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known as apple cider; or vinegar which contains any foreign substance whatsoever; or vinegar which shall contain less than four per centum by weight of absolute acetic acid; or vinegar which shall be found to contain less than one and six tenths per centum by weight of pure cider vinegar solids upon full evaporation at two hundred and twelve degrees Fahrenheit and no person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in possession with intent to sell any cider vinegar unless each barrel, cask, keg, or other original package or original container, containing the same, be plainly stenciled or branded or labeled, with the words "Cider Vinegar," together with the name and place of business of the manufacturer thereof, and the strength of the vinegar contained in said barrel, cask, keg or other original package or original container, containing the same, which strength shall be denoted by the per centum by weight of absolute acetic acid contained in said vinegar. And no person shall manufacture for sale, offer or expose for sale or have in possession with intent to sell, or sell, any vinegar which shall be adulterated within the meaning of sections 4600 and 4601 of the statutes of 1898, and laws amendatory thereof; or any vinegar which shall contain less than four per centum by weight of absolute acetic acid; or vinegar which shall contain any artificial coloring matter or any preparation of lead, copper, sulphuric or other mineral acids, or any acid made from the distillation of wood or any ingredient injurious to health And no person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell any vinegar (except cider vinegar) made by fermentation without the intervention of distillation unless each barrel, cask, keg, or other original package or original container, containing the same, be plainly stenciled or branded or labeled,

with the name and place of business of the manufacturer of said vinegar, and the strength of the vinegar contained in said barrel, cask, keg, or other original package or original container, containing the same, which strength shall be denoted by the per centum by weight of absolute acetic acid contained in said vinegar, together with the words "Fermented Vinegar" and the true name of the fruit or substance

from which said vinegar is made. And no person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell any vinegar made wholly or in part from distilled liquor unless each barrel, cask. keg. or other original package or original container, containing the same, be plainly

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with the words * * "Spirit Vinegar," together with the name and place of business of the manufacturer or dealer thereof and the strength of the vinegar contained in said barrel, cask, keg, or other original package or original container, containing the same, which strength shall be denoted by the per centum by weight of absolute acetic acid contained in said vinegar. And no person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell, any vinegar unless the stencil, brand or label hereinbefore required shall in the case of barrel, cask or keg be in black letters and figures at least one inch in height on one head of said barrel, cask or keg, and in case of other original package or original contanier in black letters and figures not smaller than eight-point Brevier caps on the outside of each original package or original container thereof.

Any person who shall be found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be punished by fine not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than ten davs nor more than sixty days.

Coloring matter. It is competent for the legislature to make it a misdemeanor to add artificial coloring matter to vinegar, regardless of whether the matter added is iniurious to the health of the consumer or not: People v. Girard. 73 Hun (N. Y.), 457.

Where, in the manufacture of vinegar, low wine, formed from fermented grain, is, previously to its acetification, passed through roasted malt, not for the purpose of adding any substantial ingredient to the vinegar, but for the purpose of giving it color as well as aroma and flavor, and without such treatment the vinegar would be colorless, the vinegar so produced contains artificial coloring matter: Weller v. State, 53 Ohio St., 77.

Validity. It is provided by a Michigan law (Public Acts of 1897, No. 71), "that no person shall manufacture for sale, offer or expose for sale, sell or deliver, or have in his possession with intent to sell or deliver, any vinegar not in compliance with the provisions of this act. No vinegar shall be sold as apple, orchard or cider vinegar which is 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 substance, drugs or acids have been introduced, as may appear upon proper tests, and upon said tests shall contain not less than one and three-fourths per cent., by weight, of cider vinegar solids upon full evaporation at the temperature of boiling water." That "all vinegar made by fermentation and oxidation without the intervention of distillation, shall be branded 'fermented vinegar,' with the name of the fruit or substance from which the same is made. And all vinegar made wholly or in part from distilled liquor shall be branded 'distilled vinegar,' and all of such distilled vinegar shall be free from coloring matter added during or after distillation, and from color other than imparted to it by distillation. And all fermented vinegar not distilled shall contain not less than one and threefourths per cent., by weight, upon full evaporation (at the temperature of

boiling water) of solids, contained in the fruit or grain from which said vinegar is fermented, and said vinegar shall contain not less than two and a halftenths of one per cent. ash or mineral matter, the same being the product of the material from which said vinegar is manufactured. And all vinegar shall be made wholly from the fruit or grain from which it purports to be or is represented to be made, and shall contain no foreign substance, and shall contain not less than four per cent., by weight, of absolute acetic acid." Under that law it was held, 1. That cider vinegar must contain the required quantity of ash or mineral matter as well as the stated per cent. of cider vinegar solids. 2. That the act could not be declared void as beyond the police power of the state because it imposed an unreasonable and arbitrary test, that being a question for the legislature. 3. That it was not for the jury or the court to determine from expert chemical testimony whether the act was unreasonable. 4. That a person convicted of violating the act was not deprived of property without due process of law because he could not obtain a sample of the vinegar in question for analysis, he not being so prevented by any person connected with the prosecution, and the law not requiring that the accused be furnished with a sample. 5. That the law was violated by the sale of vinegar below the standard, though the seller was not aware of the fact that the vinegar sold was of that character: People v. Worden Grocer Co., 77 N. W. Rep., 315.

Cleanliness of dairy cows and utensils; penalty. Section 4607j. Any person owning or managing a dairy, the product of which is sold for family use, who shall feed his cows upon unwholesome food or keep them in unclean stables or handle the milk with unclean utensils shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for the first offense, and not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.

Sale of impure ice; notice of place where ice was cut. Section 4607k. No person or corporation shall sell or offer for sale or cause the same to be done within this state, for domestic, culinary or drinking purposes, any ice which contains mud, decayed vegetation, animal or foreign matter or malarial substance. Every person or corporation offering ice for sale shall have posted on his or its wagons, in a conspicuous manner, the name of the place from which the ice so offered for sale was cut, harvested or manufactured, and all persons or corporations dealing in or handling impure ice, to be used for cooling purposes only, shall have their wagon so labeled. Any person who or corporation which violates any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than fifty dollars or more than one hundred dollars.

Antiseptics, etc, in meat products; penalty. Section 4608 1. (Sec. 1, ch. 243, 1901, and ch. 261, 1905.) Any person who by

himself or his agent shall offer or expose for sale, take orders for, or sell, or have in his possession with intent to sell for use or consumption within the state any sausage or chopped meat compound containing any artificial coloring, or chemical preservative or antiseptic, except common salt, saltpetre, spices or wood smoke shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined. not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Sale of maple sugar and maple syrup regulated. Section 4608m. (Ch. 151, 1905.) Any person who shall manufacture for sale, sell, or offer or expose for sale, or have in his possession with intent to sell, as and for maple sugar or maple syrup, any article other than the unadulterated product produced by the evaporation of pure sap from the maple tree, shall forfeit to the state of Wisconsin, the sum of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

Buckwheat flour. Section 4608p (Sec. 1, ch. 187, 1905.) No person shall manufacture for sale within this state, or offer or expose for sale, have in possession with intent to sell or sell or exchange any ground buckwheat containing any product of wheat, corn, rice or other foreign substance, unless each and every package thereof shall be distinctly branded or labeled in letters not less than one-half inch in length with the name of the maker and factory, and the location of such factory, and the words "Buckwheat Flour Compound." together with the words, "This buckwheat flour compound contains the following ingredients and none other" and immediately after the latter words shall appear in the same size letters the true names of each and every ingredient of such mixture or compound. Provided, that this act shall not be construed as prohibiting the manufacture and sale of Self-Rising Buckwheat Flour when labeled or branded as such and when the same consists only of pure buckwheat flour, salt, sodium bicarbonate and calcium acid phosphate, cream of tartar or tartaric acid.

Labels. Section 4608a (Sec. 2, ch. 187. 1905.) Any brand or label herein required shall be an inseparable part of the general or distinguishing label, and such label shall be that principal and conspicuous sign under which it is sold. and any other label or printed matter upon the package shall not be in contravention of the requirements of this act.

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Presumption. Section 4608r. (Sec. 3, ch. 187, 1905.) having in possession of any buckwheat flour compound, which is not branded or labeled as hereinbefore required and directed upon the part of any person engaged in the public or private sale of such article, shall, for the purpose of this act, be deemed prima facie evidence of intent to sell the same.

Sale, what. Section 4608s. (Sec. 4, ch. 187, 1905) The 'aking of orders or the making of agreements or contract by any person, firm or corporation or by any agent or representative thereof, for the future delivery of buckwheat flour compound shall be deemed a sale within the meaning of this act.

Penalty. Section 4608t. (Sec. 5, ch. 187, 1905.) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than thirty nor more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Lemon and vanilla extracts. Section 4608u. (Ch. 228, 1905.) Any person who shall manufacture for sale, sell, or offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell as and for lemon extract, or extract of lemon, or essence of lemon or lemon essence, or spirits of lemon, or under any designation which includes any of the aforesaid names any preparation other than a solution containing not less than five percentum, by volume, of pure lemon oil in ethyl alcohol; or any person who shall manufacture for sale, sell, or offer or expose for sale or have in his possession with intent to sell as and for vanilla extract, or extract of vanilla or tincture of vanilla, or vanilla tincture, or under any designation which includes any of the aforesaid names any preparation which shall contain any flavoring or coloring ingredient other than those derived from pure vanilla bean, shall forfeit to the state of Wisconsin the sum of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. Providing nothing in this act shall prohibit the manufacture of the above specified articles for sale and shipment without the state.

Quarterly bulletins. Section 335c. (Ch. 519, 1907.) The said dairy and food commissioner may also, with the consent of the governor, and in accordance with the laws regulating