246 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cns. 24, 25. 1898. leges of the other post routes in the United States; and the United States shall have the right of way for po tal-telegraph purposes across said bridge. _ _ ingnmsmeuam., Sec. 4. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby ¤··*=¤’°**· expressly reserved, and the right to require any changes in said structure at the expense of the owners thereof, whenever the Secretary of War shall decide that the public interests require it, is also reserved. C¤m¤¤·>¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ •¤·1 Sec. 5. That this Act sh all be null and void if actual construction of ' °°'“’*°"°"‘ the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within two years and completed within three years from the date of the approval of the plans by the Secretary of War. Approved, February 15, 1898. February 17, 18ll. CHAP. 25.-—An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the Disww trict of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United _nm»-ic:. or coium- States of America in Congress assembled, That no person shall, within mfg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the District of Columbia, by himself or by his servant or agent, or as =¤¤\<lr¤s¤· the servant or agent of any other person, sell, exchange, or deliver, or have in his custody or possession with the intent to sell or exchange, or expose or oiler for sale or exchange, any article of food or drug which is adulteratcd within the meaning of this Act. §}gi¤i*ig¤¤- Sec. 2. That the term “drug,” as used in this Act, shall include all ··y.,T.f¤· medicines for external or internal use, antiseptics, disinfectants, and cosmetics. The term “ food,” as used herein, shall include confectionery, condiments,and all articles used for food or drink by man, and if there be more than one quality of any article of food or drug known by the same name the best quality thereof shall be furnished to the purchaser, unless he otherwise requests at the time of making such purchase, or unless he be notified at such time of the inferior quality of the article delivered. A<l¤l*•‘¤**¤¤- Sec. 3. That an article shall be deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this Act: ··°*’ *‘*°8*· (a) In the case of drugs: First, it, when sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity laid down in the edition thereof at the time official; second, if, when sold under or by a name not recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia, but which is found in the German, French, or English Pharmacopoeia, it differs from the strength, quality, or purity laid down therein; third, if, when sold as a patented medicine, compounded drug, or mixture, it is not composed of all of the ingredients advertised or printed or written on the bottles, wrappers, or labels _ of or on or with the patented medicine, compounded drug, or mixture: frlfgfgé m,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Provided, That if the defendant in any prosecution under this Act, in mich. en:. respect to the sale of any such patented medicine, compounded drug, or mixture, shall prove to the satisfaction of the court that he had purchased the article in question as the same in nature, substance, and quality as that demanded of him by the purchaser, and with a written warranty to that effect; that he had no reason to believe at the time when he sold it that the article was otherwise, and that he sold it in the same state as when he purchased it, he shall be discharged from the prosecution. —¤f f···>·l- (li) In the case of food: First, if any substance or substances have been mixed with it so as to reduce or lower or injuriously atiect its quality or strength; second, if an inferior or cheaper substance or substances have been substituted wholly or in part for it; third, if any valuable constituent has been wholly or in part abstracted from it; fourth, if it is an imitation of or is sold under the name of another article; iiilh, if it consists wholly or in part of a deceased, decomposed, putrid, or rotten animal or vegetable substance, whether manufactured or not; sixth, if it is colored, coated, polished, or powdered
