Chap. 86.—An ACT to prevent deception in the sale of meal ground or milled
from Indian corn.

, Approved February 25, 1902.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That no person
shall sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, or have in his possession with
intent to sell, any meal ground or milled outside of the State of Virginia
from Indian corn, knowing the same to be ground or milled outside of
said State, under the name of Virginia or Old Dominion meal, or under
other name, or with any character, design, mark, or name on the sacks,
bags, or packages intended to create the impression that such meal has
been ground or milled within the State of Virginia: provided, that noth-
ing in this act shall be construed to prevent the sale, within the State of
Virginia, of meal ground or milled without the State of Virginia from
Indian corn not marked in such manner as to create the impression that
such meal was ground or milled within the State of Virginia from Indian
corn. .

2. That no person shall sell, offer, or expose for sale any meal ground
or milled inside the State of Virginia under the name of Virginia or Old
Dominion meal manufactured from Indian corn grown west of the
boundaries of this State and known as “western corn,” nor bearing or
under any character, design, or mark on the sacks, bags, or packages con-
taining said meal intended to create the impression that such meal has
been ground or milled from Indian corn grown within the State of Vir-
ginia: provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent
the sale within the State of Virginia of meal ground or milled within
the State of Virginia from Indian corn grown west of the boundaries
of this State, and known as “western corn,” not labeled or branded with
such characters or marks as to create the impression that such meal was
ground or milled from Indian corn grown within the State of Virginia.

3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be

deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine of not less
than ten dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment
n the jail of the county or corporation in which the offense is committed
for a term not exceeding six months.

4. In any prosecution of a person for a violation of section one of this
act, proof of the sale, or offer for sale or exposure for sale, or possession
with intent to sell, shall be prima facie evidence of knowledge that such
meal was ground or milled outside of the State of Virginia.

5. In any prosecution of a person for a violation of section two of this
act, proof of the sale, or offer or exposure for sale, shall be prima facie
vidence of knowledge that such meal was ground or milled from Indian
corn grown west of the boundaries of this State and known as “western
orn.”