stands, booths, or other places where said beverages are sold or dispensed. Labels for this purpose shall not be less than four inches wide and ten inches long, and shall contain the following:

"Artificially colored, artificially flavored," or "Artifi cially colored, imitation flavor." When said beverages contain artificial color and natural fruit flavor, said labels shall indicate the presence of the artificial coloring as follows: "Artificially colored." When said beverages contain artificial flavors and no artificial coloring, they shall be labeled as follows: "Artificial flavor," or "Imitation.. ... flavor."

225. Sec. 8. All buildings, stores, factories, or other places where carbonated beverages, soda waters, grape juice, cider, mineral waters or other soft drinks are manufactured or bottled shall be well lighted and ventilated and shall be kept at all times in a sanitary condition. All machines, bottles, jars or other utensils used in the manufacture of carbonated beverages, soda water, mineral waters or other soft drinks shall be kept at all times in a clean and sanitary place and in a sanitary condition.

226. Sec. 9. All bottles used in the manufacture of carbonated beverages, soda waters, grape juice, cider, carbonated mineral waters or any other soft drink, before being filled shall be sterilized by soaking in a hot caustic solution of not less than one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit that shall contain not less than five per cent caustic or alkali, expressed in terms of sodium hydrate, for a period of not less than five minutes, then thoroughly rinsed in pure water until free from alkali; or by any other suitable process that will properly sterilize the bottles.

227. Sec. 10. No bottles shall be used in the manufacture of carbonated beverages, soda waters, grape juice, cider, mineral waters or other soft drinks, in which the metal or rubber part of the stopper comes in contact with the beverage. The provisions of this section shall not apply to carbonated water put up in "siphons."

228. Sec. 11. Any person, firm or corporation who shall do any of the acts or things prohibited, or neglect or refuse to do any of the acts or things required by this act or in any way violate any of its provisions, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than ninety days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

229. Sec. 12. The Dairy and Food Commissioner shall be charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this act.

STATE BRAND FOR BUTTER.

(Act No. 53, P. A., 1915.)

AN ACT to provide for a state brand for Michigan butter, for the purpose of insuring a higher standard of excellence and quality, a more uniform butter market, and to insure a more healthful product for consumption at home and abroad, and to regulate the use of such mark or brand.

230. Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, Any person, firm or corporation manufacturing butter in this state may use the brand, mark or label therefor as provided in this act.

231. Sec. 2. Said trade mark or brand and its use and regulation shall be in charge of and under the control of a commission of three members consisting of the state dairy and food commissioner, the president of the Michigan State Dairymen's Association and the president of the Michigan State Butter Makers' Association. 232. Sec. 3. The state trade mark or brand shall be controlled, used, manufactured and issued under such rules and regulations as may be found necessary from time to time by the said commission. Said commission or commissioners shall have power to make such changes

in the rules and regulations for the use of said trade mark or brands as it may, deem necessary from time to time.

233. Sec. 4. The rules governing the use of such trade mark or brand shall be published by and through bulletins issued by the state dairy and food department. Such labels, stamps or other means of imprinting such trade mark or brand upon the manufactured product or the receptacles containing the same, shall be furnished to those entitled to the use thereof by the state dairy and food department.

234. Sec. 5. The said commission is hereby directed and authorized to secure a copy-right under the laws of the United States for trade marks or brands, and copyrights for such trade mark or brand of butter. Said trade mark, brand, or label shall be of such size and design as the said commission shall designate and shall contain in prominent letters, the words, "Michigan butter, License Number " and the words, "State

Butter Control."

235. Sec. 6. Any person, firm or corporation desiring to use the brand or label provided for in this act in the manufacture or sale of butter shall make written application for a license therefor to the dairy and food commissioner, which application shall describe by location and name the creamery or factory in which such butter is to be manufactured, and give such other information as may be required. A license shall be granted to such person, firm or corporation to use such brand or label at the factory described in the application, if on investigation by the dairy and food commissioner, his deputy or duly authorized assistants, it appears that all the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations by the commission have been complied with. Such license shall state that the brand or label provided for by the said commission may be used in connection with the manufacture or sale of butter from the factory described in such license. Such factories so described shall be given the same number as the serial number of the license.

236. Sec. 7. No person, firm or corporation shall use in the manufacture or sale of butter such brand or label without having first obtained a license therefor as provided in this act. Such license so granted may be revoked by the said commissioner if any of the conditions of this act or of the rules and regulations of the commission are not complied with. Such license so granted shall not be transferable.

237. Sec. 8. The use of any brand or mark for butter or butter substitute resembling the above brand or so near like it that it can be confounded with it, is prohibited.

238. Sec. 9. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than thirty days.

STANDARD MILK BOTTLES.

(Act No. 154, P. A., 1915.)

AN ACT to prevent fraud and deception in the sale of milk and cream, providing standard milk bottles and for the sealing thereof.

239. Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, On and after January one, nineteen hundred sixteen, bottles used for the sale of milk and cream in this state shall be of the capacity of half gallon, three pints, one quart, one pint, ten ounce, half pint, one gill filled full to the bottom of the lip. The following variations on individual bottles or jars may be allowed: Six drams above and six drams below on the half gallon; five drams above and five drams below on the three-pint; four drams above and four drams below on the quart; three drams

above and three drams below on the pint; two and onehalf drams above and two and one-half drams below on the ten ounce; two drams above and two drams below on the half pint; two drams above and two drams below on the gill. But the average contents of not less than twenty-five bottles selected at random from at least four times the number tested must not be in error by more than onequarter of the tolerances: One and five-tenths drams above and one and five-tenths drams below on the half gallon; one and twenty-five hundredths drams above and one and twenty-five hundredths drams below on the three pint; one dram above and one dram below on the quart; seventy-five hundredths drams above and seventy-five hundredths drams below on the pint; seventy-five hundredths drams above and seventy-five hundredths drams below on the ten ounce; five-tenths drams above and five-tenths drams below on the half pint; five-tenths drams above and fivetenths drams below on the gill. Bottles or jars used for the sale of milk shall have clearly blown or otherwise permanently marked in the side of the bottle, the capacity of the bottle and the word "sealed" and in the side or bottom of the bottle the name, initials or trademark of the manufacturer and designating number, which designating number shall be different for each manufacturer and may be used in identifying the bottles. The designating number shall be furnished by the state superintendent of weights and measures upon application by the manufacturer, and upon filing by the manufacturer of a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars with sureties to be approved by the attorney general, conditioned upon their performance of the requirements of this section. A record of the bonds furnished, the designating numbers, and to whom furnished, shall be kept in the office of the superintendent of weights and measures. 240. Sec. 2. On and after January one, nineteen hundred sixteen, any manufacturer who sells milk or cream bottles to be used in this state, which do not comply as to size and markings with the provisions of this act, shall suffer the penalty of five hundred dollars, to be re