The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1913-06-13

emblems of pastoral good luck, peace
and plenty-a large and goodly and.
Witness the phrase, A land flowing
with milk and honey. Eek. 3, 8; Jer.
SO, 22.) But what a derisive picture
would rise to harass the imagination
by use of the phrase, A land flowing
with watered milk and honey2 We
think the ordinance proceeds on the
notion that however much the COW
waters her own milk in her own
humble and honest way Qetting ma
ture take her courSe), the m1lkman
has no right to designedly duplicate
natures gift of water by furtlve
gift of his own from the Oarnyaro
pump. 1t proceeds on the underly-
ing theory that it is a fraud, TRICK
and a veritable cheat-contrary to the
common law and hence that phase
of it known colloquially as the square
deal'-to sell water, when milk, not
water, is the commodity dealt in II
one is not to get a stone who asks
for bread, no more (under the spirit
The regulation of matter of such
of the ordinance) is he to get water
who asks for milk.
general and vital concern as milk is
Droperly within the province of the
| state LEGISLATURE 1t is for the legis-
lative power representing the people
as whole to prescribe the measures
that are to safeguard the supply But
the legislature may, and very ire
frequently does, delegate this power
to it's creature, the municipality; ana
so we find the individual communities
supported by the courts in their en-
/ actment and enforcement of drastic
ordinances regulating the productloh
and distribution of milk.
/ AS these measures entail additional
labor and expense on the part OF
those engaged in the milk business
many of the. laws have been bitterly
opposed in the courts, but quite gen
orally, they have been sustained IL
is now clearly understood that NUM-
cipalities having the usual powers
may license milk dealers and prevent
all unlicensed persons from selling
milk within the municipality A rea-
sonable license fee may be enacted
and the health officers may be gwen
the authority to issue or Wltnnolo
licenses; and, unless it is shown that
they acted from improper motves'
their action in refusing to issue or IN
revoking license, under the author
ity Of the municipality, Will De sup
ported by the courts. t
The legislative bodies may also pre-
scribe laws against authorizations LII
the absence of a legal enactment an
aduIterant must be unwholeSome De-
fore action can be taken against the
parties responsible. But modern
laws forbid all adulterants, whether
harmless or not. Under these regu-
lations water is an adulterant. so
any preservatives, or other unnatural
substances, no matter how harmless
are adulterants If the law forb1dS
the adulteration any person VINO
adulterates is guilty and may pc
punished under the law. Usually Lne
statutes and ordinances also pronlplt
the sale of adulterated milk and under
the usual form of the law 1t is not
necessary to prove that the dealer
knew that the milk was adulteraIeo.
II becomes his duty to see to IL tndC
the milk which he sells is pure anu up
to the standard set by the law, ana
if he does not he is legally liable.
Both the man who owns the business
and the servant who drives the wagon
are in general, liable under the law:
But the laws have gone even IurCn-
or than requiring licenses and pro-
hibiting adulteration. They nave
regulated the conditions under Wnlcn
the milk is produced and transported
and prescribed standards of richness.
regulations forbidding the sale Wlthln
the town of milk from COWS FED on
sIops. or brewers malt, or Kept III