854 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 292

for each brand of such drink or other non-alcoholic beverage
bearing a distinguishing flavor or name shall be paid by said
manufacturer, his agent or dealer, to the State Board of Health,
same to be renewed annually; provided that on no manufac-
turer (either personally or through his agent or dealer) shall
be required to pay annual inspection fees in excess of $25. 00.
upon brands of such drink manufactured by him, irrespective of
the number of his said brands inspected and registered.

150-B. All moneys collected by the State Board of Health
under the provisions of this Act shall be paid into the State
Treasury. Such funds in excess of Twenty-two Hundred Dol-
lars ($2, 200. 00) may be withdrawn by the State Board of Health
by warrant from the State Treasury and used for the enforce-
ment of this Act.

150-H. Any licensee who feels aggrieved at the State Board
of Health may appeal from said decision within ten days by
writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court for the county in which
such licensee resides, or to the Baltimore City Court, if said
licensee resides in Baltimore City, and issue shall be framed in
said Court and a trial had, and its decision shall be final.

150-J. For the purpose of this Act all soft drinks or other
non-alcoholic beverages, except non-alcoholic fruit juices, shall
consist of a beverage made from pure cane or beet sugar syrup
or such other sweetening liquids or substances as shall be per-
mitted by the regulations of the State Board of Health, contain-
ing pure flavoring material with or without added fruit acid,
with or without added color, provided that nothing in this Act
shall prohibit the use of any other harmless ingredient in the
manufacture of soft drinks or other non-alcoholic beverages;
provided that in case pure cane or beet sugar syrups are used
as the sole sweetening agents, the finished beverage shall con-
tain no less than seven (7%) per cent by weight of sugar, except
in case of Ginger Ale which must contain not less than six (6%)
per cent. The provisions of this section shall not apply to non-
alcoholic beverages, made in imitation of beer, bitter drinks and
other similar drinks. It is provided further that when artificial
coal tar colors are used nothing but the certified colors as
approved by the Federal Government are permissible.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1st, 1924.

Approved April 9, 1924