The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-03-02
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
r. se... ON EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
ton engaged in h manufacture, preparation or compromising of food tr
, N f CONSUMPTION tnam shinn hail 9a print int in et pain n view Tsra Of each package 1ae as. thereof ssf made
ba' a complete n accurate statemento of Ill the ingredients thereof defined
announcement" hat said statement is made by tn authority of, and guaran-
address If the makers shall be affixed thereto; all printed in plain type of a
not less than that known as eight point, nc in the English language.
Sec. 2 That the covering of ech d every package of manufactured,
prepared or compounded foods shipped from n State, Territory Or the Dis
pear y it's age - or w Within tu n us erea au e ar anc@1. 1s OF oa rf 1T M lie se ats
||men t of of INGREDIENTS an and na men of h g msbersv h hh ao sunams e nye %, te state state
age or covering offs said food as supplied by or Tor the makers thereof. printed
ment shah also pear the name N address of the person, firm or corporation
Sec. {, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to purposely.
wihuly and maiciously remove, alter, obhterate or destroy such statement
n person or persons who shall violate this section shall be
guilty of a msdemeanor, n pom conviction shall be fined no 1ess than
hundred dollars or lore than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned lot less
than n month nr more than sxm months, o both, in the discretion Of the
Sec 4, That the Bureau of Chemistry o the Department of agriculture shall
be analyzed or examined, chemically, microscopcany, Or otherwise, samples
inl, unbroken packages in the District of Columbia, in any Territory or in
any State other than that in which they shall have cen respectively nan
featured O. otherwise produced. Or from a foreign country, or intended fol
export to a foreign country. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make neces-
hereby authorized to employ such chemists, inspectors, clerks, l naes IA and
os employees mp" ma IS nm nay be necessary ee .a to carry out the provisions Oft this Act
as he nay deem proper And n manufacturer producer or dealer h shall
refuse t o supply upon application and tender and full payment of the selling
price samples of such articles of food to IN person duly authorized by tho
meanor, md upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding hundred dollars.
Or imprisoned not exceeding one hundred days, or both.
Sec. 5, That an person., firm o corporation who han violate sections
n n two of this Act shall b guilty o. a misdemeanor, n upon convio.
ton shall be fined no exceeding two hundred dollars for the first nense and
for each subsequent ofense % exceeding three hundred dollars Or b i'm
prsoned lot exceeding On yearo or BOTH, n the discretion OF the court.
Sec. 6, That any person, firm or corporation, who shall wilfuuy DIP.
posey Or aHciously change OF add to the ingredients of ny food maxi faIsa
charges, or incorrect analysis, with the purpose O subjecdng the makers OF
such foods to n or Imprisonment under this Act, shall be guilty of a INSIDE
mean n p conviction shall be fined % exceeding M thousand dol.
lars nor less than three hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less han
thirty day MOI more than year, or both.
Sec. Z That it shall be the duty of every district attorney to whom tha
Secretary + Agriculture shall report any violation OF this Act to cause pro
penalties in such case provided.
Sec 8, That this Act shall lot be construed to interfere with commerce.
wholly internal in any State, O with the exercise of their police powers ~
the several States.
Sec: 9 That all aetso parts o acts inconsistent with this let ire hereo,
repealed.
So ~ NIT ar At ST. - 80. e-
day of October, nineteen hundred n SIX
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from his dis.
trnt Senator'S ron his state to support this measure