New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-01
House Bill Would Close
Interstate Commerce to
False Labels.
MAKER AND SELLER
LIABLE TO FINES
$500 Penalty for First Offence
Prison for Further
Violations.

Washington, Jan. 81. interruptions
manufacturers who try to reap unfair
profits by branding their products i'm
properly will be hard hit II a bill aP-
proved by a special committee Of three
members Of the House. and introduced
to-day by Representative Barley, of
kentucky, should be enacted
The measure would bar from inter
state trade any article, either for ex-
port or received from any foreign coun-
try. which is misbranded. It Is n com
posite measure. including in its scope
not only proposed amendments to
strengthen the pure food and drug law,
but also many Of the ideas of the so
called pure fabric bills. aimed at mis-
branding Of cloths and other materials.
1t was drafted bys Representatives
Barkley, Montague and Decker.
The bill provides that any person
who shall ship or deliver for shipment
from any state. territory or the Dis
trict Of Columbia, TO any other state,
territory or the District Of Columbia
or 20 any foreign country, or who shall
receive in any state, territory or the
District Of Columbia, from any other
state. territory or the District Of Co
lumbia. or foreign country, and having
so received shall deliver in original I'M
broken packages, for pay OF otherwise,
ny offer 10 deliver 20 any other person,
arv such article so misbranded-or
,,.bo shall sell or offer for sale or eX-
MOTT such article shall be guilty OF a
mlsdemeanor. and shall be nned hoI
exceeding $500 for the hrst onehoe ana
upon conviction for each subsequent
cFcnce shall be fined not exceeding
1000. or be imprisoned Tor one yeaI'
OF both o,-.
..cf, hall he deemed misbranded when
,,tr,5oS for exportation and when pre-
nered marked or packed in accordance
aa.i+b The specifcations Of the foreign
r,.,cbeser. and when no substance, ma
terial device or label is used IN con-
fict with the laws of the foreign coun-
.r,, 10 which same is intended TO be
Articles are declared 70 be mis-
branded:
III they are an imitation o. or are
offered for sale under the name o. an
other article.
III the contents of the package as
orioinallv put up, shall have been re-
moved In whole or IN part, ana otner
contents shall have been placed therein;
"Tf there is stencilled, stamped
branded, engraved, printed or embossed
or otherwise marked upon such artlcle
or commodity or upon any LABEL tag
card or other appendage thereto or on
any barrel. box. cover. wrapper or otner
receptacle. any word, statement sym
bol design. device or indication which
is false fraudulent, deceptive or mis-
leading as TO weight or measure; or as
n the materials or substances OF when
il is composed. or as 20 the MODE OF lIs
manufacture or productions or Whlcn
indicates or is designed or calculated
to indicate that the article or com
modify is of q character or quahty SUI
rerior TO or otherwise different from
IFS real character or quality"
Dealers are exempt from prosecution
If they can show the manufacturer 3
guarantee that the article is not mis-
branded. Any misDTanded article may
be confscated, but may be recovered
unon payment Of costs by the owner
and a guarantee that the article Will
not be offered for sale.