THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 257
CHAPTER 79
(House Bill 64)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
456 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Health", sub-title "Chicory", relat-
ing generally to the mixture of chicory with coffee.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 456 of Article 43 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Health", sub-title
"Chicory", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, so as to read as follows:

456. It is lawful to sell chicory mixed with coffee if it
conforms to the following conditions:

[1. The amount of chicory shall not exceed fifteen per
centum of the mixture of coffee and chicory.]

[2.] 1. The package containing the mixture shall bear
the words in letters of the same style and size [but not less
than one-half (1/2) inch high] "coffee and chicory" [and
may contain also the name and address of the manufac-
turer and distributor, a non-descriptive brand namej and
a statement of the net weight of the package contents. [, but
no other printed matter]

[3.] 2. The mixture shall contain no cereal or any other
adulterant in any form.

[4.] 3. If sold in the form of a beverage in hotels and
restaurants, there shall be displayed in a prominent place,
in characters easily legible to the patrons, a placard [bear-
ing the words,] stating that ["] the coffee sold here is
mixed with chicory. ["]

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1954.

Approved April 2, 1954.

EXPLANATION : Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.