The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-09-11
LIMITATION BUTTER.
An Act to Prevent Deception In the Manu-
fncture md sale OF ImniIratIon Butten
Be II enacted by the Senate and House
~ Ranraaa aftyaa nf tho ktata of della.

fncture md snIe OF humiliation Butter
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the state OF Della.
ware In General Assembly met:
Section /. No person. by himself or bis
agents or servants. shnli render or manu-
faoture. sell, offer for sale, expose for sale
or have In his Possession with intent to
sell, any article product or com pound
made wholly or parts OUT OF any rat. oil
or oleBgiDous substance or compound
thereof. not produced from unndultered
milk or cream II ON the same. which shall
be In imitation OF yellow butter produced
from pure unadulierated milk or cream
Of the same; provided that nothing In this
act shall be construed 20 prohibit the
manufacture or sale OF oleomarRnrlne In
separate aud distinct form and In such u
manner us will advise the consumer OF its
real character. free from coloiation or
ingredient that causes it tn look like vel.
low butter. III any parE on shall violate
nDy OF the provsiOcs OF thlH section ne
shall bs deemed guilty OF miedelneaDor
and be punishable In the court OF General
Sessions OF the Peace and jail Delivery as
hereinafter provided.
Section .. That II any person shall make
complaint In writiI q, verified by oath ur
affirmation before any justice OF the peace.
allegln that the complainant has proba.
bic cause to suspect. and does suspect ana
boileve that any other person. by himsclf,
or hts agents or servants. has rendered or
manufactured, Sold oifereh or exposad
Tor eale. or hos III his possession with In.
tent to sell, any article, product or CON.
pound made as aforesaid, In imitation OF
yellow butter produced as aforesaid. and
shull In said complaint describe such artl'
Gle, product or compound rs particularly
as may be. and designate the house or
place where com plainHnt euspoete ana
believes such article. product or compound
is, and the name of the person suspected
as Aforesaid. thereupon such justice OF
the peace may within the limits OF his
jurlsdiction Issue his warrant TO search
such houoe or place.
such warrant shall be directed to any
officer OF to amy other pereon by namo,
for service. and shall recite the essential
facts alleged In the complaint, aud the
officer OF other person to whom 1t shall
he directed for service as aforesaid shall
proceed Hereunder as foliows
He may enter tie house or place deslg-
mated and II he shall find therein what he
| believes TO be any article product or
compound made as Aforesaid In Imitation
| OF yellow butter produced US aforesaid,
| he shall tuke then eTrom sample or sam :
| Piles thereof fer the purpose OF having the
came oDalyzed or tested as hereinafter
| provided, md to obtain such sample oI
| cam pies such officer or other person TO
whom such warrant shall he directed az
| aforesaid may open any can vessel Of
package by him believed to contain suot
Initiation urticle. product or compound
| and take therefrom The sample or samples
| for the purpose Aforesaid. The said Off
Ger or oiher person to whom such war
rant shull be directed as aforesaid wheI
| SO taking q sample or samples OF such al
| legged limitation article, product or com
| pound as Aforesaid shall then and there
divide eample into two parts as nearly
equal as may be, wrap said parts In sepa-
rate packages. then and there seal thu
same and oiTer one OF the said parts u
the person In whose custody the satd arti
Gle was then taken. with written notict
of the time. place and date when ant
where sai sample was 30 taken and tina
II was taken for the purpose OF analyzlnt
| or testing 1t. The other part OF said sam
pie shall together with copy OF tn,
written notice last above mentioned, b.
delivered by said officer or 0tner persoI
to whom eaid warrant shall bs directed at
| aforesaid 10 the State Chemist, who shal
cause the same to he Analysed or other
wise satisfactorily tested, the result o
which analysls or test he shall record an(
preserve AZ evidence.
That lhe said officer or other person I,
whom said warrant shall be directed q
aforesaid shall within one week next ell
| suing such de livery te the State Chemis
| as foI esaid return said warrant with hi
| proceedings hereunder and hie costs am
actual expenses endorsed thereon TO tn
said justice OF the peace; the said coat
| be with lhe costs to wiiieh au ol1lcCr Berv
Ing a seal CHI warrant would thereby
entitled to. The said eample having bee
| delivered to the state Chemist as nforesai
| ho shall with all convenient speed anaiyz
| or test the came. ahd upon The compile
ton thereof shall forward to the Attorne
General q certificate of the result there's
| duly verified by oath or Affirmation, an
such certificate so verified shall be ud
nlltted as evidence before the grand Q
petit jurles in any prosecution under thl
Act.
Section 8. That II any person shall b
convicted of u violation OF any OF I'll
| provisions of Section l OF this Act, h
shall forfeit and pay to tine State OF Dell
ware a iiue of not less than ilfty dollar
| nor more than two hundred and fifty do
lars, or be Imprisoned for term not Q,
ceedlng one year. aud shall pay the coat
OF prosecution, among which shall
taxed the costs OF The said justice OF u
peace and the costs and actual expense
endorsed upon said warrant and II
charge OF the State Chemist. whose charR
shall not In any one case exceed the sui
OF twenty dollars. In case OF failure
convict, the charge of the State Chemi
and the costs OF said justice Of the peat
and the costs and actual expe nses eudor
ed upon said warrant as aforesaid ehnll
paid by the county In which the prosecl
ton is condnoied, provided that u
amount OF money so to be paid by an
county shall not exceed the sum OF tv
hundred dollare
Section 4. That when any person g
poses for sale in this state oleomarynril
butterine or any substance made in In
tation or semblanee Of pure butter, sue
person shall have eunspicuously upon
across the surface of tho exposed co
tents OF every opened tub. package
parcel thereof plaeard with the wol
''oleomargarlne" printed thereon In plal
uncondensed Gothic letters, not less tha
one inch long. and any person falling
comply with the requirements of tn
Section shall be deemed guilty of mi
demeanor and upon conviction thereof
the Court OF General Sessions OF u
Peace and Jail Delivery shall be fined N
less than fifty dollars nor more than tw
hundred aud tlity dollars for each olIenc
Section 5. That all acts or parts OF ac
Inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
DR.. Simms' Blood Puriiier-Its incon
parable qualities in blood diseases adm
OF no substitute, go 1t leads all others
a positive cure In all impurities Of 4
blood. Sold at 606 King street.
The Mayer will coee was postp on
again yesterday by Register Cooch.
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