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prospective customers with believing that they are canned
tomatoes or canned tomatoes with puree, except in accordance
with the provisions of the preceding section.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That on and after Janu-
ary 1, 1921, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor-
poration to sell or offer for sale within this State, either by
retail or wholesale, any canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes
with puree, or goods purporting in any way to be canned toma-
toes 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 if such canned tomatoes or canned
tomatoes with puree have had at any time any liquid sub-
stance of any kind whatever introduced into the cans except
the juice or juices arising from the tomatoes themselves after
they have been properly peeled, trimmed, cored and prepared
for.canning as food.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That any person, firm or
corporation, or the agent of any person, firm or corporation
violating the provisions of this Act relative to the manu-
facture or canning of tomatoes or tomatoes with puree, or the
selling or offering for sale by wholesale of canned tomatoes
or canned tomatoes with puree shall, upon conviction, be
guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not less than one thou-
sand ($1,000) dollars for the first offerise and not less than
five thousand ($5,000) for each succeeding offense.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That any person, firm
or corporation, or the agent of any person, firm or corpora-
tion violating the provisions of this Act relative to the sale
or the offering for sale at retail of canned tomatoes or goods
purporting to be canned tomatoes or canned tomatoes with
puree, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hun-
dred ($100) dollars for each and every offense.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1920.

Approved April 9, 1920.

CHAPTER 409.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland, title "Revenue and Taxes." sub-title
"Exemptions," to be known as Section 4-A, and to come
in after Section 4 of said Article.