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ingly sells, or has in possession with intent to sell, for food, the 

 meat of any such calf, shall be imprisoned not exceeding thirty 

 days, or fined not more than fifty dollars, or both. 



Sec. II. The health officer of any city, town or village may 

 inspect the carcasses of all slaughtered animals intended for food 

 for men, and all meat, fish, vegetables, produce, fruit or pro- 

 visions of any kind found in their cities or towns, and for such 

 purposes may enter any building, enclosure or other place in 

 which such carcasses or articles are stored, kept or exposed for 

 sale. If, on such inspection, it is found that such carcasses or 

 articles are designed for food for man and are tainted, diseased, 

 corrupted, decayed, unwholesome, or from any cause, unfit for 

 food, the board of health shall seize the same and cause it or 

 them to be destroyed forthwith, or disjJosed of otherwise than for 

 food. The powers conferred in this section upon local health 

 officers, are conferred upon any member of the state board of 

 health to perform the same acts in any part of the state. 



Sec. 12. Any meat, unwholesome provisions or articles 

 sold, kept or offered for sale for food or drink for human beings, 

 and any articles adulterated in violation of any of the preceding 

 sections, shall be deemed a public nuisance and summarily 

 destroyed. 



NO. 15. 



AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE HORTICULTURAL IN- 

 TERESTS OF VERMONT. 



Section 



1. $500.00 appropriated annually. 



2. Payment of appropriation. 



3. Annual meeting', premiums. 



4. Report to auditor of accounts 



by the secretary. 



Section 



5. Deduction of appropriation 



through injudicious expendi- 

 ture. 



6. Report of secretary. 



It is hereby enacted by tlie General Assembly of the State 

 of Vermont: 



Section i. The sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) is 

 hereby appropriated annually to the Vermont state horticultural 

 society for the purpose of promoting, encouraging and develop- 

 ing the horticultural interests of the state. 



Sec. 2. The auditor of accounts is hereby directed to draw 

 an order on the state treasurer in favor of the treasurer of the 

 Vermont state horticultural society for the first payment of this 

 appropriation on the second day of January, 1905. and annually 

 thereafter so long as the conditions hereinafter provided shall be 

 complied with. 



