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possession or control of any imitation butter for the purpose of 

 selling the same which is not marked as required by the provis- 

 ions of this Act, shall be presumed to have knov^n during the 

 time of such possession or control the true character and name, as 

 fixed by this Act, of such product. 



Section 7. Whoever shall have possession or control of any 

 imitation butter or any substance designed to be used as a substi- 

 tute for butter, contrary to the provisions of this Act, for the 

 purpose of selling the same, or offering the same for sale shall 

 be held to have possession of such property with intent to use 

 it in violation of this Act. 



Section 8. No action shall be maintained on account of any 

 sale or contract made in violation of, or with intent to violate, 

 this Act, by or through any person who was knowingly a party 

 to such wrongful sale or contract. 



Section 9. Whoever shall deface, erase or remove any 

 mark provided by this Act, with intent to mislead, deceive, or to 

 violate any of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor. 



Section 10. Whoever shall violate any of the provisions of 

 this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more 

 than $200, or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 

 60 days for each offense, or by both fine and imprisonment, 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. 



Section 11. It is hereby made the duty of the State's Attor- 

 ney 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 ($10), which shall be taxed 

 as costs in the case. 



Approved June 14, 1897, in force July t, 1897. 



