Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-03-02
A BILL
TO REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS AND SHIPPERS OF Nv
TERsTATE Shipment TO LABEL SAID FOODS MI pHHN'
THE INGREDIENTS CONTAINED IN SUCH FOODS
RS EDtR - T11h8 an AcH PACKAGE THEREOF.

70 ON G~S
-" Be it enacted BY y the Senate and House If Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled That every person, firm o. corpora
h human ma Zoo m%mp sntnne sm from n State or territory, or the District of Column
. complete complete and accurate statement of Ill the ingredients thereof, defined
by words in common use o describe said ingredients, together with the al
nouncement that said statement is made by the authority of, and uarante
to be accurate by, the makers # UGH food, and the name n complete ID
% % 1s s than a that known as eight point, and ii the English language.
Sec. 2 That the covering Of each md every package o. nuf %t nn
tnct of Columbia, when the food in said package shh ave been AIKEN rm
hall hear non its ace or within its enclosure an ccurate copy of the estate
II ingredients and name II thu makers wncn a app snpeo t upon ~e er patk
in like manner a S the statemen of the makers was printed nd UGH state-
N"' sec g. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to purposely,
vufury and mauciousy remove, alter, obHterate O. destroy such Statement
of ingredients appearing on packages of food, as provided in tn preceding
sections, n my person OF persons who shall violate MI section t sna 0e
guilty # a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less tina m
hundred dollars % more than i've hundred dollars or imprisoned no. les. @s
than n month Tor more than six months, or both' in the discretion or TN
court. n.
.,, 5 Sec 4 That np e tss eq se %s of prs eas%'s from y 4 ts ps dsafepss sn sf a As1Sset' os
s sna.o r. 20 70 ,na1vzed or examined. chemicary, microscopicauy, OF otherwise,
cause eane,a TO a se al nr monufa "t prepared y compounded foods offered for sale
in original unbroken packages in the District Of c0lumbia, in n Territory,
or in any State other than that in which they shall have been respectively
manufactured or otherwise produced, y from a foreign country, o. intended
OF SEAPORT rue = a lpds, Equations lotnls for carrying! out te. provisions Of this Act.
and is hereby authorized to employ such chemists inspectors, clerks, iaborers'
Act and % make such publication Of the results Of the examinations and
who shall refuse to supply, upon application and tender and full payment OF
the selling price sampes0 o such articles Of food to any person duly authorized
by the Secretary of Agriculture to receive the same, shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding n hundred dol
lars, or imprisoned not exceeding hundred days or BOTH
one q se " o. + df tMs a ast p phm1 Be n guilty y Of f a misdeme nor and and upon n%at e enviict%on
each 8 ssss ssssss ! s9 ess;, s ; 81 ,s : %s : &c 5 ssssi 9saas E t Ssn ess, E e Imprisoned
Sec. g. That any person, firm, or corporation, who shall wnfuly, pr-
poselyo OF maicfcusly change or add to the ingredients Of any food. make fae
charges, or incorrect analysis with the purpose Of subjeting the makers of
such foods to IN Or Imprisonment under this Act, shall be guilty If a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction Fall De fined lot exceeding n thousand dol
larsn or less than three hundredd dollars, or imprisoned or lot lest than thirty
days nor more than n year., or both.
# Sec. Z That it shall De he duty of every district attorney to whom the
Secretary OF Agriculture shall report In violation of this Act to aus pro-
ceedings to be commenced n prosecuted without delay for the ines ant
penalties liz such case provided. E@&M
Sec. 6. That this Act shall lot b e construed to- Interfere with commerce
wholly internal in any State, mol with the exercise of their police powers by
the several States =s&@E
Sec. 6. That all acts or parts Of acts Inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed. H#
sAe. 10, That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the
first dy of October. nineteen hundred nd six. - #
The undersigned respectfully requests the Representatives from his dis
tct aNd Senators from his state to support this measure.
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