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\ 468 FIFTY-FIFTH CON GBESS. Sess. II. C11. 448. 1898. of such package, the names of the ingredients composing the same, · the name of the maker or packer, and the place where made or packed. Card sbqwirrz M- In addition thereto, such maker or packer shall place in each package

""°"°°° i" a card not smaller than two inches in width by three inches in length,

upon which shall be printed the words "mixed ilour," together with the names of the ingredients composing the same, and the name of the , -·p¢¤¤l¤y- maker or packer, and the place where made or packed. Any person, firm, or corporation making, packing, or repackiug mixed ilour hereunder, failing to comply with the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a line of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than sixty days nor more than one year. 1;_¤¤¤&rdf¤= xl: oi: Sec. 38. That all sales and eonsignments of mixed flour- shall bein

~,”° ° N g ’ packages not before used for that purpose; and every person, ilrm, or

corporation knowingly selling or offering for sale any mixed Hour in other than marked and branded packages, as required by the provisions of this Act relating to the manufacture and sale of mixed flour, · cr who packs in any package or packages any mixed ilour in any manner contrary to the provisions relating to the manufacture and sale of -m¤·» i»¤¤di¤g.¤w· mixed flour of this Act, or who falsely marks or brands any package or packages coutainin g mixed Hour, or unlawfully removes such marks · _ or brands, shall, for each such olfense, be punished by a iiue of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not less than thirty days nor more than one year. mimi to be sums Sec. 39. That in addition to the branding and marking of mixed flour

  • ° ¥“°"”g°* · as herein provided, there shall be ailixed to the packages containing

the same a label in the following words: “N otice.-The (manufacturer or packer, as the case may be) of the mixed ilour herein contained has complied with all the requirements of law. Every person is cautioned not to use this pack age or label again or to remove the contents without destroying the revenue stamp thereon, under the penalty prescribed by -—fai1nr¤ to Mix. rw- law in such cases." Every person,iirm, or corporation failing or- neglect- °1“Y‘ ing to ailix such label to any package containing mixed iionr- made or packed by him or them, or who removes from any such package any label so ailixed, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than X fifty dollars for each label so removed. ctnyms or park- Sec. 40. That barrels or other packages in which mixed Hour may be “g‘”“"‘“"°‘ packed shall contain not to exceed one hundred and ninety-six pounds; —r¤x on. that upon the manufacture and sale of mixed tlour there shall be levied a tax of tour cents per barrel or other package containing one hundred and ninety-six pounds or more than ninetyeight pounds; two cents on every half barrel or other package containing ninety-eight pounds or more than forty-nine pounds; one cent on every quarter barrel or other package containing forty-nine pounds or more than twenty-tour and one-half pounds; and onehalf cent on every oneeighth barrel or other package containing twenty-four and a half pounds or less, to be paid ammps. by the person, firm, or corporation making or packing said ilonr. The tax levied by this section shall be represented by coupon stamps, and the provisions of existing laws governing the engraving, issue, sale, accountability, effacement, and destruction of stamps relating to tobacco and snuff shall, so far as applicable, be made to apply rmve.¤¤. to stamps provided in this section: Provided, That when mixed ilour, Jdiginiiiiiiillriiiilntiiix. on the manufacture and sale of which the tax herein imposed has been paid, is sold and then repacked without the addition of any other mate- —lvr¤n<li¤g of peck- rial, such repacked Hour shall not be liable to any additional tax; but ”g°" "'°‘ the packages containing such repaeked Hour shall be branded or- marked , as required by the provisions of section thirtyseven of this Act, and shall contain the card provided for in section thirty-seven hereof; and in addition thereto the person, lirm, or corporation repacking mixed flour shall place on thepackages containing the same a label in the following words: ‘-Notice.-The contents of this package have been