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provided by this act, with intent to mislead, deceive, or to violate 

 any of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 



Sec. 10. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of 

 this act shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty nor more 

 than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail 

 not to exceed sixty days, for each offense, or by both fine and im- 

 prisonment, in the discretion of the court, or the fine alone may be 

 sued for and recovered before any justice of the peace in the 

 county where the offense shall be committed, at the instance of 

 any person, in the name of the people of the State of Illinois as 

 plaintiff. 



Sec. 11. It is hereby made the duty of the State's attorney 

 of each county in this State to prosecute all violations of this act 

 upon complaint of any person, and there shall be taxed as his fees 

 in the case the sum of ten dollars, which shall be taxed as costs 

 in the case. 



AN ACT to protect the public from imposition in relation to can- 

 ned or preserved food. (Approved June 27, 1885.) • 



Section 1. That it shall hereafter be unlawful in this State 

 for any packer or dealer in preserved or canned fruits and vege- 

 tables or other articles of food to offer such canned articles for 

 sale after January 1, 1886, with the exception of goods brought 

 from foreign countries, or packed prior to the passage of this act, 

 unless such articles bear a mark to indicate the grade or quality, 

 together with the name and address of such firm, person, or cor- 

 poration that packed the same or dealer who sells the same. The 

 firm, person, or corporation labeling such goods shall be con- 

 sidered the packer or packers. 



Sec. 3. Any person, firm, or corporation, who sh:ill falsely 

 stamp or label such cans or jars containing preserved fruit or food 

 of any kind, or knowingly permit such false stamping or labeling, 

 and any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the 

 provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor 



