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and taxation." Thus they perverted an act aimed against 

 them into an endorsement of their goods. 



Needed Amendments to Laws. 

 The experience of the past year has shown where several 

 amendments might add to the efficiency of the laws. Add 

 the words in italics in the first four paragraphs : — 



Chapter 412, Acts of 1891, section 1. Whoever hy himself or 

 agents sells or offers for sale, etc. 



Chapter 412, Acts of 1891, section 2. AYhoever exposes for 

 sale oleomargarine, butterine or any substance made in imitation 

 or semblance of pure butter, not marked and distinguished by all the 

 marks, words and stamps required by existing laws, and not hav- 

 ing in 9,ddition thereto upon the exposed contents of every opened 

 tub, package or parcel thereof a conspicuous placard with the word 

 " oleomargarine " printed thereon in plain uncondensed, etc. 



Chapter 58, Acts of 1891, section 1. No person, by himself or 

 his agents or servants, shall render or manufacture, sell, offer for 

 sale, expose for sale, take orders for the future delivery of, or have 

 in his possession with intent to sell, any article, product, or com- 

 pound made wholly or partly out of any fat, oil or oleaginous 

 substance or compound thereof, not produced from unadulter- 

 ated, etc. 



Chapter 317, Acts of 1886, section 3. 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 imita- 

 tion or semblance of butter or as a substitute for butter, and not 

 made exclusively and wholly of milk or cream, or containing any 

 fats, oils or grease not produced from milk or cream, contained in 

 any box, tub, article or package, marked or labelled with the word, 

 — dau-y, — or the word, — creamery, — or the name of any breed 

 of dairy cattle, — shall for every such offence forfeit to the city or 

 town where the offence was committed one hundred dollars, and for 

 a second and each subsequent offence two hundred dollars. 



Also prohibit the use of the word dairy, or creamery, or 

 the name of any breed of cattle on any sign, placard or 

 advertisement. 



Add to section 9, chapter 412, Acts of 1891, " Whoever 

 hinders, obstructs, or in any way interferes with an officer 

 or duly authorized agent of the Dairy Bureau in the perform- 

 ance of his duty shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars 



