The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-03-02
A BILL
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS SHIPPERS or FOODS FOR
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 Representatives Of the United
assembled That firm Or corpora
engaged compromising food
consumption shall print plain view each package thereof mas
by for them shipped from State or Territory or the District @
statement Of all the ingredients thereof e
describe said ingredients together with @
that said statement is made by the authority o. anu
of such food and the name and o
theeo all printed in plain type Ola
eight point and in the English language
Sec That the covering of each and package Of manufactures
prepared compounded foods shipped from State Territory or @
District Columbia when said package shall have been m
covering recovered by for @
sellers shall bear within enclosure accurate copy
the statement Of ingredients and name OF the matters " appeared
the package covering OF said food supplied by for the makers %
printed like the statement of the makers printed and M
statement shall also bear the name and address OF the person. m
poration that recovered such food.
g. any person to purpO
wuy maciously oterate destroy such s'aen
o: ingredients appearing packages Of food provided the
sections and person persons who shall violate this sech
guilty Of mSdemeanor and upon conviction snail De hned not
hundred dollars than five hundred dollars or imprisoned
month than six months BOTH IN the
Chemistry OF the Department of Acuu
shall be procured from retail dealers and
cause to be analysed or examined chemically mcroseopc OF %
manufactured compounded foods offered LOT
the Dstrs OF Columbia in any leH
or in any State other than that IN which they A nave o d
otherwise produced from foreign country or s
foreign The of Agriculture sa @
necessary rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions VI labor
hereby chemists inspectors clerks
and other employees be TO carry out the -
this publication of the exann
analysis he deem And manufacturer M M
dealer who shall refuse supply upon application anu h INV pn
price articles of food any u
duly the Agriculture receive the same
hundred dollars imprisoned exceeding one hundred days.
That firm corporation who shall violate S c
this Act shall be guilty of msdemeanor ana upon ss
shall be fined not exceeding hundred dollars for the
subsequent ofense exceeding three hundred
imprisoned not exceeding both in the discretion OF the
person, corporation who shall "iu p as
malouy change add to the ingredients Of any oo mari
analysis the Of subecnS the mis-
this Act shall be goIS
conviction shall be fined not exceeding ono
dollars imprisoned Tor not 'e
thirty days more than year. or both I'M,
Sec That it shall be the duty of district attorney " wa w
Secretary Of Agriculture shall violation OF THIS AcI "
without delay Tor lne
penalties in such provided
That this shall not be construed to interfere VII"
wholly internal State with the exercise OF theT p
by the several States. u,
That all parts of inconsistent with this Ac a
| repealed. . sa
TO- That this Act shall be in force and effect from ana '
October, nineteen hundred and six.
respectfully the Representatives. |
support this measure