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tion thirteen of this Act, unless in a conspicuous place above the center upon 

 tin- outside of every vessel, can or package from which any such milk is sold, 

 the words " skimmed milk " are distinctly painted or printed, shall be guilty of 

 u misdemeanor. 



. r.. Mn mi fnrt ii n-r and dealers in imitation cheese and butter defined; 

 " rrnimi ru" <in<l " cheese factorji " defined. Every person who in any manner 

 product's imitation butter or imitation cheese shall be considered a manufac- 

 turer thereof. 



Any person who sells imitation butter or imitation cheese in packages or 

 quantities containing more than ten pounds, shall be deemed a wholesale dealer 

 thereof. 



Any person who deals in imitation butter or imitation cheese in packages con- 

 taining less than ten pounds each, shall be deemed a retail dealer thereof. 



The word "creamery," as used in this Act, is hereby defined as a factory 

 where cream or milk from two or more dairy herds, with or without the addi- 

 tion of salt and coloring matter, is churned into butter. The term "cheese fac- 

 tor,}." as used in this Act. is hereby defined to be a factory where milk from 

 two i,r more dairy herds, with or without the addition of salt and coloring mat- 

 - manufactured into cheese. The term *' to test milk or cream," as used in 

 this Act. defined as the process or method by which the percentage of 



butter fa I in said milk or en-am is determined. 



. _'". / rmitt ;'"/ /*//// /. //. , >. . <///./ i,-> n-rum factories, etc. It is hereby 

 made unlawful for any manufacturer, wholesale dealer or retail dealer in imi- 

 tation butter or imitation cheese, or both, to enter upon or engage in the busi- 

 :iianufacturing. handling or selling imitation butter or imita- 

 tion ciieese without lirst procuri'i:: fmni said commission a permit describing 

 the o, , i; atiOD and place of business of the person cngaircd in the same, which 

 it shall . i he thirtieth day of June following its issuance unless 



. made unlawful to operate any creamery or cheese 

 h. without firM securim: from said commission }l permit, in which 

 jn'rniit shall he described the place of business of tho applicant and the business 

 to in- c,.:iducted under said permit, h is hereby made unlawful for any person 

 igagr in the business of buying cream for any butter, cheese or ice cream 

 ry without tirst securing from said commission a permit, in which permit 

 shall be .lex, ribed the place of "business of the applicant and the business to be 

 conducted ut!' permit. It is hereby made unlawful for any person 



i the business of buying cream in this State for the purpose of manu- 

 : shipment out of the State to make discriminations in the price paid 

 'ich cream when purchased upon the same day at different places in said 



Cost of permits. For permit issued in connection with this Act, 

 there shall be charged and collected annually as follows: From each manu- 

 facturer of imitation butter or imitation cheese, the sum of fifty dollars; for 

 wholesale dealer in imitation butter or imitation cheese, twenty-five dol- 

 : from each retail dealer in imitation butter or imitation cheese, ten dollars; 

 from each creamery or cheese factory, five dollars; from each person engaged in 

 esting of cream or milk for commercial purposes, one dollar; said fees shall 

 aid as pro\ ided by law, in advance of the issuance of any permit. All 

 permits so issued shall expire on the thirtieth day of June next succeeding the 

 date of issuance. When a permit is issued to such manufacturer, dealer, cream- 

 ery or factory after the beginning of any license year, the fee charged and col- 

 d therefor shall be proportioned to the unexpired portions of such year, 

 counting from the first day of the month in which such license is issued. 



