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and punished. Hunt doesn't stand in Min- 

 nesota any better than any other person 

 who has violated her laws, and we believe 

 it is our duty to protect the community 

 from such dishonest practices. 



The law also needs to be amended so that 

 the Dairy and Food Commissioner can 

 " seize " the adulterated honey, as provided 

 in the laws in relation to other adulterated 

 articles of food found in the State. Any 

 one desiring any information about Mr. 

 Hunt's transactions in the adulteration of 

 honey in St. Paul, can get a few pointers 

 from me ; and I will say that a man who 

 will do what we know that he has done in 

 Minnesota, will need watching wherever he 

 is. 



The question came up in our meeting as 

 to the comparative merits of queens reared 

 in the South and North, and was thoroughly 

 discussed. It was unanimously decided 

 that queens from the South, as a general 

 thing, do not compare with Northern 

 reared queens for hardiness. It was the 

 advice of all the old bee-keepers present to 

 purchase queens as far North as possible, 

 for Minnesota. Yours truly, 



J. P. West, 

 Pres. Minn. B.-K. Association. 



It seems to us that the question of South- 

 ern-reared queens being less hardy than 

 Northern ones, ought to be settled one way 

 or the other, as there would be injustice 

 done to our excellent Southern queen- 

 breeders if it were not true. We should 

 be pleased to have reports of experience in 

 this matter, for we certainly do not want 

 to be unjust to those who rear fine queens 

 in the South. What is your experience 

 " along this line," friends ? 



For the aid and guidance of those who 

 are attempting to get State legislatures to 

 pass an anti-adulteration law in the inter- 

 est of honest honey, we here reproduce the 

 Minnesota law, as sent us by Pres. West. 

 It is as follows : 



CHAPTER 21, GENERAL LAWS OF MINNESOTA 

 FOR THE TEAR 1893. _______ 



An Act in relation to the sale of honey 

 compounded or adulterated, and to pre- 

 vent fraud, and to preserve the public 

 health. 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the IState of 

 Minnesota : 

 Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any 

 person or persons within the State of Min- 

 nesota, to ofifer for sale, or have in their 

 possession with intent to sell, sell or cause 

 to be sold honey compounded, manufac- 

 tured from, or mixed with glucose, sugar 

 syrup of any kind, or any substance what- 

 ever, not the legitimate and exclusive pro- 

 duct of the honey-bee, unless the package 

 containing the same is so marked and rep- 

 resented as such, and bearing the label 

 upon the package printed thereon in heavy 

 Gothic capitals, 18 point, the name of the 



person or persons having compounded, 

 manufactured or mixed the same, and the 

 name of the substance or material from 

 which it is compounded, manufactured or 

 mixed with. 



Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any per- 

 son or persons within the State of Minne- 

 sota to ofifer, or have in their possession for 

 sale, sell or cause to be sold honey which 

 has not been made by the bees from the 

 natural secretion of flowers and plants, but 

 which has been stored or made by the bees 

 from glucose, sugar syrup or any other 

 material or substance fed to them ; unless 

 the same is marked, represented and desig- 

 nated as such, and bearing a label upon 

 each package printed in heavy Gothic capi- 

 tals, 18 point, thereon, the name of the per- 

 son or persons who fed, or caused to be fed, 

 the substance or material from which the 

 said honey is stored or made. 



Sec. 3. Any person or persons violating 

 Sections 1 and 2 of this Act, shall be deemed 

 guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 

 tion thereof, be punished for each oflfense 

 by a fine of not less than $15, or more than 

 $100, or by imprisonment in the county jail 

 not exceeding 30 days, or both such fine or 

 imprisonment. 



Sec. 4. The having in possession by any 

 person or persons or firm any honey com- 

 pounded, manufactured or mixed as here- 

 inbefore described, or any honey stored or 

 made by the bees as hereinbefore described, 

 and not labeled as provided in this Act, 

 shall be considered jyrima facie evidence that 

 the same is kept in violation of the pro- 

 visions of this Act. 



Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the State 

 Dairy and Food Commissioner and his as- 

 sistants, experts, chemists and agents by 

 him appointed, to enforce the provisions of 

 this Act. 



Sec. 6. The said Commissioner and his 

 assistants, experts, chemists, and others by 

 him appointed, shall have access, ingress 

 and egress to all places of business and 

 buildings where the same is kept for sale. 

 They shall also have power and authority to 

 open any package, car or vessel containing 

 such articles which may be manufactured, 

 sold or exposed for sale in violation of the 

 provisions of this Act, and may inspect the 

 contents therein, and take samples there- 

 from for analysis. All clerks, book-keepers, 

 express agents, railroad agents, or officials, 

 employes or common carriers, or other per- 

 sons shall render them all the assistance in 

 their power, when so requested, in tracing, 

 finding or discovering the presence of any 

 prohibited article named in this Act. Any 

 refusal or neglect on the part of such clerk, 

 book-keeper, express agent, railroad agents, 

 employes or common carriers to render 

 such friendly aid, shall be deemed a mis- 

 demeanor, and be punished by a fine of not 

 less than $25, or more than $50, for each 

 and every offense. 



Sec. 7. In all prosecutions under this 

 Act, the costs thereof shall be paid in the 

 manner now provided by law, and such 

 fine shall be paid into the State treasury. 



Sec. S. All Acts and parts of Acts incon- 

 sistent with this Act are hereby repealed 



