Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-14
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT
DISTRICT OF VERMONT
United States vs.. Ffty-nine Boxes G

United States vs.. Fifty-nine Boxes OF
Drugs.
NO. go.
WHEREAS, a libel of informal ton for
Seizure has been filed in the District Court
pf the United States for the District Of
Vermont on the 18th day Of July, a. d,
1919, by Vernon a. Billiard. United States
District Attorney for the District of Yer
mont setting forth. in substance that
certain drug or drug9 to wit same now
contained in fftynine boxes prepared for
Bale to the consumer, all of which boxes
pre- encased in paper and known as car
ton wrapper. that the carton wrapper
of each box bears label referring to said
drug or drugs I'm which occurs the word or
device BLACK Cap" said drug being sub
stance or mixture intended to be used for
the cure, mitigation, or prevention of dis
of man. all defined in section of
the Act of June 80, 1906, amended that
each package of said drugs contains
circular, said circular being part of each
package.
That all of said drugs. including the con-
tanners thereof. with their cartons wrap
pers, t. wit, ffty-nne boxes in number
are now in the possession of the Burlington
Drug Company corporation duly organized
and established and having its main Office
and place of business in the City of Bur
lington. County of Chittenden. and within
the jurisdiction Of this court; all of said
drugs. together with containers and wrap
pers with labels thereon, being shipped to
the Burlington Drug Company at said City
Of Burfn gton, from the city Of Canton, in
The State of Ohio. in interstate commerce
oy the. Way of the American Railway Express
Company, a corpora ton engaged in inter-
state commerce by interstate railways and
other means, by the Safety Remedy Com
pany, so-cal He'd. corporation duly organized
and having its main office and place OF
business in the city Of Canton. aforesad id, in
he State Of Ohio. on or about the 9th day
Of November, 1917.
Said information further sets forth that
said drugs are misbranded in that the
a. tstg
Ton or wrapper and the statements in each
Of said circulars regarding the curative and
therapeutic effects thereof. and the in
yredients and substance composing the
lame. are false and fraudulent.
WHEREFORE, said United States attor-
1ey, on behalf Of the United states SAYS
that the allegations contained Ia said nfor-
nation are true, and that by rca son thereof.
and by force of the statute in such case
made and provided, the said drug to wit,
contained in ffty-nine boxes as aforesai id.
known and called BLACK Caps including
containers, wrappers and cartons. become
and are forfeited to the United States.
AND WHEREAS, e writ Of seizure, dated
July 49, 1919 was issued by the United
States District Court, within and for the
District of Vermont, said 10Th day of
July, 1919, at Burlington aforesaid, by vir-
tue OF the said writ attached and took
into my possession ffty-three boxes of drugs
bang the same boxes Of drugs described
in said information and writ, together with
their containers, boxes wrappers and car
tons with the labels thereon. all as there
In directed.
NOW THEREFORE,, in accordance with
the order contained in said writ. notice is
hereby given to all persons claiming the
said drugs or knowing or having anything
TO say why the same should not be con-
denlned or sold pursuant to the PRAYER OF
said libel or information that they be and
appear before the said court to be held IN
and for the District Of Vermont at Burling-
ton IN said district. on the first Tuesday
81 September. a. D. 1919. at ten O'Clock
In the forenoon, if the same shall be a day
OF jurisdiction, otherwise on the next day
Of jurisdiction thereafter then and there tc
tnterpose a claim for the same and to make
then. allegations In that behalf
Dated at Rutland, in said district this
10th day OF July, A. r., 1919
ARTHUR p. CARPENTER
Untsd States Marshal for the District o,
vermont 7W3t