The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-08-23

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Second. If it be labelled or brand
ed SO as to deceive or mislead the
purchaser, OF purport to be a foreign
product when not so, or if the con
tents of the package as originally put
up shall have been removed, in whole
or in part, and other contents shall
have, been placed in such package, or
II it fail to bear a statement on the
label OF the quality or proportion of
any morphine, opium, cocaine, hero
IN, alpha or beta ccainc, chlorofOrm,
cannabis indica. choral hydratc, ace
tanilide, or any derivative or prep
aration of any such substances con
tanned therein.
Third. If in package form, and
the contents are stated in terms of
weight or measure, they are not
plainly and correctly stated on the
outside Of the package.
Fourth. If the package containing
it or it's label shall bear my state
ment, design or device regarding the
ingredients or the substances con
tanned therein, which statement, de-
design or device shall be false or
misleading in any particular: Provid-
ed, that an article of food which does
not contain any added poisonous or
d~eleterious ingredients shall not be
deemed to be adulteratcd or mis-
brc-..~d in the following cases:
First. In the case of mixtures or
compounds, which may be now or
from time to time hereafter known
as articles of food, under their own
distinctive names, and not an imita-
ton OF or offered for sale under the
distinctive name of another article,
it the name be accompanied on the
same label or brand with q statement
of the place where said article has
been manufactured or produced.
Second. In the case Of articles la
belled. branded or tagged so as to
plainly indicate that they are com
pounds, limitations or blends, and the
word compound, Imitation" or
blend" as the case may pc, is
plainly stated on the package in
which it is offered for sale: Pr0vid-
ed, that the term blend, as used here
in, shall be construed to mean a mix
ture of like substances not excluding
harmless colo'ing or havoring ingre-
dents USED or the purpose of color
ing and .oring only: And provid-
ed, further, that nothing in this Act
shall be construed as requiring or
compelling proprietors or manufac-
turcrs of proprietary foods which con
tain no u~nwholesomc added ingredi-
ent to disclose their trade formulas.
except in SO far as the provisions of
this Act may require to C free
dom from ~adultcration or misbrand-
ny.
Section 5. That no dealer shall be
prosecuted under the provisions of
this Act when he can establish q
guaranty. signed by the wholesaler.
jobber manufacturer or other party
residing in the United States, from
whom he purchases such articles, to
the effect that the same is not adul-
terated or misbrandcd or within the
meaning of this Act, designating it.
Section 6. For the purpose of car
rying out the provisions of this Act
the State board of health, with one
licensed druggist, appointed by the
Governor, upon the recommendation
of the South Carolina Pharmaccuti-
cal Association, shall take cogniz-
ance Of the interests Of the public
health, as it relates to the sale of
food, drugs, spirituous, fermcntcd
and malt liquors, and the adultera-
ton thereof, and make all necessary
inquiries and Investigations relating
thereto, and for such purposes NAV
appoint inspectors analysts and chem
lists, who shall be subject to it's SUI
pcrvlslon and removal. Within sixty
days after this Act goes into effect
the said State board Of health shall
adopt such measures as it may deem
necessary to facilitate the enforce
ment thereof. 1t shall prepare rules
and regulations with regard to the
proper method Of collecting and ex-
aiming drugs, articles of food.
Section z. The sum of n thous-
and dollars is hereby appropriated
for the purpose of defraying the ex-
penses, II any, of analysis or exami-
nation of any article of food or DRUG
as provided for in this Act; said
sums to be expended under the su-
pervision and direction of the State
board of health.
Section 8. This Act shall go into
effect six months after it's approval
oy the Governor.
Section 8. Ali Acts and parts Of
Acts inconsistent with this Act be.
and thew ore berahv ronaolod