The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-09-21


sale or use of butter and cheese, and
to preserve the public health
SECTION !. Be il cnactcd By tie General
-1SScm6ty IF NdiyIHnd, That no person
shall manufacture out of any oeaginous
substance or substances, or any COM
pound OF the same, other than that
produced from unadulteratcd milk or of
cream from the same, any article de-
signed to take the place of butter or
cheese, produced from pure unadul-
tcrated milk or cream of the same. or
shall sell or offer for sale the same
as an article Of food this provision shall
not apply to pure skim milk cheese
made from pure skim milk; whoever
violates the provisions of this section
shall be guilty of a misdelncanor, and
be punished by fine of not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more than five
hundred dollars, or not less than six
months or more than one year imprison-
ment, or both such fine and imprison-
ment for the first offence, and by i'm
prlSonment for one year for each sub
sequent offence.
SEC. ., .iHd be it cnactcd. That no per-
son by himself, or his agents or servants.
animal fat, or animal or vegetable oil
not produced from unadulterated milk
or cream from the same, any article in
imitation or semblancc of natural butter
or cheese produced from pure unadul-
tcrated milk or cream of the same, nor
mixed compound with, or add to milk,
cream or butter, any acids or other
delcterious substance, or any animal
fats, or animal or vegetable oils not pro-
tnced from milk or cream, so as to pro-
duce any article or substance, or any
human food in imitation or scmblance
of natural butter or cheese, nor sell.
keep for sale, or offer for sale, any art
icle, substance or compound made, man
ufactured Or produced in violation of
the provisions Of this section, whether
such article, substance or compound
shall be made or produced in this State
or elsewhere; this section shall not be
SO construed as to require evidence of
wiIful or intentional violation thereof :;
whoever violates the provisions of this
section shall be guilty Of a misdcmeanor
and be punished by fine of not less
than six months or more than one wears
Imprisonment for the first offence, and
by Imprisonment for one year for each
subsequent offence nothing in this Sec
ton shall impair the provisions of sec
ton one Of this Act
SEC. 3. And be IL enacted, That no per-
son shall manufacture, mix or compound
with or add to natural milk, cream or
butter, any animal fats, or animal or
vegetable oils, nor shall he make or
manufacture any Olcaginous substance
not produced from milk or cream, with
intent to sell the same for butter or
cheese made from unauthorized milk
or cream, or have the same in his POSSES
sion, or offer the same for sale with such
intent, nor shall any article or substance
or compound so made or produced, be
sold Intentionally or otherwise, as and
for butter or cheese, the product of the
dairy; no person shall coat, powder or
color with Annals or any other coloring
whatever, butterine or oleomargarine or
any compounds of the same, or any pro-
duct or manufacture made in whole or
III part from animal fats, or animal or
vegetable oils not produced from I'M
adulterated milk or cream whereby the
said product, manufacture or compound
shall resemble butter or cheese, the pro-
duct of the dairy, or shall have the
same i'll his possession with intent to
sell the same, or shall sell or offer the
same for sale, no person shall be eX-
cuscd 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 pro-
visions of this section shall be guilty of
a misdemcanor, and be punished by
fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars;
this section shall not he construed to
impair or effect the prohibitions of Sec
tons one and two Of this Act.
SEC. 1. ind be ii enacted, That no
keeper or proprietor of any bakery,
hotel, tavern, clearinghouse, restaur-
ant, saloon, lunch-countor, or place of
public entertainment, or any person
having charge thereof, or employed
thcreat, shall keep, use or serve therein,
either as food for their guests, boarders,
patrons or customers, or for cooking pur-
poses, any article made in VIOLATION of
provisions of sections one, two, and
three of this Act this section shall not
be so construed as to require evidence
of wilful or intentional violation
thereof; whoever violates the provi-
sions of this section shall be guilty of Il
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 i'm
prisonment for the first offence, and by
Imprisonment for one year for each
subsequent offence.
SEC. 5. ind be ii enacted, That author
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