MISSOURI.

Milk, Cream, and Ice Cream Receptacles-Cleanliness-Marking and Branding. (Act Apr. 12, 1917.)

SECTION 1. Receptacles kept clean.-Every person delivering milk, cream, or ice cream to creameries, cheese factories, common carriers, or any person, persons, copartnership, association or corporation in cans, bottles, or other vessels, shall have such cans, bottles or other vessels free from deleterious substance, filth, or rust, and in a wholesome condition for containing such milk, cream, or ice cream.

SEC. 2. Receptacles emptied, cleaned and returned to common carriers.-Every person receiving milk, cream, or ice cream from a common carrier in cans, bottles, or other vessels which are to be returned to the shipper shall cause such vessels to be promptly emptied, cleansed, and delivered to the common carrier to be returned to the shipper, and it shall be the duty of such common carrier receiving the same to have said cans, bottles, or other vessels in transit within not to exceed 24 hours after receiving the

same.

SEC. 3. Receptacle cleaned and returned to owner.-Every person receiving milk, cream or ice cream from a manufacturer or distributer of the same in cans, bottles, or other vessels which are to be returned to the manufacturer or distributer, shall cause such vessels, after being emptied, to be promptly cleansed and returned.

SEC. 4. Receptacles for milk, cream, etc.; brands; certificate.-Any person engaged in manufacturing, bottling, or selling milk, buttermilk, cream or ice cream in any kind of receptacle, having the name of such person or other mark or device printed, stamped, engraved, etched, blown, painted or otherwise permanently fixed upon the same, may file in the office of the secretary of state for record a description of the name, mark, or device so used; and cause such description to be printed once each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the principal Ilace of business of such person is located, or if the principal place of business of such person is located in another State, then in the county wherein the principal office or depot of such person within the State of Missouri is located. It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to issue to the person so filing for record a description of such name, mark, or device in his office, to duly attest a certificate of the record of the same, for which he shall receive the fee prescribed by statute for the issuance of certificates. In all prosecutions under this article such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the adoption and ownership of such name, mark, or device and of the right of the person named therein to adopt and use the same.

SEC. 5. Receptacles; unlawful use.—It shall be unlawful for any person other than the one named in the certificate issued by the secretary of state as provided in the last preceding section, without the written consent of the person named in such certificate, to fill any receptacle bearing the name, mark or device recorded as provided in said section with milk, buttermilk, cream, ice cream or any other substance or to deface, erase, obliterate, cover up or otherwise remove or conceal any such name, mark or device on any such receptacle, or to buy, sell, give, take, dispose of in any way, traffic in or destroy any receptacle bearing any such name, mark or device. SEC. 6. Receptacles; unlawful possession.-Any person having in possession or under control any receptacle bearing any name, mark or device recorded as provided in the second preceding section and not holding a written transfer or bill of sale therefor from the person named in the certificate provided for in said section or other authority in writing from such person shall upon demand deliver such receptacle to the person

named in such certificate or to the authorized agent of such person, and any person failing or refusing to so deliver the same when demanded shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

SEC. 7. Search warrants; prosecution.-Whenever any person who has filed for record any such name, mark or device, or who has acquired from such person in writing the ownership of such name, mark or device, or the right to the exclusive use thereof, shall make oath before any justice of the peace or police judge that he has reason to believe and does believe that any receptacle bearing such name, mark or device is being unlawfully used or filled or had in possession by any other person, such justice of the peace or police judge shall thereupon issue a search warrant to discover and obtain such receptacle, and may also cause the person in whose possession such receptacle shall be found to be brought before him and shall then inquire into the circumstances of such possession, and if it shall be found that such person is guilty of violation of any section of this article he shall be punished in the manner herein prescribed, and the possession of the property taken upon such warrant shall be awarded to the owner thereof, but the remedy provided by this section shall not be held to be exclusive, and offenders against any provision of this article may be prosecuted as in case of other misdemeanors.

SEC. 8. Penalty.-Any person offending against any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $25, and each receptacle unlawfully dealt with as herein provided shall be deemed and held to constitute a separate offense.

SEC. 9. Definitions; instructions.-As used in this article, the term "receptacle" shall include not only bottles, siphons, tins, kegs, barrels of all sizes, boxes, ice cream cabinets, cans and tubs, but all other receptacles used for holding any of the commodities named in this article, the singular may include the plural, and the plural may include the singular term, "person" may include corporation, and the requirements for written transfer, bill of sale, authority or consent means that it shall be signed by the person named in the certificate issued by the secretary of state as herein provided, or by a transferee thereof claiming under a written assignment from such person, or by an agent whose authority is in writing, signed by such person or such transferee.

SEC. 10. "Sule" construed.-The requiring or taking of any deposit for any purpose upon such receptacle shall not be deemed nor held to be a sale either optionally or otherwise in any proceeding under this article.

Hotels-Lighting-Ventilation-Water-Closets and Privies-Individual TowelsBedding-Cleanliness-Inspection. (Act Apr. 10, 1917.)

SEC. 6729 [Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1909]. Every hotel in this State shall be properly plumbed, lighted and ventilated, and shall be conducted in every department with strict regard to health, comfort and safety of the guests: Provided, That such proper lighting shall be construed to apply to both daylight and illumination, and that such proper plumbing shall be construed to mean that all plumbing and drainage shall be constructed and plumbed according to approved sanitary principles, and that such proper ventilation shall be construed to mean at least one door and one window in each sleeping room. No room shall be used for a sleeping room which does not open to the outside of the building or upon light wells, air shafts or courts, and there must be at least one window with opening so arranged as to provide easy access to the outside of the building, light wells or courts.

SEC. 6730. In all cities, towns and villages where a system of waterworks and sewerage is maintained for public use, every hotel therein operated shall, within six months after the passage of this act, be equipped with suitable water-closets for

the accommodation of its guests, which water-closet or closets shall be ventilated and connected by proper plumbing with such sewerage system, and means of flushing such water-closet or closets with the water of said system, in such manner as to prevent sewer gas or effluvia from arising therefrom. All lavatories, bath tubs, sinks, drains, closets and urinals, in such hotels must be connected and equipped in a similar manner both as to methods and time, and all such lavatories, bath tubs, sinks, drains, closets and urinals shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Separate waterclosets shall be furnished for sexes, each being properly designated.

SEC. 6731. In all cities, towns, and villages not having a system of waterworks, every hotel shall have properly constructed privies or overvaults to receive the night il, the same to be kept clean and well ventilated at all times and free from foul odors, and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Separate apartments shall be furnished for sexes, each being properly designated.

SEC. 6732. Each hotel in this State shall be provided with a main public washroom, convenient and of easy access to guests.

SEC. 6733. All hotels in this State shall hereafter, in the main public washroom, in view and reach of guests during the regular meal hours, and where no regular meal hours are maintained, then between the hours of 6.30 a. m. and 9 a. m., and 11.30 a. m. and 2 p. m., and 6 p. m. and 8 p. m., and in each bedroom, furnish each guest with clean individual towels so that no two or more guests will be required to use the same towel unless it has been first washed. Such individual towels shall be not less than 10 inches wide and 15 inches long after being laundered.

SEC. 6734. All hotels hereafter shall provide each bed, bunk, cot or other sleeping place for the use of guests with pillow slips and under and top sheets. Each sheet shall be made 99 inches long and of sufficient width to completely cover the mattress and springs: Provided, That a sheet shall not be used which measures less than 95 inches after being laundered. Said sheets and pillow slips shall be made of white cotton or linen, and all such sheets and pillow slips after being used by one guest must be washed and ironed before they are used by another guest, a clean set being furnished each succeeding guest.

SEC. 6735. All bedding, including mattresses, quilts, blankets, pillows, sheets and comforts, used in any hotel in this State must be thoroughly aired, disinfected and kept clean: Provided, That no bedding, including mattresses, quilts, blankets, pillows, sheets or comforts, shall be used which is worn out or is unfit for further use: Provided further, That after six months from the passage of this act no mattress on any bed, bunk or cot in a hotel shall be used which is made of moss, seagrass, excelsior, husks or shoddy. Any room in any hotel infested with vermin or bedbugs shall be fumigated, disinfected and renovated until such vermin or bedbugs are exterminated. All carpets and equipment used in hotels, as well as the walls and ceilings must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

SEC. 6736. In every hotel the kitchen, dining room, cellar, ice boxes, refrigerators and all places where foods are prepared, kept or stored shall be kept clean and in a sanitary condition.

SEC. 6737. It is hereby made the duty of the hotel inspector to inspect or cause to be inspected, at least once annually and as often thereafter as he may deem necessary every hotel in the State, and for that purpose he shall have the right of entry and access thereto at any reasonable time. Whenever, upon such inspection, it shall be found that such business and property so inspected is not being conducted, or is not equipped in the manner and condition required by the provisions of this act, it shall thereupon be the duty of the hotel inspector to notify the owner, proprietor or agent in charge of such business, or the owner or agent of the building so occupied, of such changes or alterations as may be necessary to effect a complete compliance with the provisions of this act. It shall thereupon be the duty of such owner, proprietor or agent in charge of such business, or such owner or agent of the building so occupied to make such 180457-2017

5. The nurse must feel her responsibility in the sanitary conditions of the city and report violations to the proper authorities. She must teach everywhere the relation between disease and insanitation.

6. The nurse should learn the agencies of her community and cooperate with proper authorities to improve the living conditions of her people. In cases of poverty unemployment, overwork, bad housing, underfeeding and such conditions, she can assist by cooperating with church, charity and fraternal organizations.

7. Neglected and ill-treated children should be reported to the nearest deputy of child and animal protection bureau.

8. In outbreaks of contagious disease, (a) the nurse makes house to house investigations, to find early and missed cases.

(b) The nurse inspects and reports observance of quarantine. She instructs as to what constitute quarantine, proper disinfection of bed linen and clothing, of human excreta, and good, general nursing care.

(c) The nurse must wear cap and gown and would suggest that she also wear rubber gloves to handle patient. She should use proper disinfection of nasal passages and mouth after calls.

(d) The nurse is deputy of local health officer and makes her daily reports to local board of health and monthly reports to State board of health on blanks furnished by the child welfare division.

9. County nurses may at the discretion of the county commissioners be required to perform the duties of the school nurse in one or more of the school districts of the county.

10. In order to secure uniformity of reports, the standard visiting nurse record cards should be used by all city or county nurses.

School Nurses-Duties. (Reg. Bd. of H., Apr. 5, 1917.)

REGULATION 1. As soon as a school nurse is appointed by any district, she must notify in writing the director of the child welfare division of the State board of health of her name and address.

REG. 2. The school nurse shall be under the direct supervision of the superintend ent of school or schools where she is employed, and shall furnish the superintendent with such reports as he or she may direct.

REG. 3. It shall be the duty of the school nurse to make an examination of the children in the school or schools where she is employed and to notify the parents or guardians of the children of the physical defects and diseases from which the children appear to be suffering, and she shall call upon such parents or guardians and explain to them the nature of the defects or diseases from which the children appear to be suffering and in a tactful way advise that their family physician be consulted. The nurse must be careful not to advise the services of any one physician to the exclusion of the other physicians.

REG. 4. For infectious or contagious diseases, see general quarantine regulation No. 39.

REG. 5. On notification by the superintendent or teachers of the absence from school of any child without a known cause, the school nurse, shall, as soon as possible, visit the home of such child, and if the child is found sick and gives symptoms of having a contagious disease, the nurse shall immediately notify the local health officer. REG. 6. The school nurse shall notify the local board of health of any grossly insanitary condition in the community which she may find, and failing to have such condition remedied by the local authorities, she shall notify the State board of health REG. 7. The school nurse shall make a monthly report to the child welfare division of the State board of health on blanks furnished by that division.

Foods, Drugs, Candies, etc.-Publication of List of Those Found to be Adulterated or Misbranded. (Ch. 103, Act Feb. 27, 1917.)

SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the State board of health to furnish to the clerk of each county in the State a certified list of the adulterated and misbranded foods, and products entering into the preparation of foods, beverages, candies, drugs, and all other products and preparations under the jurisdiction of said board of health, as found by the analysis and investigation of said board. Said list shall show the brand and name of the article, the manufacturer or jobber, and the reason for classing the same as illegal, together with any necessary comments thereon. The county clerk of each county, where said misbranded food is found, shall cause the said list to be printed in the official papers of such county. Such publication shall be made not more than four times each year and shall be paid for by such county at the rate allowed by law for publishing the proceedings of the board of county commissioners: Proided, That whenever the board of health or their assistants shall discover any foods, beverages, candies, drugs or other products or preparations under the jurisdiction of aid board to be adulterated or misbranded, the said board of health shall immediately notify the party responsible for placing the same upon the market and said party shall have 10 days in which to show cause why the results of said investigation or analysis should not be published.

Water Supplies-Analysis. (Ch. 126, Act Feb. 27, 1917.)

SECTION 1. That the State board of health shall make and publish in the monthly bulletin of that board, rules and regulations for the collection of samples and analysis of water either natural or treated, furnished by municipalities, corporations, companies, or individuals to the public and shall fix the fees for such services rendered under said rules and regulations to cover the cost of the service.

SEC. 2. That the fees collected by the State board of health under this act shall be turned over to the State treasurer, who shall place them in the State board of health maintenance fund and as much as is necessary of this fund shall be used for the State board of health water and sewerage laboratory, and the State auditor shall draw his warrant for claims against this fund after such claims have been approved by the State board of examiners: Provided, however, That this fund shall not be expended except after due appropriation.

SEC. 3. That every corporation, railway, common carrier company, or individual that shall fail to comply with the regulations prescribed by the State board of health under this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500.

Water for Domestic Use-Notice to Boil Raw Untreated Water Required. (Reg. Bd. of H., Oct. 4, 1917.)

REG. 116. Municipal authorities, water company officials, employees in charge of pumping stations or water plants furnishing water for domestic use where water is subjected to sedimentation, filtration or disinfection, in order to insure a safe supply, shall not discontinue the use of sedimentation basin, nor of the filter bed, nor of the disinfection, and permit raw untreated water to enter the supply mains without first giving due notice to all patrons and advising boiling of the water for such time as the raw water is being used.

Water and Ice Supplies-Prevention of Pollution. (Ch. 26, Act Feb. 15, 1917.) SECTION 1. That section 1564 of the Revised Codes of 1907, as the same appears after amendment by chapter 66, the session laws of the twelfth legislative assembly, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

SEC. 1564. That no sewerage, drainage, refuse or polluting matter, of such kind and amount as either of itself or in connection with other matter, will corrupt, pollute