Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-03-08
A BILL
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF FOODS FOR IN.
TEReTATE SHIPMENT TO LABEL SAID FOODS AND PRINT
THE INGREDIENTS CONTAINED IN SUCH FOODS
ON EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.

ON EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.
States Of America In Congress assembled. That ever person firm or corpora
ton engaged in the manufacture, preparation o. compromising of food for
human consumption shall print In plain vhw o each package thersofm made
by or for them shipped from my State or Territory, Or the District of Colum-
bm. a complete and accurate satemento of all the ingredients thereof. defined
" words IN common Use to describe said ingredients together with the N
nouncement that said statement is made by the authority of. and guaranteed
dress OF the makers shall be affixed thereto; ali printed in plain type Of q sss
not less than that known as eight point. and in the English language.
,rr II Columbia he ,hs foa In sos nact.g. .bu Inv beent ...n from
a covering supplied by o for the makers M recovered BY or for the sslsrA
shall bear upon its fa or within its enclosure al accurate copy Of the state
mcnt of ingredients MT name of thu makers which appeared upon the pack
&c or covering o said Doc as supplied by or for the makers thereof. printed
IN like I'M as thu statement of the makers vas printed, and such state
ment shall also bear the name and address of the person. nm or corDorado.
THAI recovered such food. ="
Sec g. That it shall b. unlawful or any person or persons to purpo"ay.
wilfuly and mal'io"ly 'emove. alter obhterate or destroy such statement
of ingredients appearing on packages Of food. a IS provided In the preceding
su"ty OF a soeneanor mo poh con''c"on shah % nhed not e. nan
hundred dollars or more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less
shall 1 ss = That ns sn !" sq ,o a.. Of srs sns%'t FROM Of 4 sn. ps ds.1sp. = Of . As,1s..t' ::
to be analysed or examined chemically, microscopicnny, Dr. otherwise.
samples Of all manufactured. prepared or compounded foods offered for sale
in original. unhroken packages in the District of Columbia. in any Territory,
or in II State other than that in which they shall ave beer respectively
manufacture or otherwise produced, or from a foreign country, or intended
for export to a foreign country. The Secretary IF Agriculture shall make
necessary rules and regulations for carrying ut the provisions Of this Act
and is hereby authorized to employ such chemists, inspectors, clerks. labores
and other employees. as IA be necessary to carry nut the provision. OF As
x u1o .hau refuse 70 nnnI MOI publication n tender M ,unn n, ~. :,
tn selling prce samples of snch articles of food to any person duly authorised
by the Secretary OF Agriculture to receive the anne shall be guilty of a mil.
demeanor. and upon conviction shnl be fined OF exceeding oe hundred dol
lars. OF imprisoned nt 'Sceedins ne hundred days, or both
Sec . Tint M person person firm or corporation who shall violate sections
n aa w OF this Act shall Ne guilty o a mNdemeanor, II upon conviction
shall be hned not exceeding W hundred dollars for the hrsto reuse and for
subsequent onense not exceeding three hundred dollars or be imprisoned
lot exceedng on year. or both, IN The discretion Of the court.
Sec g That II person. firm, o. corporato who shall wlfuny, pur-
posey or mahclously change or adj to the ingredients OF ny food. max false
charee*. or incorrect analysis, with the purpose Of subjectng the makers Of
such foods to fine or Imprisonment under this Act. shall be guilty of a Mi.
demeanor and upon conviction shall be fined nt exceeding NJ thousand dol
lars or !est than three hundred dollars " imprisoned for not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, or both.
Sec. Z Thu 1t shall be the duty Of every district attorney to whom the
Secretary Of Agriculture shall report II violation of this Act to aus pre-
ceedingst to be omnenc and prosecuted without delay for the fines anA
penalties in such case provided.
See. {. That this Act shall nOt bc construed to Interfere with commerce
wholly internal in any State, nor Will the exercie OF their police powers b.
the severn States.
Soc @ That au NOT. mr. nsts ~ act. ncon.i.tort NTH mi. al a.. h...A.
repealed.
Sec. TO- Tint this Act shall b In force n effect from and After thu
hnt day Of October, nineteen hundred and six.
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from bis die.
tct u Senators frm his state to support this measure.