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Sec. 4. For the purpose Of this act
the term drink product" as used
herein shall be held to include all
non-alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic
juices and carbonated beverages.
Sec. 5. Whenever artificial colors
or favors are used in the manufac-
ture of drink products or other nom
alcoholic beverages. the bottle or
other container shall be distinctly Ia,
and favored" Whenever artificial
coal tar 'colors are used, nothing but
the certified colors as approved by
tho United States bureau OF chemistry
shall be allowed. All non,alcoholic
elders. non-alcoholic fruitades, non
drinks that are artificially colored or
favored shall be so labeled or
crowned All drink products and
other non alcoholic beverages sold In
bulk or from open containers or re-
ceptacles that contain artihclal Color
acter shall be so labeled. Said labels
TO be prominently displayed on an
stands. booths or other places "nere
said drink product or other non
alcoholic beverages are SOLO OF vi;
pensed. The use OF sacchaIIne, sa
cylic acid and sulphitss IN , ma nthsr
non-alcoholio beverages Is hereoy
Sec. 6. All buildings. stores. fac
tories or other places where o,inN
products or other non-alcohoHc oI
erages are manufactureu OF onti,sted
and shall be kept at all times IN q
clean and sanitary condition. A..
machines, bottles. jars. jugs, crochs
or other utensils or containers useu
in the manufacture Of drink prooucIS
or other non-alcohoiic beverages Snaai
be kept in q clean and sanitary piaoe'
and in a sanitary condition.
Sec. z. All bottles, jars. jugs or
other containers used for drink prod
ucts or other non-alcoholic beverages
before being filled shall be thorough
ly cleaned. sterilized ana then 'hof-
Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corpo-
aation who shall violate any OF the
provisions Of this act or neglect or
refuse to comply with any OF the
provisions required herein or IN any
way violate any OF ITS provisions shail
be punished by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars for the first Of
Tense and by a fine not exceeding
two hundred dollars for each suose-
quent offense.
Sec. 8. The commissioner Of agri-
culture shall diligently enforce an
the provisions of this act. He may
recover penalties imposed for viola
ton Of this act in an action OF DEBT
brought in his own name and II he
prevails in such action shall recover
full costs: or he may prosecute ior
violations hereof by complaint or IN
dictment. Municipal and police courts
and trial justices shall have original
jurisdiction concurrent with the su-
preme judicial court and superior
court of actions brought for the re-
eovery Of penalties imposed by TINS
act and OF prosecutions for violations
hereof. All fees received under this
act by the commissioner of agricul-
ture and all money and fines received
by him under this act shall be paid
by him to the treasurer OF state and
the same is hereby appropriated for
carrying out the provisions Of this
act.-Approyed April Z.
CHAPTER 1S6
An Act to Regulate the Sale of Oleo-
margarine or Any Other Substitute
Section seven of chapter one hun
dred and thirty of the revised stat
utes is hereby amended by striking
out all Of section seven and by in
>serting in place thereof the following:
Sec. 2. No person shall by him
self his clerk. servant or agent, furn-
ish oleomargarine or any other SUBJ
stitute instead of butter in any hotel.
restaurant. boarding house. lunch
room or lunch cart to a guest or pat
ron thereof without notifying said
guest or patron that the substance
SO furnished is not butter by placing
on the walls of said hotel, restaurant.
boarding house, lunch room or lunch
cart where oleomargarine or other
substitute is served a white placard
plain roman letters OF not less than
three inches in length and not less
than two inches in width the words
'Oeleomargarine sold or used here.
or the name of substitute displayed
on the placard instead of the word
oleomargarine, such placard to be
displayed at all times exposed in such
conspicuous place as to be readily
seen by any and all persons entering
such hotel dining room, restaurant.
boarding house, lunch room or lunch
cart, where oieomargarine or other
CHAPTER ID.
An Act Relating to Fishing for
Smells in Eastern River.
Sec. l. No smelts shall be taken
or fished for in the tidal waters of
Eastern river. a river lying in the
counties of Lincoln and Kennebec. eX-
cept by hook and line.
Sec. 2. Whoever violates the pro-
vision of this section shall pay a fine
of not less than five nor more than
one hundred dollars and costs for
each offense.-Approved April Z.
CHAPTER l5s
An Act to Prohibit the Catching of
Smells In the Cathance River Elk
cept by Hook and Line.
Sec. l. No smelts shall be caught,
taken or fished for in any way other
than by hook and line. except in nets
of two-inch mesh or more. in the tidal
waters of Cathance river above the
iron bridge in the village of Bow
doinham in the county of Sagadahoc
Sec. 2. Whoever violates the pro-
visions of section one of this act shall
pay a fine of one hundred dollars for
each offence.
Sec. }. All acts or parts Of acts in
consistent herewith. so far as the
same relates to this act, are repealed.
Approved April Z.
CHAPTER $50
An Act to Authorize the Employment
of Stenographers by Justices of the
Supreme judicial and Superior
Courts.
The stenographers appointed by
any justice of the supreme judicial
court or either justice Of the superior
now prescribed by statute perform, or
furnish, such other official and cleri-
cal services as may be required by
the appointing justice.-App. April z.
CHAPTER 1GO
An Act Relating to the Fees Of Clerks
of Cities and Towns.
Section twenty of chapter one hum
dred and eighteen Of the revised stat
utes, as amended by chapter thirteen
of the public laws Of nineteen hun
dred and seventeen. as amended by
chapter one hundred and twenty-six
Of the public laws Of nineteen hum
dred and twenty-one. is hereby furth-
err amended by striking out the whole
thereof and inserting in place thereof
the following:
Clerks of cities and founs shall