HEALTH 1863

An. Code, 1924, sec. 220. 1912, sec. 177T. 1916, ch. 163.

231. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
sub-title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction be
punished for the first offense by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars
($100) and for the second or any subsequent offense by a fine not exceed-
ing five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment of not more than six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the
court.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 221. 1912, sec. 177U. 1916, ch. 163.

232. This sub-title shall be so interpreted and construed as to effect
its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.¹

Common Towels.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 222. 1920, ch. 524.

233. The use of common towels, an undoubted source of communica-
tion of infectious diseases, is hereby prohibited in all public places within
this State, and on all railroad trains carrying passengers, and all boats
carrying passengers while in this State; and the State Board of Health shall
have full authority to establish such reasonable rules and regulations to
make this provision effective as in their judgment may seem wise and
proper.

All persons and corporations failing to observe the provisions of this
section, or the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health made in
relation thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
and costs for each offense.

Tomatoes.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 223. 1920, ch. 408, sec. 1.

234. On and after June 1, 1920, it shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to can or prepare in any way at any factory or plant of
any kind in this State, any tomatoes or tomatoes with puree with which
there is used or introduced into the can any liquid substance of any kind
whatever except the juice or juices arising from the said tomatoes them-
selves after they have been properly peeled, trimmed, cored and prepared
for canning as food.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 224. 1920, ch. 408, sec. 2.

235. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to can
or prepare in any way any goods or vegetable product purporting to be
canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes with puree, or having anything on the
label or advertised in any way likely to deceive prospective customers with
believing that they are canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes with puree,
except in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section.

¹ Sec. 3 of act 1916, ch. 163, provides that said act may be cited as "The Uniform
Cold Storage Act." Sec. 4 repeals all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with act 1916,
ch. 163.