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than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court; and 

 for the third and all subsequent offenses he shall be fined not less 

 than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, 

 and imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one year nor 

 more than five years. 



Section 6, which makes ignorance of the provisions of the 

 law a defense against prosecution, is repealed in the food com- 

 mission bill. 



Section 7. The State's Attorneys of this state are charged 

 with the enforcement of this act, and it is hereby made their 

 duty to appear for the people, and to attend to the prosecution 

 of all complaints under this act, in their respective counties, in 

 all courts. 



Section 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the 

 provisions of this act are hereby repealed. 



Laws of 1897, page 3 (Revised Statutes, chapter 38, sec- 

 tions 39d-39n). 



AN ACT to regulate the manufacture and sale of substitutes for 

 butter. (Approved June 14, 1897). 



Section 1. That for the purpose of this act every article, 

 substitute, or compound other than that which is produced from 

 pure milk or cre^.m therefrom, made in the semblance of butter 

 and designed to be used as a substitute for butter made from 

 pure milk or its cream, is hereby declared to be imitation butter. 

 Provided, That the use of salt and harmless coloring matter for 

 coloring the product of pure milk or cream shall not be con- 

 strued to render such product an imitation. 



Section 2. No person shall coat, powder, or color with an- 

 natto or any coloring matter whatever any substance designed 

 as a substitute for butter, whereby such substitute or product 

 so colored or compounded shall be made to resemble butter, the 

 product of the dairy. No person shall combine any animal fat 



