The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-19

of the same, other than that produced from
unauthorized milk or of cream from the
same, any article designed to take the place
of butter or cheese, produced from pure
unadultcrated milk or cream of the same,
or shall sell or offer for sale the same as an
article of food; this provision shall not ap-
ply to pure skim milk cheese made from
pure skim milk; whoever violates the pro-
visions of this section shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and be punished by tine OF
not less than one hundred dollars, nor more
than five hundred dollars, or not less than
six months or more than one year imprls-
onment. or both such fine and imprison-
ment for the first offence, and by imprison-
ment for one year for each subsequent
offence.
SEC. 2, And be it enacted, That no per-
son by himself, or his agents or servants,
shall render or manufacture out of any an
imal fat or animal or vegetable oil, mot pro-
duced from unadulterated milk or cream
from the same, any article in imitation or
semblance of natural butter or cheese produc-
ed from pure unadulterated milk or cream
of the same, nor mixed compound with, or
add to milk, cream or butter, any acids or
other deleterious substance, or any animal
fats, or animal or vegetable oils notproduced
from milk or cream, so as to produce any
article or substance, or any human food in
imitation or semblance of natural butter or
cheese, nor sell, keep for sale, or offer for
sale, any article, substance or compound
made, manufactured or produced in viola
ton of the provisions of this section,
whether such article, substance or COM
pound shall be made or produced in this
State or elsewhere; this section shall not be
so construed as to require evidence OF
wilful or international violation thereof;
whoever violates the provisions of this sec
ton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
be punished by fine of not less than
six months or more than one years impris-
onment for the first offence, and by i'm
prisonment for one year for each subse-
quent offence; nothing in this section shall
impair the provisions of section one of this
Act.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That no per-
son shall manufacture, mix or compound
with or add to natural milk, cream or but
ter, any animal fats, or animal or vegetable
oils, nor shall he make or manufacture any
oleaginous substance not produced from
milk or cream, with intent to sell the same
for butter or cheese made from unadulte-
rated milk or cream, or have the same in
his possession, or offer the same for sale
with such intent, nor shall any article or
substance or compound so made or produc-
ed, be sold Intentionally or otherwise, as
and for butter or cheese, the product of the
dairy; no person shall coat, powder or color
with annats or any other coloring whatever
butterine or oleomargarine or any COM
pounds of the same, or any product or
manufacture made in whole or in part
from animal fats, or animal or vegetable
oils not produced from unadulterated milk
or cream whereby the said product, manu-
facture or compound shall resemble butter
or cheese, the product of the dairy, or shall
have the same in his possession with intent
to sell the same, or shall sell or offer the
same for sale, no person shall be excused
from liability under this section or section
two of this Act on account of want Of
knowledge of the nature or ingredients of
the product so in his possession, sold or
offered for sale by him; whoever violates
any of the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and be punish
ed by a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars;
this section shall not be construed to i'm
pair or effect the prohibitions of sections
one and two of this Act.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That no
keeper or proprietor of any bakery, hotel,
tavern, boarding house, restaurant, saloon,
lunch-counter, or place of public entertain
ment, or any person having charge thereof,
or employed thereat, shall keep, use or
serve therein, either as food for their guests,
bnardeis, patrons or customers, or for cook
ing purposes, any article made in violation
of provisions of sections one, two, and three
of this Act; this section shall not be so
constructed as to require evidence of a
wilful or intentional violation thereof;
whoever violates the provisions of this sec
ton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
punished by fine of not less than fifty
dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars
or not less than ten days or more than
thirty days imprisonment for the first Of
fence, and by Imprisonment for one year
for each subsequent offence.
SEC. 5 And be it enacted, That author
ity to impose such fines and penalties
with costs as are enumerated in sections
one, two, three and four of this Act,
shall vest in the same Courts that exer-
else jurisdiction of other criminal cases.
SEC 6. And be it enacted, That any
existing Statute that may conflict with this
Act, shall be and is hereby repealed.
SEC. I. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved March 31st, 1888.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing
is correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
Session, 1888.
W. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.