268 ILUNOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



cteemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished with a fine of not less than 

 fifty dollars; in the case of vendors, and in the case of manufacturers and 

 those falsely or fradulently stamping or labeling such cans or jars, a fine 

 of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, 

 and it shall be the duty of any board of health in this State cognizant 

 of any violation of this act to prosecute any person, firm, or corporation 

 which it has reason to believe has violated any of the provisions of this 

 act, and after deducting the costs of the trial and conviction, to retain for 

 the use of such board the balance of the fine or fines recovered. 



Pure Food Commissioner's Bill 



For an act to provide for the appointment of a State Food Commissioner 

 and to define his powers and duties and fix his compensation, and to 

 prohibit and prevent adulteration, fraud and deception in the manu- 

 facture and sale of articles of food, and to repeal certain acts or parts 

 of acts therein named. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois repre- 

 sented in the General Assembly: That the office of State food commis- 

 sioner for the State of Illinois is hereby created. Within thirty days after 

 this act shall take effect such commissioner shall be apointed by the Gov- 

 ernor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and his term of 

 office* shall- be for two (2) years from ttre-date~of his appointment and until 

 Ms successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter the term of office 

 of: the commissioner shall be for four years and until his successor is 

 qualified. The salary of the commissioner shall be twenty-five hundred 

 dollars ($2,500) per annum and his necessary and actual expenses incurred 

 in the discharge of his official duties. 



2. Such commissioner may, with the advice and consent of the Gov- 

 ernor, appoint two assistant commissioners, each of acknowledged standi 



