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dealer in this state ; but said sample shall be drawn in 

 the presence of the parties in interest, or their representa- 

 tives, and taken from a parcel or a number of packages, 

 which shall not be less than ten per centum of the whole 

 lot sampled, and shall be thoroughly mixed, and then 

 divided into two equal samples, and placed in glass vials 

 and carefully sealed and a label placed on each stating 

 the name of the party from whose stock the sample was 

 drawn and the time and place of drawing, and said label 

 shall also be signed by the person taking the sample, and 

 by the party or parties in interest or their representatives 

 at the drawing and sealing of said samples ; one of said 

 duplicate samples shall be retained by the secretary and 

 the other by the party whose stock was sampled, and the 

 sample or samples retained by the secretary shall be for 

 comparison with the certified statement named in section 

 3 of this act. The result of the analysis of the sample or 

 samples so procured, together with such additional in- 

 formation as circumstances advise, shall be published in 

 reports or bulletins from time to time. 



Sect. 6. Any manufacturer, importer, or person who 

 shall sell, offer, or expose for sale or for distribution in 

 this state any concentrated commercial feeding-stuff, 

 without complying with the requirements of this act, or 

 any feeding-stuff which contains substantially a smaller 

 percentage of the constituents than are certified to be con- 

 tained, shall, on conviction in a court of competent juris- 

 diction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars for 

 the first offense, and not more than two hundred dollars 

 for each subsequent offense. 



Sect. 7. Any person who shall adulterate any kind of 

 meal or ground grain with milling or manufacturing of- 

 fals, or any other substance whatever, for the purpose of 

 sale, unless the true composition, mixture, or adulteration 

 thereof is plainly marked or indicated upon the package 

 containing the same or in which it is offered for sale ; or 



