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The Fiftieth Congress adopted an anti-adulteration law for the District of Colum- 

 bia. 



The British laws can be found in Hansell. 



There are stringent laws in Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, Holland; and most 

 of the European Governments require the proper branding of food and the inspection 

 of animals sold for food both before and after slaughter. 



The new law of New York relative to the standard of vinegar went into effect on 

 August 'xtf, 1889. 



The laws of the State of Massachusetts require that milk shall contain over 13 per 

 cent, of milk solids; " to contain less, or to contain less than 9.3 per cent, of milk sol- 

 ids, exclusive of fat, shall not be standard, except in May or Juno, when 12 percent, 

 shall be standard. 



Massachusetts law provides for the publication in two newspapers of the names and 

 residences of persons convicted of selling adulterated milk. 



To kill knowingly a calf under four weeks old in Massachusetts for the purpose of 

 sale subjects the offender to imprisonment not to exceed six months or to a fine 

 not to exceed $200, or both. And all such underage meat is subject to be destroyed 

 whether the vender knew it to be so or not. 



No action to recover a debt for an adulterated article can be made in a Pennsyl- 

 vania court. 



To adulterate any liquor with poisons or other deleterious drugs subjects the of- 

 fender to a fine of $1,000 and imprison uent not over a year. 



MAINE LARD LAW. 



Not having seen the following law in print, I give it in full : 



[State of Maine, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine. | 

 [An act to prevent fraud in the sale of lard.J 



Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in legislature assembled, as 

 folloivs : 



SECTION 1. No manufacturer or other person shall sell, deliver, prepare, put up, 

 expose, or offer for sale any lard, or any article intended for use as lard, which con- 

 tains any ingredient but the pure fat of swine, in any tierce, bucket, pail, or other 

 vessel or wrapper, or under any label bearing the words " pure,'' " refined," "family," 

 or either of them, alone or in combination with other words, unless every vessel, 

 wrapper, or label in or under which such article is sold or delivered or prepared, put 

 up or exposed for sale, bears on the top or outer side thereof, in letters not less than 

 one-half inch in length and plainly exposed to view, the words " compound lard." 



SEC. 2. Any person who violates any provision hereof shall forfeit the sum of fifty 

 dollars to the use of any person suing therefor, in an action of debt. 



IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March I, 1889. 

 This bill having had three several readings, passed to be enacted. 



FRED N. Dow, Speaker. 



IN SENATE, March 2, 1889. 

 This bill having had two several readings, passed to be enacted. 



HENUY LORD, President. 



MARCH 2, 1869. 

 Approved- 



EDWIN C. BURLEIGH, Governor. 



