory Or the District
of Columbia, when the food in said package shall have been taken from a cover-
ing supplied by or for the makers and covered Dv or for tho Sellers snonn .gr
upon its face or within its enclosure an accurate copy of the statement Of IA
gradients name Oft he makers which appeared pom the package or co9er~
ing of said food as supplied by or for the makers thereof, printed in like mannas
rs the statement of the makers "a printed. and suchs Statement shall also bear
the name N address of the person, firm or corporation that re%ose cred s.re
Sec {, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to purp,~e1y, wa-
gradients appearing on packages of food, as provided in the precedins Sections
and any person or persons who shall violate this section shall be guilty Off mig
deneanor, and npon conviction shall be fined not less than IN hundred doyars~
nr more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than L month ar
more than six months, " both, In the discretion of the court
See T. That the Bureau of Chemistry CT he Department of Agriculture saan
procure, or cause to be procured from retail dealers. and analyze, Or cause to We
analysed Or examined, chemically, mhrose<pcaly, or otherwise. samples OF all
manufactured, prepared OF compounded foods offered for sale jn s.. Sinal un-
broken packages in the District of Columbia, a ~ Territory, OF IL a Stale
other than that in which they shall have been respectively Manufactured or
otherwise produced, Or from j foreign county, OF Intended for export 10 a s@r-
esn country. The Secretary OF Asrr"]ture shall make necessary rules md s~S-
"'aNons il ealfsHs o' lie po'1s4ons" vi FMs Ae, ana is hereby 0fhorNed I'D
employ such chemists, inspectors, clerks, afor"r,. and other employees, a n@s
sma av snnfac1,r nnduce or do.nr ,,' 5n,r a%1a 40 svn,r a p@
pncation and tender AM full payment of lhr selling price samples Of such s4-
cs of food toa any person duly authorized by IA Secretary OF Agriculture t@
receive the same, shall be guilty Of a miS1eneunvr, ana urou conviclo shan ~
fined not exceeding III hundred doLnIs. o. lMlrlsoEeu nor exceeding u
hundred days. or both.
Section {. That n person, firm or CORPORATION who shah violates elon4 A
and two of this et shall be guilty Of Il HjS1eneanor, anl pom conviction sAaN
De fined not exceeding " hundred dollars fuI the inst omense Iii for easA
subsequent oTcnse lot exceeding three hundred dollars vi Ne imprisoned as
exceeding N year, or both, in the Discretion 81 the court.
Sec I, Thar ay person, firm, OF corporation, who s1al wNfuNy, purpcsey Cd
maMeiously change VI add to the ingredients Of amy food, make false charges,
or incorrect analysis, with the purpose OF sabjectng the makers of such FOODS AZ
fine OF imprisonment under this Act shall be guilty of Il nisdemeanor and upsn
conviction shall be fined not exceeding WI thousand dollars nor lest than thees
hundred dollars OF imprisoned or NOT less than thirty day nor more thar %
year, OF both.
Sec. l., That it snail be the duty Of every district attorney to whom the SEQ
retary of agriculture shall report any violation o this Act TO proceedings
10 b commenced and prosecuted without delay for the fines and penalties fa
such ease provided.
Sec. $, That this Act shall not be construed to interfere with eomna<re.
wholly internal lin any State, mol with the exercise oft their police powers b. tbs
several States.
Sec :. that all acts or parts OF Hrs hconsisun with tms Acta are hereas
repealed.
sec &c, That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the lHse
day If October, nineteen hundred and six.
The undersigned respectfully requests HI Representatives from his disuIcs
and Senators from his State to support this measure.
Signed. CI-.........S State oceans.