Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-27
APPLE BARREL BILL
SENATE PASSES


nearly as possible seven thousand and
fifty-six cubic inches.
Sec 2. That the standard grades for
apples when packed in barrels which
shall be shipped or delivered for ship.
ment in Interstate or foreign com
merce, or which shall be sold or offer
ed for sale within the District of Col.
umbia or the Territories OF the Unit
ed States shall be as follows: Apples
Of one variety. which are well-grown
specimens. hand picked, or good color
for the variety. normal shape. practi-
cally free from insect and fungus in
jury. bruises, and other defects, ex.
cept such as are necessarily caused in
the operation of packing. of apples Of
one variety which are not more than
ten per centum below the foregoing
specification. shall be u. s. Standard
Minimum Size two and one-half inch
es" II the minimum size OF the apples
is two and one-half inches In trans
verse diameter: ~. s. Standard Mint
mum Size two and one-fourth inches.
II the minimum size of the apples is
two and one-fourth inches In trans
verse diameter; or "u. s. Standard
Minimum Size two inches IL the min.
imum size OF the apples is two inches
in transverse diameter
Sec. 3. That apples packe In barrels
In accordance with the revision of
this Act may be branded In accord.
ance with section two of this Act.
Sec. 8 That apples packed in barrels
apples shall be deemed to be below
standard If the barrels bear any
statement. design, or device indcat-
ing that the barrel Is standard bar
rel of apples. as herein defined. and
the capacity Of the barrel is less than
the capacity prescribed by section one
of this Act, unless the barrel shall be
plainly marked on end and side with
word or figures showing the fraction
al relations which the actual capacity
Of the barrel bears to the capacity pre-
scribed by section one OF this Ac...
The marking required by this para
graph shall be In block letters OF size
not less than seventy-two point one
inch gothic.
Sec. g. That barrels packed with
apples shall be deemed to be mis-.
branded within the meaning of this
Act
First. II the barrel bears any state.
ment, design. or device indicating
that the apples contained therein arc
~. s. Standard and the apples whom
packed do not conform to the require.
ments prescribed by section two of
this Act.
Second II the barrel bears any
statement, design, or device indicat-
ing that the apples contained therein
are ~. s. Standard" and the barrel
fails to bear also statement OF the
name OF the variety, the name Of the
locality where grown, and the name
of the packer or the person by whose
authority the apples were packed aud
the barrel marked.
Sec. s. That any person. firm or cor
poration. or association who shall
pack or cause to be packed apples in
barrels or who shall sell or offer for
sale such barrels in violation of the
provisions of this Act shall be liable
to penalty Of one dollar for each
such barrel 80 sold or offered for sale.
to be recovered at the suit of the
United States In any court of the Unit
ed States having Jurisdiction. This
enalty to be recovered under the pr,
'sions of an Act approved June th.r-
tieth, nineteen hundred and six. en-
titled IAN Act for preventing manu-
facture, sale or transportation OF adul-
terated or misbranded or poisonous
or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines,
ad liquors. and for regulating traffic
therein, and for other purposes. I"
(Thirty-fourth Statutes, page seven
hundred and sixty-eight)
Sec. 7. That this Act shall be in
force and effect from and after the
first day of July. nineteen hundred
and thirteen.