The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-07-25
CHAPTER LXXxIY.

An Act TO prevent deception in the sale Of cleo
margarine, butterine or any imitation Of dairy
products, and TO preserve the public health.
/. Belt enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly OF the State OF New Jersey That no per-
son shall offer or expose for sale, sell, or have
in possession for the purposes of sale any Glen
margarine or butterine or siline or any substance
in imitation or semblance Of natural butter or
cheese, or any substance that is rendered, made
manufactured or compounded out of any anuat
or vegetable or mineral fat or Oil, not produced
from pure milk or cream from pure milk unless
contained in, or sold out of or in tubs, pals, firk
ms, vessels or other packages marked and labeled
as required by section three of this act.
2 And be it enacted, That no person shall Offer
OF expose for sale, or SELL or have in possession for
the purposes of SALE any mixture or compound
Of natural butter or xheeSe with oeomargarinc
butterine, sline, or any animal or vegetable or
mineral fat or OIL or any substance not the product
of pure milk or cream from pure milk, except
such mixture or compound shall be sold out of or
n or contained in tubs, firkins, pals, vessels or
packages marked or labeled as required by section
three of this act
g. And be it enacted, That no oleomarea,inc,
butterine or suine or any substance or compound
or mixture in imitation or semblapee of natufat
outer or cheese, or any substance that is rendered.
made, manufactured or compounded out of AMI
NAL or vegetable or mineral fat or oil, not the
product of puro milk or cream from pure milk
shall be sold or exposed or offered for sale or held
in possession for the purposes of sale except when
contained in tubs, pals, boxes firkins vessels or
other packages thai are marked or labeled us fol-
lows, to wit: every such tub pail, box firkin or
other vessel or package shall have painted on the
bottom thereof stripe OF band, at least Three
inches wide, and extending completely niuund
said vessel or package, and said stripe Or hslrd
shall be painted with black paint; every sueh
vessel or package shall have legibly BRANDED and
burnt in, by means of branding OF burning i'm,
on the outside of the cover and on the outside Of
said vessel or package, in two places as nearly
opposite each other possible, the words, 'oeo-
margarine /" " butterine, #" suine or " initiation
butter" OF imitation cheese as the case may
be, and said name or title shall be composed of
Roman letters, at least one-half an inch high and
at leas5 one-quarter of an inch broad, and Snid
name or title shall be at least ten inches long:
and every such tub pail, box, tirkin or other YES
sci or package shall bear label or shall have,
branded on it mark giving the name and address
Of the maker of the contents thereof, and the
name and location of the mandatory.
/ f. And be it enacted, That no person sha, Il
\ any oeomargarine, butterine, sumo or any sub
stance in imitation or sembance Of natural Eu:fer
or cheese, any substance that IS rendered made
manufactured or compounded out Of any animal
or vegetable or mineral fat or oil, not proa'eed
retail or in quantities less than the original tub
rkin or other package, unless he shall first inform
! the purchaser that the substance is hot nat;iral
snd & Sa az aaa WITH Ru eseS q ssc ho
shall give to the purchaser card or notice printed
on which shall be the name of the substance sold
| and the name and address of the seller or vendor,
and said notice or card shall be at least six inches
long and at least four inches WIDE and the print
ing thereon shall be In letters at Toast of the size
known two line English, and said notice or card
shall be printed in black and in the English LAM
guage. >
5. And be it enacted, That no person shall Offer
or expose for sale, or SELL have in possessonfo
! the purposes OF sale, any oleomargariHe, butter
inc suine Or any substance in imitation of natural
butter or cheese or any substance that is rendered
made, manufactured or compounded out of any
animal or vegetable or mineral fat OIL not pro-
duced from pure milk or cream from pure milk,
that is colored, stained or mixed with annotto or
any other coloring matter or substance
| 6. And be it enacted, That for the purposes of
this act the terms natural butter or natural
butter or cheese shall be taken to mean the pro-
duct or products usually known by these naIaes
and which are made and manufactured excIus-
lively from milk or cream, or BOTH With salt or salt
and rennet, and with or without eoloring matter
or sage; and the terms "oleomargarne, I" butter
inc 's' suine" or substance in imitation OF sem
blance of natural butter or cheese" shall be to
mean any substance that is rendered made manu-
featured or compounded out of any animal or
vegetable or mineral oil or fat not the product Of
pure milk or the cream from pure milk also any
compound or mixture Of natural butter or cheese,
or milk OF cream, with any of these substances
not milk or cream
7. And be it enacted, That the possession by any
person who is either manufacturer merchant bro
ker, wholesale or retail dealer or a hotel, inn,
rest urant or boarding.heuse Keeper, of any olea-
ginous substance, mixture or compound whatever
80 defined by this act not natural butter that is
not contained in tub box, pail or vessel, plainly
marked and branded in accordance with the
provisions of section three of this act, shall be
prima facie evidence of intent to sell the same
s. And be it enacted That no person shall IN
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face or cover over or remove either the band or
stripe of paint or the brands required by sectlon
three of this act to be placed on the tub box, pQ
or vessel containing any oleaglnous supSts14ce
mixture or compound as defined by thiSAct
9. And be IL enacted That eyesy person who
shall violate any o. the provisions of this act
snail De liable to pena u goa psr
Tor the inst OnenSe and tWs hunureu ueiiats Ioi
each second Or subsequent ORE Sc.
10. And be it enacted That eyer, uis'rlct cour'
in any city and every justice Of he pea IN -e ly
county, and any recorder in any city fg h. eps
empowered, on oath or affirmation made accorn>
ing 10 law that any person or persons has OF haye
violated any provision OF this act to issue process
at the suit of the commissioner hereafter named
as plaintiff for the use of the state Of New Jersey
| either in the manner of summons or warrant
against the person OF persons so charged, which
| process shall, when in the nature of q warrant
| be returnable forthwith, and when in the nature
of summons shall be returnable in not less than
| one nor more than ten entire days; such process
shall state what provision of the law alleged to
have been violated by the defendant or defend
ants, and on the return of such process or at afv
time to which the trial shall have been adjourned
the said court, justice of the peace or recorder
shall proceed to hear testimony and to determine
| and give Judgment in the matter, without tho
fling OF any pleadings for the plaintiff, for the
PENDANT; and the said court, justice of the peace
or recorder shall. If Judgment be rendered for tho
| plaintiff, forthwith issue execution against the
! goods and chattels and person of the defendant
or defendants; and the said court Justice of the
| peace or recorder is further empowered to cause
dAJ WHO may ISfuSc OF neglect
| pay the amount of the judgment rendered against
him. and all the costs and charges incident there
to, unless an appeal Is granted, to be committed
to the county jail for any period not exceeding
ninety days.
II. And be it enacted, That the officers to serve
and execute all process under this act shall be the
otileers authorized to serve and execute process
in said courts, and before such magistrates and
officers as aforesaid, including the constables of
such counties and all police officers of such cities
IL. And be it enacted, That said district court
justice of the peace or recorder shall have power
70 adjourn the hearing or trial in any case, from
time TO time, not exceeding thirty days from the
return of the summons or warrant and to bal
the person so charged in such sum as he shall
deem proper for his appearance at such time anc
place as said trial or hearing shall be adjourned
to, and in default of bail to commit the person Sc
charged to the common Jail of said county to BE-
there detained until the trial or hearing of sale
charge.