The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-07-28

Saiaryy Of Assistant State Chemist, s
Fertilizer Analyst .....,a,.,:,.. 10000
Salary OF Assistant State Chemist ,.s..oo
Food and Drug Analyst ....'.' 10000
Salary Of Assistant State Chemist
Stock Feed Analyst. .,,,.,.,,. lSoo'o0
Salary Two Inspectors, Chemica! ~
vision, SGsoo,eo caeh'''',',''' S'O'00
traIen pa e nGI'''s's wv $4,000
ssam rTiS' ard nd incdcntals Pure Food .o.
'hefsi .atc La HftGcT "'' " Iooooo
lfa' sni s l%r5tIt ''1 10000
Clerk Chemical Division .,....,.'., goo.oo
Postage State Chemist '.''''''''.''' &C.,
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Sec II. In order to enforce and carry out
the provisions OF this Act, the C9wne!C9i!
Fertilizer Law, the Commercial co,.S!;
Feed Law and the Commerce.! Cotton g. on
Seed Meal Law, the sum OF Sl-,ooo or so
much thereof as may be necessary Is heTt9E
ANNUALLY arrronriatcd and set aside from Inc
funds arising from the inspection OF ietIitItI
and stock feed, and so much a Is necessary -
made Immediately available, and the Comp'To,;er
Is hereby authorized and directed to pay the
Xii fines, toricitures. and other sums arts ng
from the enforcement Of this aW Saa.. ue 'EIntI
into the Treasury for the use OF the General fund.
Sec r. That for analysis OF ioods ana lruHs
shall be taken by the duly qualified and sworn
Inspectors. or Chemist, who shall take samples
OF such articles as may be directed py 'He eI", '
Chemist, and in the manner presented oeIo",
Whenever practicable, samples OF i9ods arg
drugs shall be taken in original unbroken pack
ages; said package shall he wrapped N paper
and tied securely and sealed nat IN SaSes
where il is not practicable TO send sample ior
analysis in an original package, as, Tor instance
in case OF syrups or other liquids IN barre!s'
or -four in barrels, ETC., the Inspector sha! lahe
a fair sample OF the same in the presence OF we
T. T.. -. ,.ah rsrpnf1Hlp- securely
close, seal and forward the same 10 the stare
Chemist, and in every case where sample is
taken the person taking such sample shaI az Ine
same time, in the presence OF me person .iot'!
whom the sample is taken seal with paper seas
or otherwise another sample OF the article taHer'
on which sample or on the seal placed thereon,
shall be written the name OF the person 'ah'iis
said sample, and the date when the same Is
taken, and the said sample shall be delivered
back to the person from whom i is taken; sam.
pies OF Fertilizer and Stock Feed shall be taken
by the Inspectors as now PROVIDED 10y Jaw.
Provided That any Health Othcer, SherlI OF
citizen OF the State, may submit fair samp!esoi
foods and drugs to the State Chemist for analysis,
when drawn in the presence OF two witnesses, IN
the manner prescribed in this Section sad VIZ,
nesses TO subscribe to and atx their seals 10 sald
packages, one to be delivered to the person from
whom it is taken, the other to be transmitted
to the State Chemist who shall anayze the
same and certify the results to the Cofriris'
soner of Agriculture, who shall return 10 the
sender
In case any manufacturer or dealer shall appeal
from the result OF an analysis made by the state
Chemist, or by an Assistant State Chern-
list, under his direction and supervision,
and shall demand another analysis, the duplicate
sample sealed and delivered to the person from
whom the same was taken as provided in this
Section, shall be sent for analysis to some Tepu-
table chemist, upon whom the commissioner
of Agriculture, the State Chemist ana the person
demanding the analysis shall agree.
The certificate OF analysis OF the State Chemist,
or his Assistant, when properly verihed by the
affidavit OF the State Chemist or his Assistant,
shall be prin;a facie evidence in any court Of Ia"
or equity in this State
AL chemical determinations, or analysis mace
by the State Chemist, or the ASSISTANT etate
Chemist, or by chemists employed in case OF
appeal, shall be made according 10 the methods
adopted by the Association OF Otlcial Agrleul.
tural Chemists OF the United States, or those OF
the United States Pharmacopoeia, oihcia! at the
time OF investigation.
Sec. Is. That 1t shall be the duty OF lHe |onl-
missioner OF Agriculture and the state Chemist
to fix standards OF purity Tor food porducts Where
the same are not fixed by this Act, IN accordance
with those promulgated BY the secretary OF
by the Board OF Food and Drug Inspectors OF the
United States Agricultural Department., when
such standards have been published, and Wnen
not published the Commissioner OF Agriculture
and the State Chemist shall hX such standards
Provided, That the Standards Tor lard mixed
edible fats and cotton seed oils, hereby defined
as follows: Lard is hereby denned 10 be the
fat OF freshly slaughtered swine. 1t must not
be from diseased animal or any portion OF an
animal unfit for food, or contain less than ninety
nine per cent. OF pure tat. \ mixed edible lat
is defined to be a mixture that contains not less
than ninety-nine per cent. OF sweet mixed lat,
and may consist OF mixture OF renned cotton
seed oil or other edible vegetable OILS with sweet
beef fat or other edible animal lat, and must be
sold under registered or proprietary brand and
properly labeled with distinctive trade marx
or name, bearing the name OF the manufacturer.
Edible cotton seed oil is hereby defined, as re-
fined cotton seed oil, free from dsagreeable taste
or odors. White cotton seed oil tor edible pur-
poses is cotton seed oil which has been Tehned
in such manner as to be nearly odoress, color
less and iavorless. Winter cotton seed oils Tor
edible purposes are those from which portion
OF the sterne has been removed They may be
either white or yellow. Whenever the State
Chemist may find by examination, or analysis,
that adulterated, misbranded or imitation drugs,
liquor or food products have been manufactured
for sale, or put on sale in this State, he snail
forthwith furnish certii cate 10 that effect to the
Commissioner OF Agriculture, who sha!! trans
nit the same to the proper prosecuting o!hcer
in the county where the said aduterated, mis-
branded or imitation drugs, liquors or toodpro-
duct was found, and shall cause the goods SO
adulterated or nisbranded TO be seized by the
Sheriff OF the county in which such goods are
found 1t shall be the duty OF said prosecuting
officer to prosecute all persons violating any
provisions OF this Act soon as he receives the
evidence transmitted by the Commissioner OF
Agriculture.
Sec IA. That the State Chemist shall make
an annual report to the Governor on work done
in execution OF this Act. which report may be
included in that now made on commercial ierti-
lizers and published herewith.
The actual expenses OF the State Chemist, or
ore Assistant State Chemist, in attendance upon
the Annual Convention OF the Association OF
Official Agricultural Chemists of the United
States, or when officially representing the Depart
ment OF Agriculture by order Of the Commits.
sioner, shall be paid from the funds appropriated
from the travelling expenses OF the State Chemist
Sec. Is. That the Commissioner OF Agrcul.
ture, with the advice OF the State Chemist, shall
have authority TO establish such rules and regu
lations as shall not be inconsistent with the pro-
visions OF this Act, in conformity with the rules
and regulations formulated by the United State:
Department OF Agriculture
Sec. 70: 1t is especially provided that this
Act shall in nowise repeal the general provisions
of Chapter 4S9s, Acts of 1901, as amended by
CHAPTER sS6o Acts Of 1897 the "cOmmsrci a
Chapter s4sa, Acts OF 1908, as amended by
Chapter s6oI. Acts, OF 1897, the Commercial
OF Chapter soss, Acts OF 1909, the Cotton Seed