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that is adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this 

 Act, or that is made, labeled or branded contrary to the provision 

 of this Act, or that does not conform to the definition or analyt- 

 ical requirements provided in this Act, and is being sold or 

 offered for sale or exposed for sale within the State of Illinois, 

 shall be liable to be proceeded against in any court of record or 

 before any judge thereof, or before any justice of the peace 

 within whose jurisdiction the same may be found, and seized for 

 condemnation and confiscation; and authority and jurisdiction 

 are hereby vested in the several courts of record, the judges 

 thereof in vacation, and the several justices of the peace, to issue 

 the warrant and to hear and determine the proceedings herein 

 provided for. Such proceedings shall be by complaint, verified 

 by affidavit, and in the name of the People of the State of Illi- 

 nois against the article or articles proceeded against, particularly 

 describing the same, the place where they are located, the name 

 of the person, firm or corporation in whose possession they are 

 found, and wherein they violate the provisions of this Act. 

 Thereupon said court, judge or justice of the peace shall issue 

 a warrant directed to the sheriff, bailiff or any constable of the 

 county, commanding such officer to seize and take into his pos- 

 session the article or articles described in the complaint, and bring 

 the same before the court, judge or justice of the peace who 

 issued the warrant, and to summon the person, firm or corpora- 

 tion named in the warrant, and any other person who may be 

 found in possession of the said articles to appear at the time and 

 place therein specified, which service shall be made in the same 

 manner as service of process in civil cases in such court or before 

 such justice of the peace. The hearing upon such complaint 

 shall be at the time and place specified in the warrant, which 

 time shall be not less than five (5) days nor more than fifteen 

 (15) days from the date of issuing the warrant: Provided, that 

 if the execution and service of the warrant as aforesaid is had 

 less than three (3) days before the return day of the warrant, 

 then the claimant shall be entitled to a reasonable continuance. 

 Upon the hearing the complaint made may be amended, and any 

 person, firm or corporation "that appears and claims the said ar- 



