The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
John HUMMER.
President of the Senate
LLOYD WILKINSON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
CHAPTER 100.


AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS IS. SO. 90
AND 81 or ARTICLE ~. CODE OF
PUBLIC GENERAL Laws, TITLE
GRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS,' SUB
TITLE FRAUD, BUTTER, OLEOMAR-
GARiNE," AND TO RE-ENACT THE
SAME WITH AMENDMENTS so AS TO
READ AS FOLLOWS;
Section I. Re it enacted BY the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That sections 81, So,
% and OF of Article ~. Code OF Public General
Laws. title Crimes aud Puuishments, sub
titlc Fraud. Butter. OleomargaTiue, be and
the same arc hereby repealed and re enacted
SO as TO read follows.
Section IS. That person by himself, his
agents or servants or as the agent or servant Of
any other person shall render OF manufacture,
sci, OF exchange. offer for sale or exchange ,ex-
pose for sale or exchange take orders for the iu-
inre delivery Of. have IN hts possession, keep IN
storage distribute deliver, transfer or convey
with intent TO sell within shis State. any article
produce or compound made wholly or partly
out Of any fat. oil or oleAgiuous substance or
compound thereof not produced directly and
wholly from unadul,eratcd milk or cream from
the sa1rfe which shall be III imitation Sefn
blAnce OF yellow butter produced from pure
auadultcrated milk or cream from the same.
Provided that nothing IN this Act shall be
construed TO prohibit the manufacture or sale
OF oleOnargsrine IN separate form aud III such
manner a. will advise the purchasers and con
SINNERS of its real character, free from color
alton or ingredients which causes Il TO look
like yellow butter. Whoever violates any of
the provisions OF this section shall be guilty of
a missiemeanor and shall be punished by a
inc Of not less than one hundred dollars, nor
more than three hundred dollars Tor the hrst
oticnse and BY a fine Of not less than two
hundred nor more than ave hundred dollars,
OF By such hne aud three months lmpTlson-
mcut for each subsequent oftenSe
H.
free from coioration or any ingredients that
causes IL 20 look like yellow butter as provided
IN the previous section, from any dwellings,
store, Office or public market, shall have con
spicuously posted therein plscard or sign IN
plain Roman letters not less than four inches in
length. "Oleomargariue sold here Any
person neglecting or failing TO post the placard
herein provided Tor shall be guilty OF mis-
demeanor. and shall be punished by fine of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than three hundred dollars for the first ofense
aud one hundred dollars for each days neglect
SO to post or plscard thereafter, and by fne
of not less than two hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by such fine and
three months Imprisonment tor each subse-
quent otfeuse.
Section %. That whoever byhimself or his ser
wants or agents or as the servant or agent of any
other person sells or offers for sale TO any per
son who asks sends or inquiries tor butter, any
uAcOnarRAIlucs butlCiIHC OF any SUuSNAuSC
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 oitense.
Section OIL. That person by himself, his
servants or agents, or as the servant or agent of
anv 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 PM
vate hospital, asylum, school or penal instltu-
ton or help employed therein, any article or
substance made III violation OF the provision
of Section IS Of this Act or any food made OF
the same or cooked III 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 oieomargarine free from coloration or
any ingredient TO make II look like yellow
butter as provided i'll Section SIS of this Act, in
the place or stead of butter, shall orally notify
said guest, patron, inmate or help, that the
substance so furnished is not butter, and shall
in addition couspicucusly display at all times
on each and every side of the room where the
latter is served a sign in plain Roman letters
not less than four inches in length "Oleomar
garlue used and served here" Any person
violating the provisions of this section by neg
Letting 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 msdemeanor, and shall be
punished BY a fine of fifty dollars for the first
offense, and by a fine of one hundred dollars
and imprisonment for one month for each sub
sequent 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. q And be it further enacted That all