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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
CHAPTER 496.

AN ACT to regulate the packing of fruits,
vegetables and other articles of food in cans,
jars or other hermetically sealed vessels, and
to prevent and punish the sale of fraudu-
lently packed goods.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General As-
sembly of Maryland, That it shall be unlaw-
ful in this State for any packer of or dealer in
hermetically canned or preserved fruits, vege-
tables or other articles of food, excepting oys-
ters, to sell such canned or preserved fruits,
vegetables or other articles of food aforesaid,
unless the cans, jars or vessels which contain

Label.

the same shall bear the name and address of
the person, firm or corporation that canned
or packed the article, or the name of the
dealer who purchases the same from the
packer or his agent; such name, address or
place of business, shall be plainly printed on
the label in letters not less than three-six-
teenths of an inch in height, and one-eighth of
an inch in breadth, together with a brand,
mark or term indicating clearly the grade or
quality of the article contained therein.

SEC 2. And be it enacted, That all packers
and dealers in soaked goods put up from pro-
ducts dried or cured before carining and seal-
ing, shall, in addition to complying with the

Soaked eoods.

provisions of section one of this act, cause to
be printed plainly, diagonally across the face
of the label in good, legible type one-half of an
inch in height, and three-eighths of an inch in
width the words "Soaked Goods.''

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That any person

Fine.

violating any provision of this act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished
by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one thousand dollars for each offence, to
be recovered by indictment in any Court of