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41b. Adulteration of natural fruit juices, penalty. Any person who shall 

 knowingly sell, offer or expose for sale, or give away, any compound or prepara- 

 tion composed, in whole or in part, of any unwholesome, deleterious or poison- 

 ous acid, or other unwholesome, deleterious or poisonous substance, as a substi- 

 tute for the pure, unadulterated and unferinented juice of lemons, limes, 

 oranges, currants, grapes, apples, peaches, plums, pears, berries, quinces, or 

 other natural fruits, representing such compound or preparation to be the pure, 

 unadulterated and unfermented juice of any of such fruits ; or who, in the 

 mixing, decoction, or preparation of food or drink, shall knowingly use any such 

 compound or preparation in the place of, or as a substitute for, the pure, 

 unadulterated and unfermeuted juice of one or more of such fruits, shall be 

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

 more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than 

 six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Laws, 1899, p. 7//4.) 



Revised Statutes, Codes and General Laws (Birdseye), 1901, p. 2817,2861. 

 DISTRIBUTION OF SAMPLES. 



405b. Penally for careless distribution. Any person, firm, or corporation, 

 who distributes, or causes to be distributed, any free or trial samples of any 

 medicine, drug, chemical or chemical compound, by leaving the same exposed 

 upon the ground, sidewalk, porch, doorway, letter-boxes, or in any other man- 

 ner, that children may become possessed of the same, shall be guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding twenty-live dollars for each 

 offense, but this section shall not apply to the direct delivery of any such 

 article to an adult (Laws, 1903, p. 1148.) 



Revised Statutes, Codes and General Laws (Birdseye), vol. 4 (Supple- 

 ment, 1905), p. 224. 



