The Penn's Grove record., 1906-03-09

EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, of the United
States Of America in Congress assembled, That every person. firm or corpora
ton engaged in the manufacture, preparation or compromising of food for
human consumption, shall print in plain view O. each package thereof made by
complete and accurate statement of all the ingredients thereof defined by words
in common use to describe. said ingredients, together with the announcement
that said statement is made by the authority Of and guaranteed to be accurate
by, the makers of such food, and the a m and complete address If the makers
shall be affixed thereto; all printed in plain type o a size not less than tot
known as eight point and in the English language.
Sec . That the covering of each and every package o manufactured. pre-
pared o. compounded foods shipped from any State, Territory o 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 recovered by or for the sellers. shall bear
upon its face or within its enclosure an ccura copy OF me statement OF IN
gradients and nam of the makers which appeared upon the package OIL cover
ing of said food as supplied by o. for the makers thereof, printed in like manner
as the statement of the makers was printed and such statement shall also bear
the nam and address of the person, firm II corporation that recovered s1ca
fuIv M maIcionsIy remove. alter obierate o. DESTROY such Statement of in.
gradients appearing on packages of food, as provided in the preceding sections,
and any person or persons who shall violate this section shall be guilty o a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than on hundred dollars
nor nor than five hundred dollars II imprisoned not less than one month nor
more than six months, o. both. in the discretion Of the court
Sec. 4, That the Bureau Of Chemistry If. the Department of Agriculture shall
procure, o cause to be procured from retail dealers, and analyze, or cause to be
analysed or examined. chemically, micrOseopieany, or otherwise, samples of all
manufactured, prepared or compounded foods offered for safe IN original IN
broken packages in the District of Columbia, in any Territory, OF in any State
eign onntry The secretarv # Agriculture shan make necessary rules n reg.
ulations fr carrying out the provisions of this Act and is hereby authorized TO
employ such chemists. inspectors, clerks, abOrers, and other employees, as may
be necexaryt to carry out the provisions of this Act and to make such pubnca-
ton of the results If the examinations and ANALYSIS as he may deem proper.
And any manufacturer producer or dealer who shall refuse to supply, upon ap-
pncadOn and tender and full payment of the selling price samples of such ard-
ces of food to any person duly authorized by the Secretary of Agriculture to
receive the same, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
fined not exceeding N hundred dollars Or imprisoned not exceeding one
Secdon5 That any person, firm or corporation who shall vioate sections one
and two Of this Act shall be guilty of q mRdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined Tot exceeding two hundred dollars for the first orense and for each
subsequent ofense not exceeding three hundred dollars or be imprisoned not
exceeding one year. or both, in the discretion of the court
Sec 4, That any person, firm, or corporation, who shall wifuly, puposHy O
malciously change or add to the ingredients of any food, make false charges,
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 misdemeanor and upo
conviction shall be fined not exceeding on thousand dollars nor sst than three
hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than thirty days Tor more than one
year. or both.
Sec. Z That it shall be the duty of every district attorney to whom the Sec
retaryo of Agriculture shall report any violation of this Act to cause proceedings
to he commenced and prosecuted without delay for the fines and penalties in
such easel provided.
Sec. s. That this Act shall not be construed to interfere with commerce
wholly internal n any State, Tor with the exercise of their police powers by the
several States.
Sec. o. That all acts or parts IF acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby
repealed.
day Of October nineteen hundred and six.
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from his district
and Senators from his State TO support this measure.
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