282 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Sec. 9. Whoever shall deface, erase, or remove any mark provided 

 'by this act, with intent to mislead, deceive, or to violate any Oif the pro- 

 visions oi 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 imprisionment in the county jail not to exceed sixty days, 

 for each offense, or by both fine an d imprisonment, in the discretion of 

 the court, or the fine alone may be sued for and recovered before any jus- 

 tice of the peace in the country where the offense shall be committed, at 

 the instance of any person, in the nome of the people of the State of Illi- 

 nois 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 canned or 

 preserved food. (Approved June 27, 1885.) 



Section 1. That it shall here after be unlawful in thisi Stated for any 

 packer or dealer in preserved or canned fruits and vegetables 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 indi- 

 cate the grade or quality, togethe r with the name and address or such 

 firm, person, or corporation that pack the same or dealer who sells the 

 same. The firm, person, or corporation labeling such goods shall be 

 considered the packer or packers. 



Sec. 3. Any person, firm, or corporation, who shall 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, and punished with a fine or not less 



