The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26


B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
CHAPTER Ago.
AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS ss, So, 90
AND eI OF ARTICLE II, CODE OF
PUBLIC G ERAL LAWS, TITLE
"CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS, SUB
TITLE tFRAUD, BUTTER, OLEOMAR-
GARINE," AND TO RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS so AS TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections IS, So,
90 and 81 of Article IT, Code of Public General
Laws, title Grimes and Punishments," sub
title Fraud, Butter, O1eomargarine, be and
the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
Section So. That no person by himself, his
agents or servants or as the agent or servant of
any other person shall render or manufacture,
sell or exchange, offer for sale or exchange,ex-
pose for sale or exchange take orders for the fu-
ture delivery of, have i'll his possession, keep in
storage, distribute, deliver transfer or convey
with intent to sell within this State, any article,
produce or compound made wholly or partly
out of any fat, oil or oleaginous substance or
compound thereof not produced directly and
wholly from unadulterated milk or cream from
the same, which shall be in imitation sem
blance of yellow butter produced from pure
unauthorized milk or cream from the same.
Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be
construed to prohibit the manufacture or sale
of oleomargarine in separate form and in such
manner will advise the purchasers and con-
sumers of its real character, free from color
alton or ingredients which causes it to look
like yellow butter. Whoever violates any of
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by
fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than three hundred dollars for the first
offense, and by fine of not less than two
hundred nor more than FIVE hundred dollars,
or by such fine and three months imprison-
ment for each subsequent offense
Section So. That whoever sells oleomargarine
causes it to look like yellow butter provided
in the previous section, from any dwellings,
store, Office Or public market shall have con-
spicuously posted therein placard or sign in
plain Roman letters not less than four inches in
length, "Oleomargarine sold here" Any
person neglecting or failing to post the placard
herein provided for shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars for the first offense
and one hundred dollars for each days neglect
so to post or placard thereafter, and by fine
of not less than two hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars. or by such fine and
three months Imprisonment for each subse-
quent offense.
Section 90. That whoever byhimse1f or his ser
wants or agents or as the servant agent of any
other person sells or offers for sale to any per
son who asks, sends or inquiries for butter, any
oleomargarine, butterine or any substance
made in imitation or semblence of butter not
made entirely of milk or cream from the milk
of cows, with or without coloring matter, shall
be guilty of fraud, and shall be punished by a
fine of one hundred dollars for the first offense
and by imprisonment for three months for
each subsequent offense.
Section 81. That no person by himself, his
servants or agents, or as the servant or agent OF
any other person shall serve to patrons, guests,
borders or inmates of any hotel, eating house,
restaurant, cafe or any place of public enter
tainment or boarding house or public or pri-
vate hospital, asylum, school or penal institu
ton or help employed therein, any article or
substance made in violation of the provision
of Section 50 of this Act or any food made of
the same or cooked in the same. Whoever by
himself, his servants or agents, serves to any
patron, or guest, or border, or inmate of any
hotel, eating house, restaurant, cafe or any
place of public entertainment or boarding
house or public or private hospital, asylum,
school or penal institution or help employed
therein, oleomargarine free from coloration or
any ingredient to make it look like yellow
butter provided in Section So of this Act, in
the place stead of butter, shall orally notify
said guest, patron, inmate or help, that the
substance so furnished is not butter, and shall
in addition conspicuously display at all times
on each and every side of the room where the
latter is served, sign in plain Roman letters
not less than four inches in length "Oleomar
gar1ne used and served here" Any person
violating the provisions of this section by neg
lecting or failing to give the oral notice and
keeping the sign conspicuously posted on the
walls of the room where the meals are served,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be
punished by fine of fifty dollars for the first
offense, and by fine of one hundred dollars
and imprisonment for one month for each SUBJ
offense.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all
laws or parts of laws inconsistent with this
Act shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. Aud be it further enacted, That all