Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1888-05-17
CHAPTER SI2.

AN ACT to prevent deception in tn,
sale or use of butter and cheese, snt
to preserve the public health.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
no person shall manufacture out oI
any oleaginous substance or substan.
ces, or any compound of the same,
other than that produced from un
adulterated milk or of cream from the
same, any article designed TO take the
place of butter or cheese, produced
from pure unadulterated milk or cream
OF the same, or shall sell or offer for
sale the same as m 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 shallbe guilty OF a mis-
demeanor, and be punished by a 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 imprisonment, or both
such fine and Imprisonment for the
first offence, and by imprisonment for
one year for each subsequent offence.
SEC. .. And be it enacted, That no
person by himself, or his agents or
servants, shall render or manufacture
out Of any animal fat, or animal or
vegetable oil, not produced from un-
adulterated milk or cream from the
same, any article in imitation or
semblance Of natural butter OF cheese
produced from pure unadulterated
milk or cream Of the same, nor mixed
compound with, or add to milk, cream
or butter, any acids or other deleter.
ious substance, or any animal fats, or
animal, or vegetable oils not produced
from milk or cream, so as to produce
any article or substance, or any hu-
man food in imitation or semblance
OF natural butter or cheese, nor sci!
keep Tor sale, or offer Tor sale, any ar
tlc!e, substance or compound made.
manufactured 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 wilful or Intentional viola.
tIon thereof; whoever violates the
provisions of this section shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor, and be pun
ished by a fine OF not less than SIN
months or more than one years im-
prisonment for the fist offence, and
by Imprisonment for one year for each
subsequent offence; nothing in this
section shall impare the provisions OF
section one Of this Act.
SEC. ). And be it enacted, That no
person shall manufacture, mix or COM
pound with or add to natural milk,
cream or butter, any animal fats, or
animal or vegetable oils, nor shall he
make or manufacture any oleasinous
substance not produced from milk or
cream, with intent to sell the same for
butter or cheese made from unadul
terated 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 COM
pound so made or produced, be sold
or otherwise, as and for
butter or cheese, the product Of the
dairy; no person shall coat, powder OF
color with snnats or any other color
ing whatever, butterine or oleomar-
garine or any compounds Of the same,
or any product or manufacture made
in whole or in part from animal fats,
or animal or vegetable oils not pro-
duced from unadulterated milk or
cream whereby the said product,
or compound shall re-
semble butter or cheese, the Noduct
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, 10 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 pro-
visions Of this section shall be guilty
Of misdsmeanor, and be punished by
a fine Of not less than one hundred
dollars not more than one thousand
dollars; this section shall not be con.
strued to impair or effect the prohi-
bltions Of sections one and two Of this
Act.
SEC. I. And be il enacted, That no
keeper or proprietor of any bakery,
hotel, tavern, clearinghouse, restaur-
ant, saloon, lunch-counteT, or place of
public entertainment, or any person
having charge thereof, or employed
thereat. shall keep. Use OF serve
therein, either az food for their guests.
boarSers, patrons or customers, or for
cooking purposes. any article made in
violation Of provisions OF sections one.
two, and three of this Act; this section