Chap. 460.—An ACT to prevent the adulteration of flour.

Approved February 23, 1808.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That no persen
or persons shall hereafter adulterate wheat flour by the addition of corn
starch, corn flour, barley flour or other adulteration, nor shall manufac-
ture, sell or exchange, or expose for sale or exchange or have in his or
their possession for the purposes of sale or exchange any wheat flour
adulterated with corn starch, corn flour, barley flour or other adultera-
tion, nor shall receive or solicit any order for the manufacture, sale, ex-
change or delivery within this state of any wheat flour adulterated with
corn starch, corn flour, barley flour or other adulteration, unless he or
they shall plainly and durably brand, stamp or mark each package,
parcel, box or barrel containing such adulterated wheat Hour with the
word ‘‘combination,’’ and beneath this word shall be plainly stamped
on every barrel, box or other package the name and percentage of each
ingredient used therein, and any such person or persons who shall fail
to stamp each barrel, box or package as aforesaid, or who shall misstate
the percentage of every ingredient in such combination shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and on conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not less than twenty-five dollars or exceeding one hundred
dollars for each offence, or imprisoned in jail not less than sixty days,
or both, in the discretion of the court.

2. The possession by any person who is either manufacturer, mer-
chant, wholesale or retail dealer, of any packages, parcels or boxes con-
taining any of the combination flour defined by this act that is not
plainly and durably marked with the word ‘‘combination’’ shall be
prima facie evidence that the order upon which such flour was obtained
was for such flour: provided, that if packages, and so forth, containing
combination flour shall be plainly and durably marked, as ‘required by
the provisions of this act, before or when the same are sold or ex-
changed, or exposed for sale or exchange, then the person or persons so
selling or exposing for sale or exchange the same shall be exempt from
the penalties of this act.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.