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fourteen inches, upon which shall be printed in black letters, not less* 

 in size than one and a half inches square, the words "oleomargarine 

 sold and used here," and said card shall not contain any other words 

 than the ones above described, and such proprietor, keeper, manager 

 or person in charge shall not sell, serve or dispose of such substance 

 as for butter when butter is asked for or purported to be furnished or 

 served. 



(4200-19) SEC. 4. [Oleomargarine defined.] The word"oleo- 

 margarine" as used in this act shall be construed to mean any substance, 

 not pure butter of not less than eighty per cent, of butter-fats, which 

 substance is made as substitute for, in imitation of, or to be used as 

 butter. 



(4200-20) SEC. 5. [Penalty.] Any manufacturer who violates 

 any of the provisions of this act shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined 

 in any sum not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hun- 

 dred dollars ; and for each subsequent offense, in addition to the above 

 fine, may be imprisoned in the county jail not more than ninety days. 

 Any other person violating any of the provisions of this act shall, upon 

 conviction thereof, be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than 

 one hundred dollars. 



(4200-21) SEC. i. [Branding of "filled cheese" and "skimmed 

 cheese.''] Whoever, by himself or by his agents, sells, exposes for 

 sale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, any article, substance, 

 or compound made in imitation or semblance of cheese, or a substitute 

 for cheese, and not made exclusively or wholly of milk or cream with 

 salt, rennet, and with or without harmless coloring matter, or contain- 

 ing any fats, oils or grease not produced from milk or cream, shall 

 have the words "filled cheese," and all cheese made exclusively and 

 wholly from milk or cream with salt, rennet, and with or without harm- 

 less coloring matter, and containing less than twenty per cent, of pure 

 butter fat, shall have the words "skimmed cheese" stamped, labeled or 

 marked, in printed letters of plain, uncondensed gothic type, not less 

 than one inch in length, so that the words cannot easily be defaced, 

 and upon the side of every cheese, cheese-cloth or band around the 

 same, and upon the top and side of every tub, firkin, box or package 

 containing any of said articles, substance or compound. And in case 

 of retail sales of any of said articles, substance or compound, not in 

 the original package, the seller shall, by himself or by his agents, attach 

 to each package so sold, and shall deliver therewith to the purchaser, 

 a label or wrapper bearing in a conspicuous place upon the outside of 

 the package the words "filled cheese," or "skimmed cheese," as the case 

 may be, in printed letters of plain, uncondensed gothic type, not less 

 than one inch in length. 



(4200-22) SEC. 2. [Penalty for violating preceding section.] 

 Whoever, by himself or his agents, sells, exposes for sale, or has in his 

 possession with intent to sell, any article, substance, or compound made 

 in imitation or semblance of cheese or as a substitute for cheese, except 

 as provided in section i (4200-21) of this act, and whoever with intent 

 to deceive, defaces, erases, cancels, or removes any mark, stamp, brand, 

 label or wrapper provided for in said section, or in any manner shall 

 falsely label, stamp or mark any box, tub, article, or package marked, 

 stamped or labeled as aforesaid, shall be punished by a fine of not less 

 than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in 



