The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-04-17
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Calls Attention to Health Laws and
Asks Merchants to Assist in En-
forcing.

employees in mercantile establishments
and to the screening of perishable
foods in stores.
AS an ou.come of the discussion the
Public Health committee Of the asso
citation has been in communication With
Col. E. J. Watson, Commissioner of the
department Of agriculture, and from
him has received copies Of the laws
On these two subjects.
From an inventory of the stores in
Newberry, the committee concludes
that there must be general ignorance
as TO the existence of the law pertain
ing to selling or exposing or offering
for sale any Of meat, vegetables or
fruits or other articles or provisions,
whether for food or drink that are un-
wholesome" If unwholesome food
does not mean food exposed to dust
and flies, then what does it mean?
The association has no desire TO
make itself meddlesome or antagonis-
tic; but for the sake of the health of
the community and the lives of our
children, this is matter that needs at
tention and an improvement of exist
ing conditions.
1t is an every day sight, for ex-
ample, to see flies swarming over
Malaga grapes, a customer coming
along buying some and going on up the
street eating them-covered with all
the germs possible from dust and
flies. The same is true of apples, to-
matoes and, in some places, meat,
candy, etc.
The following are the laws that the
committee asks the county papers to
publish:
Laws As to Seats For Female EN-
p4eyes in Mercantile Establishments.
Section 333. 1t shall be the duty OF
all employees of females in any mercan-
tile establishment, or any place where
goods or wares of merchandise are Of
fered for sale, to provide and main
tain chairs or stools, or other suit
able seats, for the use of such female
employees at reasonable times, to such
an extent as may be requisite for the
preserva ion CT their health. And
such employees shall be permitted to
use same, as above set forth, in front
of the counter, table, desk or any fix
ture when the female employee for tle
use OF whom said seat shall be kept
and maintained is principally engaged
in front Of said counter, table, desk, or
fixture; and behind such counter,
table, desk or fixture when the female
employee for the use OF whom seat
shall be kept and maintained is prin-
cipary engaged behind said counter,
table. desk or fixture.
Any person who violetes or omits to
comply with any of the foregoing pro-
visions of this section, cr who suffers
or permits any woman to stand, in
viola ion of its provisions, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and, on con-
! vicition, shall be punished by fine of
not less than twenty dollars nor more
than cne hundred dollars for each Of
fense. The commissioner of agricul-
ture, commerce and industries, and the
State factory inspectors, are hereby
charged with the enforcement Of the
! provisions of this law, and said CON-
missioner is hereby empowered, from
time to time, whenever he may deem
it necessary, to employ female inspec-
! tors for the purpose Of collecting evil
dence The sum of three hundred
dollars, if so much be necessary, shall
annually be appropriated for the pur-
pose of compensating such female in
i spectors.
Approved the 18th day of Fnebruary,
A. D. 1911.
Laws as to Food or Drinks Offered
For Sale.
Section 409. Adulteration of foods
or drinks, or selling or offering them
for sale.-Whoever shall knowingly
sell or expose, or offer for sale, or have
in his possession with intent to sell, or
offer for sale, any kind OF meat or
vegetables, or fruits or o1her articles
or provisions, whether for food or
drink, that are diseased, corrupted or
unwnolesome for food or drink, or shall
fraudulenily adulterate or cause to be
adulterated for the purpose Of sale or
have in his possession with intent to
sell or offer for sale, any article or