The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-24

direct, and the proceeds thereof, fl sold, less the legal cost and charges, shall be paid into the treasury of the State of Alabama, but such goods shall not be sold in any Jurisdiction in this
 State contrary to the provisions Of this act or the National Pure Food Law
 Sec. 8. That the words "person or party as used in this act, shall he construed to import the plural and the
 singular. as the case. demands, and shall include corporation, companies. societies. and association. When con
 struing and enforcing the provisions of this act, the act or omission or fail-
 ure of any officer, agent or other per
 son acting foH or employed by the corporation, company, society or asso- ciation within the scope of his em-
 ployment or office, shall in every case
 be also deemed to be the act. omission
 or failure of such corporation, com pany or association. as well as that or the person.
 Sec. IF. Be 1t further enacted, That any manufacturer or dealer or other person, who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or at tempt to prevent any duly authorized agent or person named in Section II of this act in the performance of his duties in collecting samples or other wise in connection with this act, shall upon conviction, be fined not less than ten. nore more than five hundred dol- lars. /
 Sec. I3. That 1t shall be the duty of the commissioner of agriculture and industries with the assistants herein provided to fix the standards of purity for all food and drug products where A., tlal anN fVr accordance with those promulgated by the secretary of agriculture. the secre- tary of the treasury and the secretary of commerce. and labor of the United States (except as herein provided). when such standards have been pub lished; and when not yet published. l the commissioner of agriculture with | the assistance of the state chemist. | shall fix such standards, provided that the standards for pure leaf lard, com pound lard. mixed edible fats and cot ! ton-seed oils are hereby defined as fol- | lows:
 Pure Leaf Lard-Is lard rendered at moderately high temperatures from the
 internal fat of the abdomen of the hog,
 excluding that adhering to the intes-
 tines, and has an iodin number not greater than sixty (60.1
 l Lard Is the rendered fresh fat from
 slaughtered healthy hogs, free from lracidity. and contains not more than | one per cent of substances. other than | fatty acids. not fat. necessarily incor-
 porated herewith in the process of rendering.
 l Compound Lard-Compound lard is | lard rendered at low temperatures from | the fatty meats from fresh slaugh-
 tered healthy hogs, or which contains
 other ingredients than pure fat of the
 swine, and not over twenty-five per
 cent of beef sterine which percentage
 shall be specified on the label of the
 container of such goods.
 Pure Leaf Lard. Lard and Compound
 Lard, as above named must not be
 made from a diseased animal. or any
 portion of an animal unfit for food or
 contain less than the percentage of
 fat and of the character as specified | for each one. and shall be plainly | labeled and shall conform in quality | to specification herein set out by thls
 act. A mixed edible fat is hereby de-
 fined to be a mixture which contains
 not less than ninety-nine per cent of
 sweet mixed fat. and may consist Of mixture of refined cotton seed oil
 or other edible vegetable oils with I sweet beef fat or other edible animal 1 fats, and must be sold under a regis
 tered or proprietary brand and proper | iy labeled with the formula specifically
 stating the quantity of each ingredient going to make up the whole. and with
 @ distinctive trade mark. or name boar
 ing the name of the manufacturer.
 Edible cotton seed oil Is hereby de-
 fined as refined cotton-seed oil, free | from disagreeable taste or odors.
 White cotton seed oil for edible pur-
 poses Is cotton seed oil which has been
 refined in such a manner as to be near
 ly colorless. flavorless and odorless
 Winter cotton-see oils for edible pur-
 poses are those from which a portion | of the stearine has been removed
 They may be either white or yellow. Whenever the commissioner of agrieul- 1 ture with the assistance of the state
 chemist or the municipal or county inspectors may find, by analysis that
 adulterated. misbranded or imitation,
 drugs, liquors, or food product have been manufactured for sale. or put on
 sale In this state, he shall forthwith
 furnish a certificate of analysis to that
 effect to the state solicitor in the coun- l ty, attorney for municipality, where 1 the said adulterated, misbranded, or
 imitat ton drug, liquor or food product
 was found and 1t shall be the duty of
 the State solicitor. attorney for muni- l cipality to immediately prosecute. any
 and every person violating any of the
 provisions of this act as soon as he re-
 
 fled from the commissioner of agricul-
 ture and industries of the State or the municipal or county inspectors. where elected or appointed for the
 several counties of the state.
 | Sec. 14. That the special food and | drug clerk Gin the commissioner of agriculture and industries office) and
 the municipal and county inspectors | of the several counties where elected
 or appointed shall make monthly re- | ports to the commissioner of agricul- ture and industries of work done in execution of this act which reports
 shall be published with enumerations from each separate county.
 To Establish RuIes.
 Sec. I5. That the commissioner of agriculture and industries with the ad- vice of the governor and attorney gem eral. shall have authority to establish
 such rules and regulations as shall not be inconsistent with the provisions 1 of this act, and as in his judgment, will best carry out the requirements thereof. He may exercise discretion as to the class of products he will first subject to rigorous inspection and analysis realizing that the fullest and most complete execution of this law
 under a limited appropriation must be a matter of growth. that he is here by directed, as soon as possible. to suppress the sale of adulterated cheese. butter. candy and condiments, vinegar, syrups and molasses. leaf lard. lard, compound lard and cotton seed oil by-products and the misbranding of any such goods in the State of Ala bama.