The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-25

90 AND Of OF ARTICLE XVII.
CODE OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.
TITLE GRIMES AND PUNISH.
MENT," SUBTITLE FRAUD, BUT.
TER, OLEOMARGERINE," AND TO
RE-ENACT THE SAME, WITH
AMENDMENTS, so AS TO READ AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections S.,
81, 90 aud 81 of Article NXVII, Code of
Public General Laws, title Grimes and
Punishments,' subtitle Fraud, Butter,
Olcomargerine," he and the same are here
by repealed and rc-cnacted so as to read
as follows:
So That no person by himself, his agents
or servants, or as the agent or servant Of
any other person, shall render or manufac.
ture, sell or exchange. offer for sale or ex-
change, expose for sale or exchange, take
orders for the future delivery of, have in
his possession, keep in storage, distribute
deliver, traNfer or convey, with intent to
sell within This State, any article, product,
compound made wholly or partly out of
any fat, oil or Oleogeneous substance or
compound thereof not produced directly
and wholly from unadulterated milk or
cream from the same, which shall be in
imitation or scmblance of yellow butter
produced from pure unadulteratcd milk or
cream from the same; provided, that
nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prohibit the manufacture or sale of CLEO.
margarine in separate form and in such
manner as will advise the purchasers and
consumers of its real character free from
coloratiOn 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 hun
drcd dollars nor more than three hundred
dollars for the first offcnsc, and by a fine
of not less than two hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars, or by such
each subsequent Offense.
Section 50. That whoever sells oleomar.
gcrinc free from coloration or any ingredi
ents that causes it to look like yellow but
ter as provided in the previous Section,
from any dwellings. store, Office or public
market, shall have conSplcuously posted
therein a placard or sign in plain Roman
letters not less than four inches in length.
"Oleomargerine Sold Here" ANY person
neglecting or failing to post the placard
herein provided for shall be guilty of mis-
dcmeanor and shall be punished by fine Of
not less Shan one hundred dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars for the first of
Tense, and one hundred dollars for each
days neglect so to post or placard there
after, and by a fine of not less than two
hundred dollars nor more than five hun.
dred dollars or by such fine and three
months Imprisonment for each subsequent
offcnsc.
Section 90. That whoever, by himself or
his servants or agents, or as the servant or
agent of any other person, sells or offers
for sale to any person who asks, sends or
inquiries for butter, any olcomargerine, but
tcrine, or any substance made in imitation
or semblance of butter not made entirely of
milk of cream from the milk of cows, with
or without coorlng 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 servant or agents, or as the servant or
agent Of any person, shall serve to patrons,
guests, boarders or inmates 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, any article or substance made in
violation of the provision of Section IS of
this Act, or any food made of the same
or cooked in the same. Whoever, by him
self, his servants or agents, serves to any
patron or guest or boarder or inmate Of any
hotel, eating house, restaurant, cafe, or anv
place Of public entertainment or boarding
house, or public or private hospital, asy-
lum, school or penal institution, or helm
employed therein, oleomargerine free from
coloration, or any ingredient to make II
look like yellow butter, as provided In Sec
tion IS of this Act, in the place or stead of
butter, shall orally notify said guest, pat
ron, inmate or help, that the substance so
furnished Is not butter, and shall, In addi-
tion, conspcuously display at all times. on
each and every side of the room whore
the latter Is served, sign in plain Roman