The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-04-27
CHAPTER 3l2.


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10 preserve the puDllc health.
SECTION |. BE ii enacted by tie General
assembly Of MarylaRd, That no person
shall manufacture out of anv oleaginous
substance or substances, or any com
pound of the same, other than that
produced from unauthorized milk or of
cream from the same, any article de-
signed to take the place of butter or
cheese, produced from pure unadul-
terated 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 q misdemeanor, 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 bv i'm
prisonment for one year for each sub
sequent offence.
SEC > dvd he IL cnocto5 Tbot M nor
son by himself or his AGENTS mr. sarv.pts
shall render or monnfnrtnre ont If anr
animal fat. or animal or vegetahIa niT
not nroduced from mnaduIterated nil,
or cream from the same, any article in
imitation or semblance of natural butter
or cheese produced from pure unadul-
terated 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 not pro-
duced 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
wilful or intentional violation thereof :;
whoever violates the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and be punished by a fine of not less
than six months or more than one wears
| imprisonment for the first offence, and
| by Imprisonment for one wear for each
subsequent offence; nothing in this sec
| llDll Sllull lHlIlulT lIlt DTONlSlOnS OF sec
ton one of this Act.
src Q dndbe u eno.,,d That -, o,
con sboll monnfocturo niy on on,,I -" pU,
With mr. add to Natural nil, o n,iU"u nr
hutter anv animal fats on oniraai or
vegetable oils nor shail bo n,nEn or
mannfncture any olaoginons omhstor
NOT nroduced from niIt nr nraan, III
intent IN soil tho somo for bnt;o " 'S W.
cheese made from nnod,Itorotod iii,
mr. cream or have tho aama IN lie no n,l,N
sion. or offer the same for colo VIII s,,nI,
;ntnnt nor sbaiI ort;cia ~, W., MA SUI,
mr. comnonnd en- modn ~, ,,ra,I,noJ Le
sold intentionaIlv or othorwisn az and
for butter or cheese tho nrodnct "f tha
dairy. no nerson sboii cdat TovJar nr
color with annots or onv otbar colnrinr,
whatever buttorinn mr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nr
anv comnounds of the same orany NO
duct or manufacture made in wh1la ar
in mart from animal fots. or on;moi or
vedetable oils NOT nrodncad fron' mn.
odnlterotod Mill or aroon u,haroL,, H.
coil nrodrct ,nonrfoat',ro w, n',,,,,y,,' Wy
shall resemhln butter ar cboaoo tho ,,rn'
duct of flo do;rv or SLoII a. H.,
soma in bis nossess;nr Viii, ;nto,,. Wy ~
soil tho sama or chau coll o. 81 ~
same for sale No nerson sba1I ba on
cnsed from liahiIitr nndar th;s sectinn
or section two If tbis Act ON ," acco,,nt 90
want Of knowIedee Of the natnrn o W
ingrediants of the nrodnnt so IN he We
nnssession sold or otfared for saia hY
him: whoever violates any If tha nr ns
visions of this section shall be guilty of
misdemeanor. and be punished bv
fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars nor more than one thousand dollars:
this section shall not be construed to
impair or effect the prohibitions of sec