constitutes imitation butter and cheese; prohibits the coloring of substitutes to resemble butter and the combination of animal fat or vegetable oil, etc., with butter or cheese, and the manufacture and sale of imitation butter or cheese, except when branded, stamped or marked, and shipping of substitutes for butter or cheese, except as marked, and except goods in transit across the State. The possession of such substitutes is not allowed, except by persons having the same for personal use; knowledge of the true characters and names by persons possessing substitutes is presumed. In case of sale of substitutes the purchaser is to be notified by statement that the substance sold is a substitute for butter or cheese; hotels, etc., issuing substitutes, must keep a card posted with the words "substitutes for butter used here," or (c substitute for cheese used here." Possession of imitations contrary to the provisions of this act is an evidence of intent to use, to commit a public offense. Provision is made for search warrants, seizure of sample for analysis, and the manner of the disposal of sample seized. Penalties are provided for the violation of the law.

INDIANA.

The selling or having in possession with intent to sell or exposing for sale, or keeping on the table in any hotel, restaurant, or public or private boarding-house, of any butter other than that made from pure milk is deemed a misdemeanor, and punishable by a fine, unless it is labeled in large letters "oleomargarine;" each package of such article sold must have a label indicating the true and appropriate name of the same. (Laws 1883, chap. 62.)

KENTUCKY.

It is punishable by a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $1,000 to sell or exchange any oleaginous substance or compound as butter other than that produced from unadulterated milk or cream, unless the packages containing the same are marked to show to the purchaser and establish the true character thereof and distinguish it from genuine butter. (Laws 1893, chap. 182.)

LOUISIANA.

The sale of all substances, such as oleomargarine, butterine, bogus butter or other material, either separately or in combination with any substance other than the product of the cow, as butter, is prohibited unless labeled as 'unmistakably to indicate their true composition. The penalty for the violation of the provisions of this act is fine or imprisonment or both in the discretion of the courts. (Laws 1886, No. 81.)

MAINE.

The sale of adulterated cheese or butter and oleomargarine is regulated by stamping, labeling or marking on the packages containing the same, the words "imitation cheese," or "adulterated butter" or "oleomargarine," and notifying the purchaser by label of the same. (Laws 1883, chap. 183.) Chapter 297 of the Laws of 1885 fixes the penalty for manufacturing, selling or having in possession, with intent to sell, adulterated butter or cheese, first offense, $100; second, or each subsequent offense, $200, to be recovered by indictment, with costs.

Chapter 143 of the Laws of 1895 amends section 3 of chapter 297 of the Laws of 1885, and prescribes a penalty for the manufacturing, selling, having in possession with intent to sell, or taking orders for the future delivery of imitation of yellow butter or cheese, whether said article is oleomargarine, butterine or otherwise named. The forfeiture for the first offense is $100, and the second and each subsequent offense $200; to be recovered by indictment with costs, one-third part to go to the complainant and the balance to the State.

MARYLAND.

It is unlawful to manufacture and sell any article or substance in semblance of butter or cheese not the product of the dairy, unless branded or stamped with the word "oleomargarine," and the sale is prohibited if the dealer is asked for butter, even if stamped or marked as aforesaid. Penalty for violation of law, fine or imprisonment and forfeiture of the article under certain circumstances. (Laws 1886, chap. 255.)

Packages must be marked, etc., when oleomargarine, etc., is mixed with the butter or cheese, or with any article of food, and the buyer must be informed of the fact and the proportion of the adulteration. (Laws 1890, chap. 604.)

MASSACHUSETTS.

Chapter 280 of the Laws of 1894 makes amendments to existing laws at the time of its passage as follows:

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Section 3 of chapter 317 of the Laws of 1895, by providing a penalty for false marking or labeling. Section 1 of chapter 412 of the Laws of 1891, by regulating the sale of butter, declaring it a fraud and punishable to sell oleomargarine, butterine, etc., to any person who sends or inquires for butter. Section 2 of the same chapter by requiring packages containing oleomargarine, etc., to be plainly marked, when offered for sale, with the word oleomargarine." Section 4 of the same chapter, by requiring that wagons, etc., used for the sale of oleomargarine, etc., shall be marked "licensed to sell oleomargarine." Section 9 of the same chapter, by prescribing the powers of the dairy bureau, agents and counsel. Section 1 of chapter 58 of the Laws of 1891, by prohibiting the manufacture or sale, taking orders for future delivery, etc., of imitation butter; but it provides that oleomargarine may be manufactured and sold in a separate and distinct form, and in such a manner as will advise the consumer of its real character, free from coloration or ingredients that causes it to look like butter.

Section 1 of chapter 58 and section 5 of chapter 412 of the Laws of 1891, together with section 6 of chapter 280 of the Laws of 1894, are amended relative to the sale of imitation butter. It is not allowed to be manufactured and sold except in a separate and distinct form, and in such a manner as will advise the consumer of its real character, free from coloration or ingredients that causes it to look like butter.

Guests or patrons of hotels, restaurants, boarding-houses, or lunch counters where oleomargarine or butterine is furnished must be notified by the party so furnishing it that the substance

so furnished is not butter. The violation of this act is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense. (Laws 1896, chap. 377.)

MICHIGAN.

Act No. 76, Laws 1897, is an act to prevent deception in the manufacture and sale of imitation butter and reads as follows:

Section 1. "That no person, by himself or his agent, or servant, shall render or manufacture, sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in his possession, with intent to sell, any article, product or compound made wholly or in part out of any fat, oil, or oleoginous substance or compound thereof, not produced from unadulterated milk or cream from the same, which shall be in imitation of yellow butter produced from pure, unadulterated milk or cream from the same. Provided, That nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit the manufacture or sale of oleomargarine in a separate and distinct form, and in such a manner as will advise the consumer of its real character, free from coloration or ingredients that causes it to look like butter."

§ 2. "Whoever violates any of the provisions of section one (1) of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail or State House of Correction and Reformatory at Ionia, for not less than six months nor more than three years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, for each and every offense."

MINNESOTA.

Chapter 149, Laws of 1885, prohibits the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine and similar substances. Chapter 140, Laws of 1887, was to prevent deception in sale of dairy products, and was supplementary to and in aid of chapter 149, Laws of 1885.

Chapter 247, Laws of 1889, amends chapter 140, Laws of 1887, and is substantially the same as the New York law except as to the penalty for the violation of the sixth section of the law. It is deemed a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

The law requires that imitation butter or any substitute for butter, not made wholly from milk or cream, shall be of a bright pink color when sold, exposed for sale or had in possession with intent to sell. Samples of suspected articles are to be analyzed, and seizures are authorized of prohibited articles. The penalty for the violation of the first section of this act is $50 for the first offense, and $100 with costs, for a second or each subsequent offense. (Laws 1891, chap. 11, p. 83, G. L.)

MISSISSIPPI.

The dealing in oleomargarine or any other similarly manufactured butter is regulated by branding or marking before sale on each package " oleomargarine" or with whatever name it may be known, and shall sell or offer for sale the same by and according to its mark or brand, and the seller shall pay a privilege tax of $50. (Laws 1882, chap. 50.)

It is a misdemeanor to sell or manufacture, expose or offer for sale, as an article of food, any oleomargarine or other substance in imitation of any article of food, without disclosing the imitation, by a suitable mark or brand, indicating and naming what the substance really is. (Laws 1882, p. 85.)

This law levies a tax on each vendor of oleomargarine or similarly manufactured butter of $50. (Laws 1892, chap. 75.)

MISSOURI.

Imitation butter is defined, coloring matter is prohibited, as is also the manufacture and sale of imitation butter unless the substitutes for butter are marked, branded, etc., and the shipment unless branded, etc. The possession of unbranded substitutes for butter is prohibited, and, if sold, the purchaser must be informed that the substance is a substitute. Penalties are provided for the violation of the act. Possession of substitutes for butter contrary to the act is a public offense. Search warrants may be issued and the duty of the State board of agriculture is specified. An action on account of sales cannot be maintained, and the effacement of brands is a misdemeanor. The State board of agriculture is charged with the execution of the act; an appropriation