258 ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Attorney of each cou nty in this stae 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 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 corporation that packed the same or dealer who sells the same. 

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

 considered the packer or packers. 



Section 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 stamp- 

 ing 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 of not less than fifty 

 dollars ; in the case of vendors, and in the case of manufacturers 

 and those falsely or fraudulently stamping or labeling such cans 

 or jars, a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more 

 than one thousand dollars, and it shall be the duty 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 provisions of this act, and after 

 deducting the costs of the trial and conviction, to retain for the 

 use of such board the balance of the fine or fines recovered. 



