The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-14

spectors, such inspection of all slaugh-
tering, meat-canning, sailing, packing
renders, or similar establishments in
which cattle, sheep, swine and goats
are slaughtered. and the meat and meat
interstate or foreign commerce as may
be necessary to inform himself concern
ing the sanitary conditions of the same
and to prescribe the rules and regula-
tions Of sanitation under which such
establishments shall. be maintained;
and where the sanitary conditions Of
any such establishment are such that
the meat-food products are rendered un-
sound, unwholesome, unhealthful or
refuse to allow said meat or other food
products to be labeled, marked, tagged
or stamped as inspected and passed. -
That the secretary Of agriculture
shall cause an examination and inspec-
tion of all cattle, sheep, swine and
goats, and the food products thereof,
slaughtered and prepared in the estab-
lishments hereipbefore described for the
purposes Of Interstate or foreign COM
merce to be made during the night
when the slaughtering Of said cattle,
sheep, swine and goats, or the prepa-
ration Of said for food products, is con-
Quoted during the nighttime.
"That no person, firm or corporation
shall transport or offer for transporta-
ton, and no carrier Of interstate or
foreign e commerce shall transport or re- !
or territory or the District Of Columbia
to any other state or territory or the
District of Columbia, or to any place
under the jurisdiction Of the United
States or to any foreign county, any
carcasses or any parts thereof, meat or
meat-food products thereof which have
not been inspected examined and
marked as inspected and passed. in
accordance with the orders of this act
and with these and regulations pre-
scribeed by the secretary Of agriculture:
products on hand at the date of the
approval of this act at establishments
| where inspection has not been main
tanned or which have been inspected
under existing law shall be exempted
| from the operation of this section under
] such rules and regulations as the secre-
tary Of agriculture may prescribe. -
The provision putting the cost of in.
spection on the government follows:
Government Pays. ST
HThat there is permanently appropri-
ated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, the sum of
| S1,UUO,uUO IOr the expenses OF the IN
spection Of cattle. sheep, swine and
goats, and the meat food products there.
| of which enter into interstate or foreign
commerce for each half year. And the
secretary Of agriculture shall, in his an.
nual estimates made to congress-, sub.
NIT statement in detail. showing the
number. Of persons employed in sllch in.
spections and the salaries or per diem,
paid to each, together with the contin.
gent expenses of such inspectors. and
where they have been and are. en-
/ ployed''
Other details Of the provisions Of the
bill are:
Elaborate provision is made for q
1 thoro system of examination and in.
isspection of animals ITO be slau pht cred
IsThis examinations; is to begin before
they enter the slaughterhouse. All cat
tie, swine, sheep and goats found or
such preliminary examination to show
symptoms of disease are to be slaugh
tered separately from all other cattle
and their caTcasSes subjected to, q care
full examination and inspection.
! There is to be a post-mortem exami
nation and inspection of the carcasse.
and parts thereof of all cattle pre-
pared for human consumption or sale il
interstate or foreign commerce. Those
parts fit for human consumption are tt
be labeled, inspected and passed, those
! unfit for human food are to be labeled
! inspected and condemned and after