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clubs, agricultural libraries, and reading-rooms ; and of 

 disseminating useful information in agriculture by means 

 of lectures or otherwise ; and such agents shall annually 

 in October make to the secretary detailed reports. 



An Act to provide for the Protection of Dairy Products and 

 to establish a State Dairy Bureau. 



[Chap. 412, Actsof 1S91.] 



Section 1. Whoever sells or offers for sale, to any Saie of butter 



regulated. 



person who asks, sends or inquires for butter, any oleo- 

 margarine, butterine or any substance made in imitation 

 of or semblance of pure butter, not made entirely from 

 the milk of cows, with or without coloring matter, shall 

 be declared guilty of fraud and punished by a fine of not 

 less than one hundred dollars for each offence. 



Sect. 2. Whoever exposes for sale oleomargarine, oieomarga- 

 butterine or any substance made in imitation or semblance packages' to 

 of pure butter, not marked and distinguished by all the nfarkeli'when 

 marks, words and stamps required by existing laws, and gaie^'^ 

 not having in addition thereto upon every opened tub, 

 package or parcel thereof a placard with the word " oleo- 

 margarine" printed thereon in plain, uncondensed gothic 

 letters, not less than one inch long, shall be fined not less 

 than one hundred dollars for each offence. 



Sect. 3. Whoever sells oleomargarine, butterine or Penalty for 



,...'. „ selling the 



any other substance made in imitation or semblance of same un- 

 pure butter, from any dwelling, store, office or public mart 

 shall have conspicuously posted thereon the placard or 

 sign, in letters not less than four inches in length, " oleo- 

 margarine sold here," or "butterine sold here," said 

 placard to be approved by the bureau hereinafter provided 

 for by this act. Any person neglecting or failing to post 

 the placard herein provided for shall be punished by a fine 

 of not less than one hundred dollars for the first offence 

 and one hundred dollars for each day's neglect thereafter. 



Sect. 4. Whoever peddles, sells or delivers from any Wagons to be 



1 • 1 i 1 IT marked " li- 



cart, wagon or other vehicle, upon the pubhc streets or ceused to sell 

 ways, oleomargarine, butterine or any substance made in rine." 

 imitation or semblance of pure butter, not having on both 

 sides of said cart, wagon or other vehicle the placard in 

 uncondensed gothic letters, not less than three inches in 

 length, "licensed to sell oleomargarine," sliall be pun- 



