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having in possession, with intent to sell, adulterated butter or 

 cheese, first offense, |100; second, or each subsequent offense, 

 f 200, to be recovered by indictment, with costs. 



Chapter 143 of the Laws of 1895 amends section 3 of chapter 

 297 of the Laws of 1885, and prescribes a penalty for the manu- 

 facturing, selling, having in possession with intent to sell, or 

 taking orders for the future delivery of imitation of yellow butter 

 or cheese, whether said article is oleomargarine, butterine or 

 otherwise named. The forfeiture for the first offense is $100, and 

 the second and each subsequent offense |200; to be recovered by 

 indictment with costs, , one-third part to go to the complainant 

 iind the balance to the State. 



MARYLAND. , 



It is unlawful to manufacture and sell any article or substance 

 in semblance of butter or cheese not the product of the dairy, 

 unless branded or stamped with the word " oleomargarine," and 

 the sale is prohibited if the dealer is asked for butter, even if 

 stamped or marked as aforesaid. Penalty for violation of law, 

 fine or imprisonment and forfeiture of the article under certain 

 circumstances. (Laws 1886, chap. 255.) 



Packages must be marked, etc., when oleomargarine, etc., is 

 mixed with the butter or cheese, or with any article of food, and 

 the buyer must be informed of the fact and the proportion of 

 the adulteration. (Laws 1890, chap. 604.) 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Chapter 280 of the Laws of 1894 makes amendments to existing 

 laws at the time of its passage as follows: 



Section 3 of chapter 317 of the Laws of 1895, by providing a 

 penalty for false marking or labeling. Section 1 of chapter 412 

 of the Laws of 1891, by regulating the sale of butter, declaring 

 it a fraud and punishable to sell oleomargarine, butterine, etc., 

 to any person who sends or inquires for butter. Section 2 of the 

 same chapter by requiring packages containing oleomargarine, 

 £tc., to be plainly marked, when offered for sale, with the word 

 "" oleomargarine." Section 4 of the same chapter, by requiring 



