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foreign substance whatever, or adulterate any bran or middlings 

 or mixtures of wheat bran or wheat middlings known in the 

 trade as "mixed feed," or any other standard by-product made 

 from the several grains or seeds with any foreign 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 and any person who knowingly sells or offers for sale 

 any whole or ground grain, bran or middlings, or mixture of 

 wheat bran and wheat middlings known in the trade as "mixed 

 feed," or other standard by-product, which has been so adulter- 

 ated, unless the true composition, mixture or adulteration is 

 plainly marked or indicated upon the package (containing) the 

 same or in which it is offered, for sale, shall on conviction, be 

 fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than 

 one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense and such fines 

 shall be paid into the treasury of the State. 



Section 7. It shall be the duty of the State Food Commis- 

 sioner to presecute the person or persons violating any provis- 

 ions of this Act, and for this purpose the State Food Commis- 

 sioner may, if necessary, employ experts, and may further desig- 

 nate some person connected with his office, or some other suit- 

 able person, to make complaints in his behalf; and in making 

 complaints for violation of this Act the person so designated 

 shall not be required to enter any recognizance or to give security 

 for the payment of costs : Provided, however, that there shall 

 be no prosecution in relation to the quality of any unadulterated 

 commercial feed stuff if the same shall be found to be substan- 

 tially equivalent to the statement of analysis made by the manu- 

 facturers or importers. 



Section 8. Each manufacturer, importer, agent or seller of 

 any concentrated commercial feeding stuffs shall pay annually, 

 during the month of December, to the Treasurer of the State of 

 Illinois a license fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each 

 and every brand sold or offered for sale. Whenever a manu- 



