2o8 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



5. It shall be the duty of the food commiissioner to carefully inquire 

 into the quality of the dairy and food products, and( the several articles 

 which are foods or the necessary constitutents of food, which are manu- 

 factured for sale or sold or exposed or offered for sale in this State, and 

 he may in a lawful mianner proc ure samples of the same, andi direct the 

 State analyst to make d^ue andcareiful examination of the same, and re- 

 port to the comimisfiioner the res ult of the analylsis of all or any' sucht 

 food) or dairy products as are adulterated, imipure or unwholesome, in 

 contravention of the laws of this State, and it shall be the duty of the 

 commisisioner to make complaint against the manufacturer or vender 

 therof in the proper county, and f urnish the prosecuting attorney with 

 the eividence tfeereon and thereof to obtain a conviction for the offense 

 charged. The food' com'missioners, or his assistants, or any person by 

 him duly appointed for that purpose, shall have power in the performance 

 of their duties to enter any dairy, creamery, cheese factory, store, sales- 

 room, warehouse (except bondted warehouses for the storage of distilled 

 spirits), where goods are stored or exposed for sale, or place where they 

 have reason tO' believe food is stored or offered for sale, and to open any 

 cask, tub, jar, bottle or package containing,, or supposed to contain, any 

 article or food, and examine or cause to be examined the contents thereof,, 

 and take therefrom samtples for a nalyisls. The person making such in- 

 spection shall take such samples of such articles of product, in the 

 presence of at least one witness, and he shall, in the presence of such 

 witness, m^ark or seal such sam'pl e and shall tender, at the time of tak- 

 ing, to the manufacturer or vender of such prodiuct, or to the person hav- 

 ing the custody of the same, the value theTeof, but if the person from 

 whom such sample is taken shall request him- to dio soy h'e shall, aiti the 

 same time and in the presence o f the person from whom' such property 

 i& taken, securely seal up two samples of the article seized! or taken, the 

 one of which shall be for examin ation or analysis under the direction of 

 the comimassioner, and the other of which shall be delivered to the person 

 from' whom the article was taken. Any person who shall obstruct the 

 commlssroner or any of his assis tants by reflusiing to allow him entrance 



