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manufactured from or mixed with glucose, sugar S3^rup of any kind 

 or any substance whatever not the legitimate and exclusive product 

 of the honej' bee, unless the package containing same is so marked 

 and represented as such, and bearing a label upon the package, 

 printed thereon in heavj' gothic capitals eighteen point, giving the 

 name of the person or persons having compounded, manufactured 

 or mixed the same, and the name of the substance or material from 

 which it is compounded, manufactured or mixed with. 



Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within the 

 state of Minnesota to offer or have in their possession for sale, sell 

 or cause to be sold, houcA" which has not been made by the bees from 

 the natural secretions of flowers and plants, but which has been 

 stored or made bj' the bees from glucose, sugar S3'rup or auj- other 

 material or substance fed to them, unless the same is marked, rep- 

 resented and designated as such, and bearing a label upon each 

 package printed in heavj" gothic capitals, eighteen point, thereon, 

 giving the name of the person or persons who- fed or caused to be fed 

 the substance or material from which the same is stored or made, and 

 the name of the substance or material from which the said hone}' is 

 stored or made. 



Sec. 3. Any person or persons violating sections one and two of 

 this act shall be deeined guilty- of a misdemeanor, and upon convic- 

 tion thereof, be punished for each offense bj' a fine of not less than 

 fifteen dollars or more than one hundred dollars, or bj- imprison- 

 ment in the count}' jail not exceeding thirty daj's, or both such fine 

 and imprisonment. 



Sec. 4. The having in possession by an}' person or persons or 

 firm any honey compounded, manufactured or mixed as hereinbe- 

 fore described or any honey stored or made by the bees as hereinbe- 

 fore described and not labeled as provided in this act, shall be con- 

 sidered prima facie evidence that the same is kept in violation of 

 the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the State Dairy and Food Cominis- 

 sioner and his assistants, experts, chemists and agents by him ap- 

 pointed, to enforce the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 6. The said commissioner and his assistants, experts, chem- 

 ists and others by him appointed, shall have access, ingress and 

 egress to all places of business and buildings where the same is 

 kept for sale; they also shall have power and authority to open any 

 package, car or vessel containing such articles which luay be man- 

 ufactured, sold or exposed for sale in violation of the provisions of 

 of this act, and may inspect the contents thereof, and take samples 

 therefrom for analysis. All clerks, book-keepers, express agents, 

 railroad agents or officials, employes or common carriers or other 

 persons shall render them all the assistance in their power, when so 

 requested, in tracing, finding or discovering the presence of any 

 prohibited article naiued in this act. Any refusal or neglect on the 

 part of such clerk, book-keeper, express agent, railroad agent, em- 

 ploye or cotumon carrier to render such friendly aid, shall be 

 deemed a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not less than 

 twenty-five dollars or more than fifty dollars for each and every 

 offence. 



Sec. 7. In all prosecutions under this act the costs thereof shall 

 be paid in the manner now provided by law, and lines shall be paid 

 into the state treasury. 



Sec. S. All acts and parts of acts inconsistant with this act are 

 hereby repealed. 



Sec. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its 

 passage. 



Approved April 17, 1893. 



The association then proceeded to the election of officers for the 

 ensuing year which resulted as follows: [(See list on first page of 

 this number.) 



