296 FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. sm. 1. cn. esa. 1902. ¤¤¤~·¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤=~m. BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY. S“*‘“‘°’· BUREAU or CHEMISTRY, sA1.A1uEs: One chemist, who shall be Chief of Bureau, three thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant chemist, two thousand five hundred dollars; one assistant chemist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant chemist, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk class two, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; in all, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars. _§g;gg{j{1j,°,g*°¤· GENERAL EXPENSES, BUREAU or CHEMISTRY! Chemical apparatus. 'chemicals, laboratory fixtures and supplies, repairs to engine and apparatus, gas and electric current, purchase of all necessarly office fixtures, supplies, and necessary exlpenses in conducting specia investigations, including necessary trave ing and other expenses, labor and expert work in such investigations, in the city of Washington and elsewhere, and in collating, digesting, reporting, and illustrating the results of such experiments; to continue the collaboration with other bureaus and divisions of the Department desiring chemical investigations and to collaborate with other departments of the Government whose heads request the Secretary of Agriculture for such assistance, and for other miscellaneous work; for the employment of additional assistant chemist; when necessaryl. dnl f f d d d I h i¤'*=¤¤ *¤°¤ °* o investi to the a teration o oo s, ru , an i uors w en `d°“°m°s i°°d’ m' deemed by did Secretary of Aglriculture advisabii and the Secretary of Agriculture, whenever he as reason to believe that articles are ` being imported from foreign countries which by reason of such adulteration are dangerous to the health of the people of the United States, F}ggg°p°fc°Q°gg,§_ im' shall make a request upon the Secretary of the Treasury for samples from ori inal packages of such articles for inspection and analysis; and the £cretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to open such original packages and deliver specimens to the Secretary of Agriculture for the purpose mentioned, giving notice to the owner or consignee of such articles, who may be present and have the right to introduce testim}{¤,X{*)g‘g;q§;g§c°g#’ mony; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall refusedelivery to the consignee of any such goods which the Secretary of Agriculture reports to him have been inspected and analyzed and found to be dangerous to health because of such adulterations. ,°})g*¤=Ljrgg;y:\Q,v9g* To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to investigate the character ae. " of proposed food preservatives and coloring matters, to determine their relation to digestion and to health, and to establish the principles ,,,Y,‘Q‘§.€;§‘}, ;§§.§‘§,,,,‘Z,i which should guide their use; to enable the Secretary of Agriculture ¤¤¤· · to investigate the character of the chemical and physical tests which ,,,,{‘,}§§°,,§{°“ "°‘°’° are applied to American food products in foreign countries, and to inspect before shipment, when desired by the shippers or owners of these food products, American food pro ucts intended for countries where chemical and physical tests are required before said food products are allowed to be sold in the countries mentioned, and for all necessary expenses connected with such inspection and studies of methods of S*•¤d¤‘*¤°*P¤¤‘*¤· analysis in foreign countries: to enable the Secretary of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, and such other ex rts as he may deem necessary, to establish standards of purity for foodm products and to determine what are regarded as adulterations therein, for the guidance of the oihcials of the various §,f{,’§§;,_ States and of the courts of justice; for the preparation of reports, the _ purchase of apparatus, chemicals, samples, and sup lies required in S’°°"“‘g°"“· °“‘· conducting such investigations, the employment of liocal and special agents, clerks, assistants, and other labor required in conductin such experiments in the city of Washington and elsewhere, and in colgtino, F'°l‘1"‘°°°‘ digesting, and reportm the results of such experiments; for freight an express charges, and for traveliu and other necessarv expenses, and for the rent of buildings occupied by the Bureau of Chemistry.
