Chap. 181.—An ACT to Protect Butter and Cheese Manufacturers.
In force March 14, 1873.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That whoever
shall, knowingly, sell, supply, or bring to be manufactured, to
any cheese or butter manufactory in this state, any milk di-
luted with water, or in any way adulterated; or milk from
which any cream has been taken; or milk commonly known as
skimmed milk; or whoever shall keep back any part of the
milk known as strippings; or whoever shall knowingly bring
or supply milk to any cheese manufactory that is tainted or
partly sour, from want of proper care in keeping pails, strain-
ers, or any vessel in which said milk is kept clean and sweet,
after being notified of such taint or carelessness; or any cheese
manufacturer who shall knowingly use, or direct any of his
employees to use, for his or their individual benefit, any cream
from the milk brought to said cheese manufacturer, without
the consent of all the owners thereof, shall, for each offence,
forfeit and pay a sum not less than twenty-five dollars, nor
more than one hundred dollars, with costs of suit, to be sued
for in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the benefit of
the person or persons, firm or association, or corporation, or
their assigns, upon whom such fraud may be committed.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.