564 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 334

standards heretofore adopted by the United States Department
of Agriculture are hereby declared to be the standards of
purity, quality and strength for such foods and drugs in the
State of Maryland, except in the case of ice cream, in which
case the standards are declared to be as follows:

(a) Ice cream is a frozen product from cream and other
milk substances and sugar, with or without a natural flavoring
and containing not less than 8 per cent of milk fat, to which
may be added fresh eggs and not exceeding 1 per cent of
pure gelatin, gum-tragacanth or vegetable gum, without state-
ment of such fact, and such goods may be called ice cream,
provided the required percentage of fat is -maintained. But
such produce when containing 8 per cent and upward of milk
fat shall be labeled, showing the percentage of milk fat; if imi-
tation flavoring materials are used, the label must state the
fact.

(b) Fruit ice cream is a frozen product made from cream,
sugar and sound, clean, mature fruits, and containing not less
than 6 per cent of milk fat, to which may be added the same
substances as in case of ice cream under the preceding sub-
section (a) and subject to the same provisions for labeling.

(c) Nut ice cream is a frozen product made from cream,
sugar and sound, non-rancid nuts and contains not less than
6 per cent of milk fat, to which may be added the same sub-
stances as in the case of ice cream under the preceding sub-
section (a) and subject to the same provisions for labeling.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all Acts or parts of
Acts inconsistent with this Act, be and the same are hereby
repealed.

Approved April 9, 1920.

CHAPTER 334.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 14 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Howard County,"
sub-title "County Commissioners and County Collectors,"
to be known as Section 44E and to follow immediately
after Section 44D of said Article, requiring all real prop-
erty to be transferred on the county assessment books
before deeds are received for recording.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and the same is hereby added to