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6. It shall be the duty of the state's attorney in any county of the 

 State, when called upon by the commissioner or any of his assistants, to 

 render any legal assistance in his power to execute the laws and to prose- 

 cute cases arising under the provisions of this act. 



7. The State board of health may submit to the commissioner, or 

 to any of his assistants, samples of food or drink for examination or 



.analysis, and shall receive special reports, showing the result of such 

 examination or analysis, 



8. It shall be unlawful for the State analyst, while he holds his 

 office, to furnish to any individual, firm or corporation any certificate as 



to the purity or excellence of any article manufactured or sold by them 

 to be used as food or in the preparation of food. 



9. The salry of the commissioner shall be paid from the fund appro- 

 priated for the payment of the salaries of State ofiicers, and his asistants 

 shall be paid out of the State treasury from the same fund and in the 

 same manner as the salaries of other employes of the State are paid, 

 and their official expenses shall be paid at the end of each calendar 

 month upon bills duly itemized and approved by the Governor, and the 

 amount necessary to pay such salaries and expenses is hereby appro- 

 priated. 



10. The commissioner may, under the direction of the Grovernor, fit 

 up a laboratory, with sufficient apparatus for making analysis contem- 

 plated in this act, and for such purpose the sum of fifteen hundred 

 dollars ($1,500), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap- 

 propriated; and for the purpose of providing materials, and for necessary 

 expenses connected with the making of such analysis, there is also 

 hereby appropriated so much as may be necessary, not exceeding six 

 hundred dollars ($600) annually. The appropriation provided for in this 

 section shall be drawn from the State treasury upon certified bills ap- 

 proved by the Governor. 



11. The commissioner shall make an annual report to the Governor 

 on or before the first day of January in each year, which shall be printed 

 and published. Such report shall cover the doings of his office for the 



