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preparation of such drug, medicine, medicinal or chemical preparation ; and 

 who shall, in the making, mixing, manufacturing or compounding of such 

 drug, medicine or medicinal or chemical preparation, substitute or use, in 

 part or in whole, methyl, or wood alcohol, in place and stead of ethyl, or grain 

 alcohol, or who shall in any manner put or introduce methyl, or wood alcohol, 

 into such drug, medicine, medicinal or chemical preparation, shall be guilty 

 of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less 

 than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or by not less 

 than three months nor more than twelve months imprisonment, or by both, 

 in the discretion of the court. (!MWS 1904, P- 817.) 



Public General Laws, 1904, vol. 1, p. 845. 



134. Prohibition of use of wood alcohol in essences, etc.; penalty. No person, 

 firm or corporation engaged in making, manufacturing, compounding and selling 

 extracts, essences or other fluids commonly used for the purpose of flavoring 

 articles of food or drink shall use or employ, or permit to be used or employed 

 by his, their or its agents or employes, the making, manufacture or compound- 

 ing of such flavoring extracts, essences or fluids any methyl, or wood alcohol ; 

 nor shall any person, firm or corporation, his, their or its agents or employes, 

 sell, or offer for sale at wholesale or retail, any flavoring extract, essence or 

 other fluid commonly used for flavoring articles of food or drink when the 

 paine contains any methyl, or wood alcohol ; and any person, firm or corpora- 

 tion, his, their or its agents, employes or officers, violating the provisions of 

 this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall 

 be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five 

 hundred dollars, or by not less than three months nor more than twelve months' 

 Imprisonment, or by both, in the discretion of the court. (Laics 190J f , p. 659.) 



Public General Laws, 1904, vol. 1, p. 1248. 



