The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-09-26
AN ACT
For ne Protection Of tie PubLc
Health, and TO Prevent ddUltn
tion of Duiry Products dndJrdud
in the Sale Thereof.


ton of Dairy Products dndJrdtd
in the Sale Thereof.
SECTION l.. b. it enacted, &c.,
That no person, firm or corporate
body shall manufacture out of any
oleaginous Substance or any com
pound Of the same, 9th than that
produced from unadulterated milk
or of cream from the same, any ar
ticle designed to take the place of
butter or cheese produced from pure
uuadulternted milk, or cream from
the same, or of any imitation or
adulterated butter or cheese, nor
shall sell or offer for sale, or have in
his, her or their possession with IN
tent to sell the same as an article OF
food.
SEcTroS2. Every sale of such ar
ticle or substance, which is prohib.
tied by the first section of this act,
made after this act shall take effect,
is hereby declared to be unlawful
and void, and no action shall be
maintained In any Of the courts of
this State TO recover upon any con-
tract for the sale OF any such article
or substance.
SEoTIos 3. (is amended By the
Act Of June 26th, 1S9j) Every per-
son firm or corporate body who
shall manufacture. sell or offer or
expose for sale, or have in his, her
or their possession, with intent to
sell, any substance, the manufacture
and sale Of which is prohibited by
the first section of this act, shall,
for every such offense, forfeit and
pay the sum of one hundred dol
lars. which shall be recoverable,
with costs, by any person suing in
tho name yof the Commonwealth. as
debts OF like amount are by law =.
coverable, one-half OF which sum
when so recovered shall be paid to
the proper county treasurer for the
use of the county in which the suit
, is brought, and the other half shall
be paid to the Dairy and Food Com.
missioner, or his agent, and by him
, covered into the State Treasury, tC
be kept rs q fraud, separate and
apart for the use of the Depart
: ment OF Agriculture for the enforce
ment of this act, and to be drawn
out upon warrants approved and
I signed by the Secretary of Agricul
{ ture and the Auditor General.
SECTION 4. Every person who
r violates the provisions of the first
{ section of this act, shall be deemed
t guilty of n misdomeanor, and upor
p conviction, shall be punished by
foe of not less than one hundred
dollars, nor more than three hun
dred, or by imprisonment in tn
u county Jail, for not less than ten no
= more than thirty days, or both sucl
u fine and Imprisonment for the frs
u oifense, and Imprisonment for on
y year for every subsequent offense.
SECTION 8. 1t shall be the dut
y of the constables Of the several cite
n under oath to the courts of quartz
e sessions of all violations of any {
l. the provisions of this act which ma
). como or be brought to their notice
and it shall be the duty of the Judge
, OF the said courts to see that tn
y said returns are made regularly an
:, faithfully.
SECTION @. This act shall take o
. feet on the drst day of July, on
u thousand, eight hundred and eighty
five.
:. SECTION 7. All acts or parts {
y acts inconsistent with the provision
d of this act are hereby repeale d.
d AppRovED-The 22nd day of Ma.
q A. ID. 1895.