The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25
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CHAPTER 40S
AN ACT to prohibit the use of any liquid
substance IN manufacturing or can
ming tomatoes or tomatoes with
PURGE except the juice arising from
the tomatoes themselves after they
have been peeled, trimmed. eored and
prepared for canning. to prohibit the
sale. OF canned tomatoes or canned
tomatoes with puree, which have been
manufactured or canned contrary to
the provisions thereof and to pro-
vide penalties for the violation
thereof.
SECTION l. Be Il enacted bar the Gen.
erdE assembly Of Maryland. That on and
after dune /, 1920. it shall be unlawful
for any person. firm or corporation to.
can or prepare IN any WayIat any factory
or plant of any kind in 5this State, any
7satoes or tomatoes with PURGE with
which there is nsed or introduced into the
can any liquid substance of any kind
whatever except the juice or juices arts
ing from the said tomatoes themselves
after they have been properly peeled,
trimmed, cored and prepared for canning
as food.
SEc. 2. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to can or prepare in
purpOrting to be canned tomatoes OF
canned tomatoes with puree, or having
anything on the label or advertised IN
any way likely to deceive prospective Gus
toners with believing that they are
canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes with
PURGE, except in accordance with the pro-
visions of the preceding section. 50
SEC 3. And be it further enacted.
That on and inter January ], 1921. it
shall be unlawful for any person. firm or
corporation to sell or offer for sale within
this State, either by retail or wholesale.
any canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes
with PURGE, or goods purporting IN any way
to be canned tomatoes or canned toma7
toes with puree,s or having anything on
the label or advertised in any way likely
TO deceive prospective customers with be-
lieying that they are canned tomatoes or.
canned tomatoes with PURGE if such
canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes with
puree have had at any time any liquid
substance of any kind whatever introduced
into the cans except the juice or juices
arising from the tomatoes themselves after
they have been properly peeled, trimmed,
cored and prepared for canning as food.
Z, SEC. 4. And be 1t farther enacted,
That any person, firm or corporation. or
the agent of any person, firm or corpora
ton violating the provisions of this Act
relative to the manufacture or canning
of tomatoes o rtomatoes with PURGE, or the
selling or offering for sale BY wholesale
of canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes
with puree shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of q misdemeanor and be fined not less
than one thousand f$1,O0G) dollars for
the FIRST offensea and not less than FIVE
thousand ($5,0009 for each succeeding
offense9 80 z5al d tissdgg .Ysisaeisi ~
SEC. 5. Asd be it further enacted,
That any person. firm or corporation. or
the agent of any person. firm or corpora
ton violating the provisions of this Act
relative to- the sale or the Offering for sale
atiifetail Of canned tomatoes with pnfee, I
shall, upon conviction. be fined not less
than one hundred 500 dollars for each
and every ofense. ~ 80 isffassl
SEC s. And be It further esdcted,i
That this Act shall take effect June / /,
1920 e 4i 80.
Approved April Is, 1920. = ti3ii