Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-12

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or grease not produced from milk or cream, shall
have the words, aduiterated butter or if such sub
stitute is the compound known oeomargarne,
then the word, oleomargarine stamped, labeled, or
marked. in printed etters OF plain roman type not
less than one inch in length so that said word
not be easily defaced upon the top and side OF every
tub, frkn box or package containing any OF said
articles, substance or compound.
And in case of retail sales OF of said articles,
substance compound not in the original pack
ages the seller, by himself his agent, shall at
tach TO each package sold at retail, and deliver
with said package to the purchaser, label wrap
per bearing in a conspicuous place upon the outside
of said package the words, adulterated butter, or
the word, oeomargarine, as herein provided in
printed letters of plain roman type not less than
one-half inch in length.
SECT. 2. Whoever, by himself or his agents, shall
SELL expoe for sale or have in his possession with
int mt to sell, any article, substance compound,
made in imitation or semblance of cheese, a
substitute for cheese and not made exclusively and
wholly of milk cream, containing any fats, oils
or grease not produced from milk or cream. shall
have the words, imitation cheese, stamped labeled
marked, in printed letters ofpain roman type not
less than one inch in length, so that said words can
not be easily deaced upon the side of every cheese
Cloth or band around the same, and upon the top
and side of every tub, frkin, box or package con-
tanning any of said articles substance compound.
And in case of retail sales of any of said article,
substance or compound not in the original pack
ages, the seller, by himself his agents shall
tach to each package so sold at RETAIL and deliver
with said package to the purchaser label wrap
per bearing in conspicuous place upon the outside
of said package he words, imitation cheese, in
printed letters of plain roman type not less than
half inch in length.
SECT. g. Whoever sells, exposes for sale or has in
his possession, with intent to sell, any article sub
stance or compound made in imitation sembance
of butter, or as substitute for butter, except as
provided i'll section one; whoever SELLS exposes for
SALE has in his possession with intent 10 SELL any
article Substance compound made in imitation
semblance OF cheese, or as substitute for cheese,
except provided in section two; and whoever
shall deiace, erase, cancel or remove any mark,
stamp, biand label or wrapper provided for BY this
act change the contents of any box, tub article
package marked, stamped or labeled 5 aforesaid
with intent TO deceive to the contents of said
box tub, article or package shall for every such Of
Tense, forfeit and pay fine of one hundred dollars
and for second and each subsequent ofense q fine
of two hundred dollars, to be recovered. by ndict
ment, with costs in any court OF this state, of COM
petent jurisdiction.
SECT. 4. 1t shall be the duty of every inspector of
milk sheriff, deputy sheriff or constable to institute
complaint for violating the provisions of this act
whenever he has reasonable cause for suspicion
and On the information of any person who shall lay
before him satisfactory evidence on which to sustain
the same Ii shall be the dury of said inspector or
constable to take specimens of suspected butter
cheese and cause the same to be analysed other
wis satisfactorily te ted. The expense Of such
analysis test, not exceeding twenty dollars in any
one case, shall be included in the costs of prosecu
ton, and taxed and allowed TO the officer paying the
same.
SECT 5. For the purposes of this act, the terms
butter and cheese 8 all be understood to mean the
products usually known by thess names, and which
are manufactured exclusively from milk or cream.
or both, with salt and renret, and with without
coloring matter. lApproved February %, 1881
Chapter 1855.
AN ACT to repeal chapter one hundred and nine
ty-two of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred
and seventy -four and section seventeen OF chapter
fifty of the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-eight, relating to taxidermists and all
acts authorizing their appointment.
Be it enacted, DC, as follows:
SECT. l. Chapter hundred and ninety two
of the public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy
four and section seventeen of chapter fifty of the
public laws of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight
are hereby repeated.
SECT q All acts and parts of acts authorizing the
appointment of taxidermisjs are hereby repealed
lApproved February %, 1888.