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name of such article, and the percentage in which such oleomargarine t«r 

 suine enters into its composition ; nor shall any person sell or offer for 

 sale, or order or permit to be sold or offered for sale, any such article <c»f 

 food into the composition of which oleomargarine or suine has entered, 

 withut at the same time informing the buyer of the fact, and the propor- 

 tions in which such oleomargarine, suine, or butterine, beef fat, lard, or 

 any other foreign substance has entered into its composition. Provided, 

 That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the use of 

 harmless coloring matter in butter and cheese, or other articles of food. 



Sec. 5. Any person convicted of violating any provisions of any of 

 the foregoing sections of this act shall, for the first offense, be fined not 

 less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred; for the second 

 offense he sail be fined not less than one hundred nor more than two 

 hundred dollars, or confined in the county jail not less than one month 

 nor more than six months, or both, at the discretion of the court; and 

 for the third and all subsequent offenses he sail 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 defense against prosecution, is repealed in the food commission bill.) 



Sec. 7. The State's Attorneys of this State are charged with the en- 

 forcement 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. 



Sec. 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 this act are hereby repealed.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, sections 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 cream 



