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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

5 1 A. From and after the passage of this Act no person,

Restricting
sale of cer-

firm, or corporate body shall manufacture for sale, sell or

tain so-called
vinegars.

deliver, or have in his, her or their possession, with intent to

sell or deliver, any vinegar not in compliance with the pro-

visions of this Act. No vinegar shall be marked, branded, sold

or exposed for sale as apple or cider vinegar which is not the

legitimate product of pure apple juice and containing at least

one and one- half per cent, of solids, and all vinegar shall con-

tain not less than three and one-half per cent., by weight of ab-

solute acetic acid, except when mixed with other articles of

food.

Vinegar con-

5 1 B. No person, firm or corporate body shall manufacture

taining inju-

for sale, offer for sale, or have in his, her or their possession

rious ingre-
dients.

with intent to sell, or offer for sale, any vinegar found upon

proper test to contain ingredients injurious to health.

Fines for

51C. Every person, firm or corporate body who shall violate

violations.

any of the provisions of this Act, shall, for every offense,

forfeit and pay not less than five dollars nor more than one

hundred dollars, which shall be recoverable, with costs, in-

cluding expense of inspection and analysis, by any person

suing in the name of the State, as debt of like amount are

by law recoverable ; provided, that the State Board of Health

or other health authority, through its executive officers, to-

gether with its deputies, agents and assistants, shall be charged

with the enforcement of this Act, and shall have full access

to all places of business, factories, mills, buildings, carriages,

cars, vessels, barrels, tanks and packages of 'whatever kind used

in the manufacture and transportation and sale of any vine-

gar or any adulteration or imitation thereof, or any package

in which vinegar is mixed with articles of food. They shall

also have power and authority to open any package, barrel or

Power to open
packages,

vessel containing any vinegar or any adulteration or imita-

barrels, etc

tion thereof which may be manufactured, sold or exposed for

sale, and they shall also have full power and authority to

take samples therefrom for analysis upon tendering the value

of said samples ; and all charges, accounts and expenses of the

department for the enforcement of this Act through the said

executive officer or officers and his or their deputies, agents,

assistants, chemist and counsel employed by him or them in

carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall be paid by the

Treasurer of the State in the same manner as other accounts

To whom fines
are to be

and expenses of the department are paid; and all penalties

paid.

and costs for the violation of the provisions of this Act shall

be paid to the secretary of the State Board of Health, and by

him immediately covered into the State Treasury.