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or supervision of such commissioner or deputy commissioner, appointed as
provided in Section 196, for the purpose of determining from such exam-
inations whether such articles are adulterated or misbranded within the
meaning of Sections 189 to 200; and if it shall appear from any such
examination that such articles are adulterated or misbranded within the
meaning of Sections 189 to 200, the State Board of Health shall cause
notice thereof to be given to the party from whom such sample or samples
was or were obtained; any party so notified shall be given an opportunity
to be heard under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed as
aforesaid, and if it appears to the State Board of Health that such party
should be prosecuted, then the State Board of Health shall at once certify
the facts to the State's Attorney of the county or the State's Attorney of
Baltimore City, where the law has been violated, with a copy of the results
of the analysis or the examination of such article, duly authenticated by
the analyst or officer making such examination, under the oath of such
officer, and it shall be the duty of the State's Attorney to whom the State
Board of Health shall report any violation of Sections 189 to 200, to
cause appropriate proceedings to be commenced and prosecuted in the
courts of the State without delay for the enforcement of the penalties as
in such cases herein provided; after judgment of the court, notice shall
be given by publication in such manner as may be prescribed by the rules
and regulations aforesaid.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 199. 1912, sec. 176. 1910, ch. 156, sec. 140M (p. 153).

199. The word "person," as used in sections 189 to 200, shall be
construed to import both the plural and singular, as the case demands, and
shall include corporations, companies, societies and associations; when
construing and enforcing the provisions of sections 189 to 200, the act,
omission or failure of any officer, agent or other person acting for or em-
ployed by any corporation, company or society, or association, shall in every
case be also deemed to be the act, omission or failure of such corporation,
company, society or association, as well as that of the person.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 200. 1912, sec. 177. 1910, ch. 156, sec. 140-0 (p. 154).

200. Sections 189 to 200 shall be in force and effect from and after
July 1, 1910, but shall not apply to foods and drugs purchased by the
dealers prior to April 5, 1910, until January 1, 1911; provided, that after
January 1, 1911, any such original package of foods or drugs in possession
of any manufacturer or dealer so purchased and delivered before April 5,
1910, may be sold, if such original packages are labeled with a sticker,
supplemental label or imprint, under the provisions of sections 189 to 200;
and provided further, that the contents of such package conform to the
requirements and provisions of said sections.

Food Products.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 201. 1912, sec. 177A. 1914, ch. 678.

201. From and after April 16, 1914, all matters and things relating
to the sanitation of Factories, Canneries, Bakeries, Confectioneries, Cream-
eries, Milk Plants and Distributing Dairies, Hotels, Restaurants or Eating
Houses, Packing and Slaughter Houses, Ice Cream Plants, and other places
where food products are manufactured, packed, stored, deposited, collected,