Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-14
Oleomargarine.
ED. CITIZEN

| ED- CITIZEN
 " Is well known that nearly all tb,
 cheap restaurants in this city use olao
 margarine on their tables in lien of bn,
 Ter. It Is further hinted that the sam.
 nithy sluff Is likewise sold bv ona o,
 more ot our produce dealers ns esnp;ne
 butter. But In the first case there ;s
 hot' nor can any objections be raised ,o restaurants serving 1t to their cus,om.
 CTS nor likewise to grocerymen selling u 10 theirs-provIded, they label it serve
 h and sell 1t as oleomsrgarine. but this tnls they must do or suffer the nspal,v
 prescribed by "An act to reonls,a ,h,. sale and manufacture Of oleomaroa.n ;ne s', substitute Tor butter in the Ter ritory of Arizona, which is here eiva,, ;,, full ie gwen ID
 Section l. Every person or o,-,.
 ton wblch shall man ufacture t,,, 'ia a or who shall offer or exnrsa fn- SNft within the r. TT tory of Arlz ma am, .r.' cie or substance in semi.lanca ,f bnt ter, lot the legitimate prodnc, ot .ha ualry and not made exclnsi, ely of roiIS or cream, or into which the oil or fs1 ,'f animals not produc, d from mi;k eD,asa con mpohent part, or into which the oll or Tat of animals hot produc.d from milk has been Iutrodaced to tata ,h- place o' cream, shall distinctly stsmn brand or mark iu some consn;c,,--,,s place on every package of such article or saDs' 'auce the word .Ol, oroqron-;a,, ln letters Lot lees than one fourth uf an lIcn sCu..R Q. sit s..... such aTticle or substance, m uarc.l- or otherwise. The seller shall in all cas,s deliver ihsrewIth 10 the purci,,,er printed label bearing the tla,nIv- printed word "O.eomargsrine. r ,i,' wl'r 10 be print, d with type each l, ,t.r of which shall not be less than ops-fonrtn of an inch square.
 Sec. 2 Every person dealing, whether by wholesale or retail. in auy article or substance described iu seelion nf ,L;s Act,shail continually keep consp.cuously posted mp 10 not less than three exposed positions m or about their rcspec,Iye places of business printed notice in the following woris, vZ: "Oleomarga. rIne Sold Here" Tie said notice is to he plainly printed wi;h !.rt ts not less than two and half inch square each. And each and every hotel keeper. res taurant keeper, noardinghouse Keeper or proprIetOrs of other places where meal. are furnished for pay, who may Use m their respective places of business any ot the substance described In the first section of thIs Act, shall, upon the fur nishlnR of the same 10 his guests or customers, If inquiry IS made. e.cause each and every guest to be distinctly in formed that the said article Is not butter. the genuine production of the dairy, but ls oleomRrgariDe.
 Sec. $. Any person or persons who are found violating thIs act, shall upon couv ction be fiued for their first offense a sum not less than five dollars, and Tor sscuhd offense a sum not less than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for sixty days, aud for each succeeding of l fense after the second the sum of five l hundred d. liars and imprisonment for l ninety days.
 Sec. f. Complaint may be made be- l fore any justice of the peace in the county I where the person or persons commit | ting an offense under this Act may be | found, and It shall be the duty of the l prosecuting attorney to conduct the prosecution of snch persons
 Src. ,. This Act to take effect and be | in force in sixty days from and after the I passage of this Act.
 Approved March Sth, 1883.
 This law may read strangely new to many, but 1t nevertheless Is interesting matter, and Ia liable to prove more SD to those whom this article IS intended to reach. The writer has no hesiiaucy in saying that investigations are now se- cretly Tn progress looking to the crim- Inal prosecution of the oleomargarIbe dealers in this rity, aud it Is said that more than one good soCl will be horri- fled to know that they have been buy IDg oleomargarIne and paying therefor nigh butter prices. To bsgIn with. the matter will, 1t Is believed. c, me up be- fore the next grand jury and the various analyses made in San Francisco will toe adduced as proof. NiCTIN.