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The law requires that imitation butter or any substitute for 

 butteT, not made wholly from milk or cream, shall be of a bright 

 pink color when sold, exposed for sale or had in possession with in- 

 tent to sell. Samples of suspected articles are to be analyzed, and 

 seizures are authorized of prohibited articles. The penalty for 

 the violation of the first section of this act is |50 foT the first 

 offense, and $100 with costs, for a second or each subsequent 

 offense. (Laws 1891, chap. 11, p. 83, G. L.) 



mssissippi. 



The dealing in oleomargarine or any other similarly manu- 

 factured butter is regulated by branding or marking before sale, 

 on each package "oleomargarine " or with Whatever name it may 

 be known, and shall sell or offer for sale the same by and according 

 to its mark or brand, and the seller shall pay a privilege tax of 

 |50. (Laws 1882, chap. 50.) 



It is a misdemeanor to sell or manufacture, expose or offer for 

 sale, as an article of food, any oleomargarine or other substance 

 in imitation of any article of food, without disclosing the imita- 

 tion, by a suitable mark or brand, indicating and naming what the 

 substance really is. (Laws 1882, p. 85.) 



This law levies a tax on each vendor of oleomargarine or simi- 

 larly manufactured butter of |50. (LawiS 1892, chap. 75.) 



MISSOUEl. 

 Imitation butter is detined, coloring matter is prohibited, as is 

 also the manufacture and sale of imitation butter unless the sub- 

 stitutes for butter are marked, branded, etc., and the shipment 

 unless branded, etc. The possession of unbranded subistitiites 

 for butter is prohibited, and, if sold, the purchaser must be in- 

 formed that the substance is a substitute. Penalties are provided 

 for the violation of the act. Possession of substitutes for bulter 

 contrary to the act is a public offense. Search warrants may be 

 issued and the duty of the State board of agriculture is specified. 

 An action on account of sales can not be maintained, and the 

 effacement of brands is a misdemeanor. The State board of agri- 

 r'ulture is charged with the execution of the act; an appropriation 

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