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or by both such fine and imprisonment for each and every offense.

Sec. 23. No person shall sell or offer for sale any cream taken from impure or diseased milk, or any cream than contains less than eighteen per centum of pure butter fat. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 24. Every person who conveys milk in carriages, carts or other vehicle for the purpose of selling the same in any city or town in the State of Washington, shall annually on the first day of June, or within thirty (30) days thereafter, procure from the State Dairy Commissioner a license to sell milk within the limits of said city or town, and shall pay to the said Dairy Commissioner the sum of one dollar ($1) for each carriage, cart or other vehicle to be used as provided for in section 29. Licenses shall be issued only in the name of the owners of carriages, carts and other vehicles and shall, for the purpose of this act, be conclusive evidence of ownership. No license shall be sold, assigned or transferred; each license shall contain the name, residence, place of business, number of carriages, carts or other vehicles used, and the number of the license. Each licensee shall, before engaging in the sale of milk, cause his name, the number of the license and his place of business to be legibly placed on each outer side of all carriages, carts or other vehicles used by him in the conveyance or sale of milk. Whoever, without being first licensed under the provisions of this section, sells milk or exposes it for sale from carriages, carts or other vehicles, or has the same in his custody or possession with intent to sell, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not

less than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each offense, nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), or by imprisonment for not less than one month or more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment: Provided, That nothing in this section shall apply to persons handling or using the milk from not more than two cows.

Sec. 25. Every person before selling milk or offering it for sale in a store, booth, stand or market place in any town or city, shall procure a license from the State Dairy Commissioner and shall pay to said commissioner the sum of one dollars ($1) yearly, within thirty days after June 1. Any person who neglects to procure such license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished for each offense by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every offense or by imprisonment for not less than one month or more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 26. No person shall sell or expose for sale in any store or place of business or in any wagon or other vehicle used in the transportation or sale of milk from which cream has been removed or milk commonly called "skimmed milk" without first marking the can or package containing said milk with the words "skimmed milk" in large plain black letters, each letter being at least one inch high and one-half inch wide, said words to be on the side not below the middle of said can or package, where they can be easily seen. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every offense, or by imprisonment for not less than one month or more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 27. That all moneys received for licenses or from the sale of any and all goods confiscated

by the Dairy Commissioner under this act shall be received by said commissioner and deposited the first of every month with the State Treasurer, to be placed in the general fund.

Sec. 28. Possession by any person or firm of an article or substance the sale of which is prohibited by this act shall be considered proma facie evidence that the same is kept by such person or firm in violation of the provisions of this act, and the commissioner shall be authorized to seize upon and take possession of such articles or substances, and upon the order of any court which has jurisdiction thereof, he shall sell the same for any purpose other than to be used for food, the proceeds to be paid to the State Treasurer and placed to the credit of the general fund.

Sec. 29. The State Dairy Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to procure and issue to the manufacturers of creamery butter of the state and under such regulations as to the custody and use thereof as he may prescribe a uniform brand bearing a suitable device or motto, and the words "Washington Creamery Butter." Every brand issued shall be used on the wrapper of each package and also on the outside of every package used by him, and shall contain a different number for each separate manufactory, and the commissioner shall keep a book in which shall be registered the name, location and number of each manufacturer using the said brand. It shall be unlawful to use or permit such brand to be used upon any other than Washington creamery butter or package containing the same. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined for each offense not less than twenty-five dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not less than one month or more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 30. No person, firm or corporation shall manufacture, sell or offer for sale or have in his

possession with intent to sell butter known as process butter, unless the package in which the butter is sold has marked on the side of it the words "renovated butter" in capital letters one inch high and one-half inch wide with ink which is not easily removed: Provided, That it shall be unlawful for any retailer to sell said butter and unless a card is displayed on the package from which he is selling butter with the following words printed thereon so that it may be easily read by the purchaser "renovated butter," or if it is sold in packages on which a wrapper is used the words "renovated butter" shall be plainly printed on each and every wrapper: Provided further, That all process butter shipped from other states shall be subject to the same regulations as provided in this section. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined for each and every offense not less than twentyfive dollars ($25) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not less than one month or more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Sec. 31. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 32. An emergency exists, and this act shall take effect immediately.

Sec. 33. The Commisioner is hereby authorized and directed to cancel all state brands issued to creameries where the butter manufactured does not score ninety points. L. '05, Chp. 92, P. 197, Sec. 2.

Sec. 34. The Commissioner or Instructor shall have the power to score the butter and the score made by them shall be final. L. '05, Ch. 92, P. 197, Sec. 3.

Sec. 35. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or Instructor to give instructions in the care of milk and cream, and in the manufacture of butter and cheese. L. '05, Ch. 92, P. 197, Sec. 4.

Sec. 36. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or Instructor to inspect dairy barns, butter and cheese factories and condensories, and he shall have the power to condemn the same where the sanitary conditions are not conducive to a high quality of milk and cream, and to the manufacture of a high grade of butter. He may conduct the test of any creamery where he has reason to believe that the cream or milk is not tested accurately and shall condemn milk or cream arriving on the market at a temperature above seventy degrees Fahrenheit or that which is too old or in such condition as to be detrimental to the production of high grade goods. L. '05, Ch. 92, P. 197, Sec. 5.

Sec. 37. All apparatus used for the purpose of testing milk or cream furnished to any creamery shall be inspected and tested by the Dairy Commissioner, or his deputies, and any found to be faulty or defective, to be replaced through the Dairy Commissioner at cost to the user. L. '05, Ch. 92, P. 197, Sec. 6.

Sec. 38. It shall be unlawful for the owners, manufacturer, agent or any employe of a butter or cheese factory or condensory to under or over read the Babcock test, or to manipulate for the purpose of deception any other contrivance used for determining the quality or value of milk or cream. L. '05, Ch. 92, P. 197, Sec. 7.

Sec. 39. The Commissioner shall appoint one of his deputies who shall be known as State Dairy Instructor. He shall be a graduate of a recognized dairy school or shall have completed a course in dairying in a college where such instruction is given; he shall receive as compensation for his services one hundred dollars ($100) per month. L. '05, Ch. 92, P. 198, Sec. 8.

Sec. 40. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this act or who shall obstruct the Commissioner or Instructor in the performance of their duties under this act, by refusing him entrance to any place enumerated in the preceding

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