The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-24
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 United
ton engaged in the manufacture preparation or compromising of food for
by or for them shipped from any State or Territory, or the District of Column
b wo r%Hh in co au a''u ua to sI deacrbs Of a, hI tnsaM gpefen ta.e aeGe0t ss en1 e
announcement anne ~ sn sntn that said st statement 6np@ is made made by the authority Of and guaIan.
teed TO b accurate by. tn makers Of suh food, and the name and complete
s ase nt G Gf shf than mat tsat sha Be as ae eISt t Toinf an an III PRINTED int Sn in plain i5n type Of
n Sec. 2 81 That ,t the covering ta. Of EACH each and every package sckag Of manufactured.
District of Columbia, when the food in said package shall have been taken
from snmnr. a o cSsH he.s supplied npan r. by ts or To- Tor them n makers AXE aa and recovered by Or for the
the statement O ingredients and name Of the makers which appeared upon
printed in like manner as the statement of the makers vas printed, and such
poration that recovered such food. NN N~N u 1s pi'"' nn OF cot
vufS SeT' n M maa e Snan % pem %ms~a aMer Tor oS n person m. or persons s to pgrposely;
q so Ingredients ss al. appearing caring. . 81. packages Of Of food opn as provided in the preceding
guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than
less than one month nor nor than six months or both, in the discretion Of
Sec. 4 That the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture
ssaa procure tD P% snO II ce9a or to e.a ? e pgG'G ossm fGm retail dlo dealers and d. a nsly o.
samples Of III manufactured, prepared o compounded foods offered for sale
or in any State other than that in which they shall have been respectively
for export to a foreign country. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make
a a@T IS hsrs ssS authorizes nq sdE to enp 10y sumS~ Chemists 1ds sG in 9Ssesan' cf Ua sni 1a S%,
Of this Act and to make such publication Of the results suits of D the u esa ppsations
and analysis AS. s he may deem proper. And any manufacturer producer or
ment Of the selling price samples of such articles Of food to any person
duly authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture to receive the same. shan
be guilty nSM Of a , %isdem 0a 1%m and upon as conviction shall be fined not exceeding
Sec; s. That any person; firm r. corporation who shall violate sections
ton shall n" be anea not Exceeding two two hundred % d do ons for tn ta gpoR o oS1me,
an1 ng sG moi e1seedf on mem rar n OF e eoee an g. three 5se1 hundred dollars or be
Sec, 8 That any person, firm, Or corporation, who shall wifuly. purposely
charges. or incorrect analysis, with the purpose Of subiectnp the noaeors 20
such foods to fine Or imprisonment under this Act shall be guilty of r-
demeanor and upon conviction shall be. fined not exceeding one tbousand
dollars nor less than three hundred dollars, OF Imprisoned for NOT ims Sme
thirty days nor more than one year, or both.
sc. 2 That il shall be the duty Of every district attorney to whom the
ceedngs. to be commenced and prosecuted without delay for the sns and
penalties in such Ease provided.
Sec: 8 That this Act shall not be construed to interfere with mre
by the several States PWoe wHs
Sec. 9. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this =. ,o.,r
repealed. N AZ ae nereDv
Sec; TO- That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the first
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives snu ,. sa
tct and Senators from his State to support this measure