Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1894-12-14

or substances whatever, any annattc
or compound of the same or any other
substance or substances, for the pur-
pose or with the effect of imparting
thereto yellow color or any shade OF
yellow SO that such substitute shall
resemble yellow or any shade of genu-
inc yellow butter or cheese, nor intro
duce any such coloring matter or such
substance or substances into any OF
the articles of which the same is COM
posed. Provided, nothing in this act
shall be construed to prohibit the use
of salt, rennet and harmless coloring
matter for coloring the products of
pure milk or cream from the same.
No person shall by himself, his
agents or employees, produce or manu-
facture any substance in imitation or
semblance of natural butter or cheese,
nor sell, nor keep for sale, nor offer
for sale any imitation butter or cheese
made or manufactured, compounded
or produced in violation of this Sec
ton, whether such imitation butter or
cheese shall be made or produced in
this state or elsewhere.
This section shall not be con-
strued to prohibit the manufacture
and sale under the regulations herein
after provided of substances designed
to be used as a substitute for butter or
cheese, and not manufactured or col
ored as herein prohibited.
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marked.-Every person who lawfully
manufactures any substance designed
to be used as a substitute for butter or
cheese shall mark by branding, stamp
ing or stenciling upon the top and side
of each tub, firkin, box or other pack
age in which such article shall be kept,
and in which it shall be removed from
the place where it is produced, in a
clean and durable manner, in the En-
glish language the words, substitute
for butter" or substitute for cheese"
as the case may be, in printed letters,
in plain Roman type, each of which
shall not be less than one inch in
length by one half inch in width.
Sec. s. Shipping. No person, by
himself or another, shall ship, consign
or forward by any common carrier,
whether public or private, any SUBJ
stance designed to be used as substi-
tute for butter or cheese, and no car
rier shall knowingly receive the same
for the purpose of forwarding or trans
porting unless it shall be manufactured
and marked as provided in the preced-
ing sections of this act, and unless it
be consigned by the carrier and re-
ceipted for by its true name; provided,
that this act shall not apply to any
goods in transit between foreign states
across the state of Iowa.
Sec. 6. Having in possession.-No
person shall have in his possession or
under his control, any substance de-
signed to be used as substitute for
butter and cheese unless the tub,
firkin, box or other package contain
ing the same be clearly and durably
marked, as provided by section of
this act; provided, that this section
shall not be deemed to apply to per-
sons who have the same in their pos
session for the actual consumption of
themselves or family.
Every person having in possession
or control of any substance designed
to be used as substitute for butter or
cheese which is not marked as re-
quired by the provisions of this act,
shall be presumed to have known dur
ing the time of such possession or con-
troll the true character and name as
fixed by this act of such product.
SEC. Z. Selling.-No person by him
self or another shall sell or offer for
sale any substance designed to be used
for substitute for butter or cheese
under the name of, or under the pre-
tense that the same is butter or cheese;
and no person by himself, or another,
shall sell any substance designed to be
used as a substitute for butter or
cheese, unless he shall inform the pur-
chaser distinctly at the time of the
sale that the same is substitute for
butter or cheese, as the case may be,
and shall deliver to the purchaser at
the time of the sale statement clear
ly printed in the English language,
which shall refer to the article sold,
and which shall contain in prominent
and plain Roman type, statement
that the substance so sold is substi-
tute for butter or cheese, as the case
may be, and such statement shall also
give the name and place of business of
the maker.
SEC s. Hotels; eating houses; pla-
card; penalty for violation.-No keeper
or proprietor of any bakery, hotel,
boarding house, restaurant, saloon
lunch counter or place of public enter
tainment, or any person having charge
thereof or employed thereat, or any
person furnishing board for others
than members of his own family, or
for any employees where such board is
furnished for compensation or as
part Of the compensation of any such
employee shall keep, use or serve there
in, either as a food for his guests,
boarders, patrons, customers or en-
ployes, or for cooking purposes, any
imitation butter or cheese as defined
in section of this act, and in using or
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