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and prosecuted to final determination and judgment as if the Act of
1912, Chapter 473 had not been passed.*

1914, ch. 794.

255. All tablets made of bichloride of mercury in sufficient quan-
tity to render said tablets strong enough for antiseptic purposes, each
tablet shall be triangular, diamond, square, oblong, or other irregular
shape, and the color of each and every one of said tablets shall be blue,
green or purple, with the word "Poison" impressed or embossed upon it.

1914, ch. 794.

256. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sell, dispense
or give away bichloride of mercury in tablet form if said tablets con-
tain more than one-tenth of a grain of the said bichloride of mercury,
unless tablets are of the color and shap6 and marked as described in
Section 255.

1914, ch. 794.

257. The bottle in which said tablets for antiseptic purposes of
bichloride of mercury are sold, dispensed or given away shall have the
word "Poison" blown in one side of said bottle, and a label on the
opposite side bearing the word "Poison" in conspicuous letters.

1914, ch. 794.

258. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of sec-
tions 255-257 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not
Jess than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each and
every offense, or be imprisoned in the county or city jail not less than
thirty days nor more than three months, or both, in the discretion of
the Court.

Health—Spitting on Cars.

1904, art. 27, sec. 238. 1902, ch. 581, art. 43, sec. 38A.

259. It shall be unlawful for any person to expectorate or spit on
the floors, sides, seats or platforms of any railroad or railway passenger
cars in this State, under a penalty of three dollars and costs, one-half
of said fine to go to the informer or party arresting and furnishing
the evidence upon which the offender is convicted. And for the pur-
poses of this section all railroad or railway conductors and brakemen
running on passenger trains are empowered to arrest such offenders
and take them before the nearest justice of the peace at the next con-
venient stop of said train within this State for trial, and such justices
are given jurisdiction in the case. In default of payment of fine and

*The editor has treated the act of 1906, ch. 523, as repealed and re-enacted by
the act of 1912, ch. 473, although the act of 1912 does not refer to the act of 1906.
This treatment is probably correct, but as there is some doubt about it, those
interested should refer to the act of 1906, ch. 523, and pass on the question for
themselves.