Rhode Island General Laws 21-26-4. Sale of adulterated articles
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Every person who shall sell saleratus, bicarbonate of soda, or cream of tartar which has been adulterated and thereby rendered an impure article, shall be fined twenty dollars ($20.00), together with the cost of testing and analyzing the impure article; one-half (½) of the fine to the use of the city or town where the sale shall be made, and one-half (½) of the fine, together with the cost of testing and analyzing the impure article, to the use of the person who shall sue for it.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 138, § 4; G.L. 1909, ch. 164, § 4; G.L. 1923, ch. 194, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 390, § 4; G.L. 1956, § 21-26-4.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 21-26-4
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9