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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 

 than fifty dollars; in the case of vendors, and in the case of manufactur- 

 er^ and those falsely or fiadulently stamping or labeling such cans or 

 jars, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thous- 

 and dollars, and it shall be the duly of any board of health in this State 

 cognizant of any violation of this act to prosecute any person, firm, or 

 corporation which it has reason to believe has violated any of the pro- 

 visions of this act, and after deducting the costs of the trial and convic- 

 tion, to retain for the use of such board the balance of the fine or fines 

 recovered. 



PURE FOOD COMMISSIONER'S "BILL. 



For an act to provide for the appointment of a State Food Commissioner 

 and to define his powers and duties and fix his compensation, and to 

 prohibit and prevent adulteration, fraud ,and deception in the man- 

 ufacture and sale of articles of food, and to repeal certain acts or 

 parts of acts therein named. 



Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois repre- 

 sented in the General Assembly: That the office of State food commis- 

 sioner for the State of Illinois is hereby created. Within thirty days 

 after this act shall take effect such commissioner shall be appointed by 

 the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and his 

 term of office shall be for two (2) years from the date of his appointment 

 and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Thereafter the term 

 of office of the commissioner shall be for four years and until his suc- 

 cessor is qualified. The salary of the commissioner shall be twenty-five 

 hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum and his necessary and actual ex- 

 penses incurred in the discharge of his official duties. 



2. Such commissioner may, with the advice and consent of the Gov- 

 ernor, appoint two assistant commissioners,, each of acknowledged 



