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lawful taking, use, detention, possession of or traffic in the same 

 within the meaning of this act. 



Sec. 3. Whoever without the consent of any owner who 

 has complied with the provisions of section one of this act wil- 

 fully destroys, mutilates, or defaces any can, jug, bottle or jar 

 bearing such owner's name, mark or device, or wilfully erases, 

 mars, covers, or changes any word or mark branded, engraved, 

 blown or otherwise produced, in a permanent manner in or upon 

 any such can, jug, bottle or jar, shall be punished for the hrst 

 offense by a fine not exceeding five dollars, or by imprisonment in 

 the house of correction for a term not exceeding sixty days, for 

 each can, jug, bottle or jar so destroyed, mutilated or defaced, or 

 for each can, jug, bottle or jar upon which any word or mark has 

 been erased, marred, covered or changed as aforesaid; and for 

 any subsequent oft'ense by a fine not exceeding ten dollars, or 

 by imprisonment in the house of correction for a term not ex- 

 ceeding six months, for each can, jug, bottle or jar so destroyed, 

 mutilated or defaced, or for each can, jug, bottle or jar upon 

 which any word or mark has been erased, marred, covered or 

 changed as aforesaid. 



Sec. 4. Whoever puts any unclean or foul substance or 

 matter into any milk or cream can, jug, bottle or jar, the owner 

 of which has complied with the provisions of section one of this 

 act, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less 

 than fifty cents nor more than five dollars, for each can, jug, 

 bottle or jar so defiled; and for any subsequent offense by a fine 

 of not less than two dollars nor more than twienty dollars, for 

 each can, jug, bottle or jar so defiled. 



Sec. 5. Whenever any person or corporation having com- 

 plied with the provisions of section one of this act, or mutilates, 

 destroys or pollutes any butter crates or carriers, or the agent of 

 any such person or corporation, shall make oath before any 

 justice of the peace or municipal court, that he has reason to 

 believe and does believe that any person or corporation has 

 wrongfully in possession or is secreting any of his or its milk 

 cans, jugs, bottles or jars, marked and described as provided in 

 section one of this act, said justice of the peace or municipal 

 court shall, if satisfied that there is reasonable cause for such 

 belief, issue a search warrant to discover and obtain the same, 

 and may also cause to be brought before him the person or an 

 agent or employee of the corporation in whose possession such 

 cans, jugs, bottles or jars are found, and shall thereupon inquire 

 into the circumstances of such possession; and if said justice of 

 the peace or municipal court finds that such person or corpora- 

 tion has been guilty of a wilful violation of sections two, three or 

 four of this act he shall impose the penalty prescribed in the 



