Liability for damages. Certain violation a ages caused to any neat cattle by their failure to comply with the requirements of this act. 228. SEC. 5. Any person or person [persons] who shall knowmisdemeanor. ingly or willfully place or attempt to place any neat cattle, or others than those mentioned in section one, in any car or yard provided for in section two or three of this act, and branded and lettered as therein provided for between the first day of April and the first day of November following, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than ten days nor more than sixty days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. As amended by Act 57, Laws of 1887. Punishment. Penalty for importing, etc., DISEASED SHEEP. Act No. 185, laws of 1863, entitled "An act to prevent the importation, running at large, and sale of diseased sheep." 229. (2069.) SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan diseased sheep. enact, That it shall not be lawful for the owner of sheep, or any person having the same in charge, knowingly to import or drive into this State, sheep having any contagious disease; and any person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine in any sum not less than fifty dollars, and in default of the payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail not more than three months.-§ 2133. Penalty for allowing dis run at large. Sale. 230. (2070.) SEC. 2. That any person being the owner of eased sheep to sheep, or having the same in charge, who shall turn out or suffer any sheep having any contagious disease, knowing the same to be so diseased, to run at large upon any common, highway, or uninclosed lands, or who shall sell or dispose of any sheep, knowing the same to be so diseased, without first apprising the purchaser thereof of such disease, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by fine in any sum not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and in default of the payment thereof, by imprisonment in the county jail not more than three months.-§ 2134. Damages in civil action. Unlawful to allow or drive on highway, sheep infected with foot-rot. 231. (2071.) SEC. 3. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the recovery of damages, in civil actions, against any person or persons who shall import or drive such diseased sheep into this State, or who shall allow such diseased sheep to run at large, or who shall sell such diseased sheep.-§ 2135. PROTECTION AGAINST THE INFECTION OF FOOT-ROT IN SHEEP. Act No. 166, laws of 1879, entitled "An act to prevent the infection of foot-rot among sheep. 232. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michiganen act, That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to allow to run at large on, or to drive along any highway in this State between the first day of May and the first day of November of each year, any sheep known to be infected with the disease known as the foot-rot.-§ 2136. FOODS, FOOD-ANIMALS, DRINKS, DRUGS, AND MEDICINES. 233. SEC. 2. Any person or persons violating the provisions Penalty. of the foregoing section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine not less than twentyfive nor more than one hundred dollars, in the discretion of the court, in addition to the costs of prosecution; and in case the fine imposed, and the costs of prosecution shall not be paid, the defendant shall be confined in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days, in the discretion of the court.§ 2136a. SALE OF DISEASED, CORRUPTED, OR UNWHOLESOME PROVISIONS. 69 Mass. R. S. Ch. 131. wholesome pro notice. 234.* (7726.) SECTION 1. If any person shall knowingly Selling unsell any kind of diseased, corrupted, or unwholesome provisions, visions without whether for meat or drink, without making the same fully known to the buyer, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than six months, or by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars.-§ 9316. ADULTERATION OF FOODS, DRINKS, DRUGS, OR MEDICINES. food or liquors. 131. 235. (7727.) SEC. 2. If any person shall fraudulently adul- Adulterating terate, for the purpose of sale, any substance intended for food, Mass. R. S. Ch. or any wine, spirits, malt liquor, or other liquor intended for drinking, he shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, and the article so adulterated shall be forfeited and destroyed.§ 9317. drugs or medi Mass. R. S. Ch. 236. (7728.) SEC. 3. If any person shall fraudulently adul- Adulterating terate, for the purpose of sale, any drug or medicine, in such cines. manner as to render the same injurious to health, he shall be 131. punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year, or by fine not exceeding four hundred dollars, and such adulterated drugs and medicines shall be forfeited and destroyed. -§ 9318. ADULTERATION OF FOODS, DRINKS, AND MEDICINES, AND SALE THEREOF Act No. 254, laws of 1881, entitled "An act to prevent and punish the adulteration of articles of food, drink, and medicine, and the sale thereof when adulterated." food prohibited. 237. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Adulteration of That no person shall mix, color, stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, color, stain, or powder any article of food with any ingredient or material so as to render the article injurious to health, with the intent that the same may be sold; and no person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale any such article so mixed, colored, stained, or powdered-§ 9324. 238. SEC. 2. No person shall, except for the purpose of com- Adulteration of pounding in the necessary preparation of medicine, mix, color, hibited. *234. Sections 7726-33, C. L. 1871 (Secs. 234-6,286-9 of this compilation), are from chapter 159 of revised statutes of 1846, chapter 250, comp. laws of 1871, §§ 9316-22 Howell's Statutes, entitled "Offenses against the public health." medicine pro Notice that articles are adulterated to be placed on package. Articles mixed must be stamped with true centage of mixture, etc. stain, or powder, or order or permit any other person to mix, color, stain, or powder any drug or medicine with any ingredient or ingredients or materials so as to affect injuriously the quality or potency of such drug or medicine, with intent to sell the same, or shall sell or offer for sale any such drug or medicine so mixed, colored, stained, or powdered.-§ 9325. 239. SEC. 3. No person shall mix, color, stain, or powder any article of food, drink, or medicine, or any article which enters into the composition of food, drink, or medicine, with any other ingredient or material, whether injurious to health or not, for the purpose of gain or profit, or sell or offer the same for sale, or order or permit any other person to sell or offer for sale any article so mixed, colored, stained, and powdered, unless the same be so manufactured, used, or sold, or offered for sale under its true and appropriate name, and notice that the same is mixed or impure is marked, printed, or stamped upon each package, roll, parcel, or vessel containing the same, so as to be and remain at all times readily visible, or unless the person purchasing the same is fully informed by the seller of the true name and ingredients (if other than such as are known by the common name thereof) of such article of food, drink, or medicine at the timeof making sale thereof or offering to sell the same.-§ 9326. 240. SEC. 4. No person shall mix any glucose or grape sugar with syrup, honey, or sugar intended for human food, or any oleoname and per margarine, suine, beef fat, lard, or any other foreign substance, with any butter or cheese intended for human food, or shall mix or mingle any glucose or grape sugar or oleomargarine with any article of food, without distinctly marking, stamping, or labeling the article, or the package containing the same, with the true and appropriate name of such article, and the percentage in which glucose or grape sugar, oleomargarine, or suine, enter into its composition; nor shall any person sell, or offer for sale, or order or permit to be sold, or offered for sale, any such food into the composition of which glucose, or grape sugar, or oleomargarine, or suine has entered, without at the same time informing the buyer of the fact, and the proportions in which such glucose or grape sugar, oleomargarine, or suine has entered into its composition.-§ 9327. Penalty for violation of act. Duty of prosecuting attorney. Acts repealed. 241. SEC. 5. Any person convicted of violating any provision of any of the foregoing sections of this act shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding three months.-§ 9328. 242. SEC. 6. It is hereby made the duty of the prosecuting attorneys of this State to appear for the people and to attend to the prosecution of all complaints under this act in all the courts. in their respective counties.-§ 9329. 243. SEC. 7. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.-§ 9330. ADULTERATION OF CANDY, CONFECTIONERY, AND HONEY. 71 ADULTERATION OF CANDY, CONFECTIONERY, AND HONEY, AND SALE OF Act 11, Laws of 1887, entitled "An act to prevent the adulteration of candies and confectioneries and the sale thereof, when so adulterated as to be injurious to the public health." candies. 244. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Adulteration of That any person or persons manufacturing for sale or knowingly selling or offering to sell any candies or confectioneries adulterated by the admixture of tera alba, barytes, talc, or other earthy or mineral substances, or any poisonous colors, flavors, or extracts, or other deleterious ingredients detrimental to health, shall upon proper conviction thereof, before a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine not less than ten nor more than Punishment for. one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. officers. 245. SEC. 2. It is hereby made the duty of the local health Duties of health officer or local board of health having jurisdiction thereof to investigate without unnecessary delay all complaints that may be properly brought before them and containing facts as supported by affidavit of the parties complaining of the adulteration or sale of adulterated candies or confectioneries, and if after investigation by such officer or board reasonable cause for action is found to exist, then such officer or board shall at once give notice to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such complaint is made, and make or cause to be made, before a proper officer, a formal complaint in writing and duly verified, and thereupon said prosecuting attorney shall immediately com- of prosecuting men ce proceedings against the person or persons so offending. SALE OF ADULTERATED HONEY. Act 27, laws of 1885, entitled, "An act to regulate the sale of adulterated honey." attorney. sale of. 246. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Unlawful That it shall not be lawful for any person, knowingly, to sell, or offer for sale, any compounded or manufactured honey, unless each package or vessel shall be marked or labeled as such, and Packages to be bearing the name of the manufacturer or compounder, either written or printed thereon. labeled. 247. SEC. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act, Penalty. shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars for the first offense, and for each offense thereafter, not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail for any time not exceeding three months, or both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF VINEGAR. Act 224, laws of 1889, entitled, "An act in relation to the manufacture and sale of vinegar." Unlawful to sell 248. SECTION 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, as cider vinegar That every person who manufactures for sale, or offers or exposes any impure article, etc. Penalty. Unlawful to sell vinegar containing certain articles. Unlawful to sell, label or brand, etc. Color and test of vinegar. branded. for sale as cider vinegar, any vinegar not the legitimate product of pure apple juice, known as apple cider, or vinegar not made exclusively of said apple cider, or vinegar into which foreign substances, drugs or acids have been introduced, as may appear on proper test, or any adulterated vinegar, as provided in section four of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, be punished for every offense by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars and the costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed ninety days. 249. SEC. 2. Every person who shall manufacture for sale, or offer or expose for sale, any vinegar found upon a proper test to contain any preparation of lead, copper, sulphuric acid, or other ingredients injurious to health, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof be punished as provided in section one. 250. SEC. 3. No person by himself, or by his agent or employé shall sell, or offer for sale, exchange, deliver or have in his custody or possession, with intent to sell or exchange, or expose or offer for sale or exchange, any adulterated vinegar, or shall label, brand, sell or offer for sale as cider vinegar, or as apple vinegar, any vinegar not the legitimate product of pure apple juice, or tha is not made exclusively from apple cider. 251. SEC. 4. All vinegars sold or offered for sale, exchange or delivery, shall be without artificial coloring matter, and shall have an acidity equivalent to the presence of not less than four per cent, by weight, of absolute acetic acid, and in the case of cider vinegar, shall contain in addition not less than one and three-fourths per cent, by weight, of cider vinegar solids upon full evaporation over boiling water; and if any such vinegar contains any artificial coloring matter, or less than the above amount of acidity or in the case of cider vinegar, shall, if it contain less than the above amount of acidity or of cider vinegar solids, it shall be deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this act, and the sale or offering for sale thereof shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punished as provided in section one. Cask, etc., to be 252. SEC. 5. Every person making or manufacturing cider vinegar for sale shall brand on one head of each cask, barrel or keg containing such vinegar, the name and location of the manufacturer or firm, and also the words "cider vinegar. If branded, what must be, 253. SEC. 6. No vinegar shall be branded "fruit vinegar," unless the same be made wholly from apples, grapes or other fruits; and any person who shall brand or sell or offer for sale as such "fruit vinegar" any vinegar not made wholly from apples, grapes or other fruit, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as provided in section one. |