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FILLED CHEESE SEC. 2352. MANUFACTURERS. (a) DEFINrmoN. -Every person, firm, or corporation who manu- factures filled cheese for sale shall be deemed a manufacturer of filled cheese. (b) PACKING REQUIREMENTS.- (1) MARKS, STAMPS, AND PACKAGES.-Filled cheese shall be packed by the manufacturers in wooden packages only, not before used for that purpose, and marked, stamped, and branded with the words "filled cheese" in black-faced letters not less than two inches in length, in a circle in the center of the top and bottom of the cheese; and in black-faced letters of not less than two inches in length in line from the top to the bottom of the cheese, on the side in four places equidistant from each other; and the package con- taining such cheese shall be marked in the same manner, and in the same number of places, and in the same description of letters as above provided for the marking of the cheese; and all sales or consignments made by manufacturers of filled cheese to wholesale dealers in filled cheese or to exporters of filled cheese shall be in original stamped packages. (2) LABEnL.- Every manufacturer of filled cheese shall securely affix, by pasting on each package containing filled cheese manu- factured by him, a label on which shall be printed, besides the number of the manufactory and the district and State in which it is situated, these words: "NoTE.- T he manufacturer of the filled cheese herein contained has complied with all the requirements of the law. Every person is cautioned not to use either this package again or the stamp thereon again, nor to remove the contents of this package without destroying said stamp, under the penalty provided by law in such cases." (c) BooKS AND RETrRNs.-Every manufacturer of filled cheese shall file with the collector of the district in which his manufactory is located such notices and inventories, shall keep such books and render such returns of materials and products, and conduct his business under such surveillance of officers and agents as the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may by regulation require. (d) FACTORY NUMBER AND SIGNs. -Every manufacturer of filled cheese shall put up such signs and affix such number to his factory as the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may by regulation require. (e) BONDS. - Every manufacturer of filled cheese shall file with the collector of the district in which his manufactory is located such bonds as the Commissioner, with the approval of the Secretary, may by regulation require. But the bond required of such manufacturer shall be with sureties satisfactory to the collector, and in a penal sum of not less than $5,000; and the amount of said bond may be increased from time to time, and additional sureties required, at the discretion of the collector or under instructions of the Commissioner. SEC. 2353. WHOLESALE DEALERS. (a) DFINITION. -Every person, firm, or corporation who sells or offers for sale filled cheese, in the original manufacturer's packages for resale, or to retail dealers as defined in section 2354 (a), shall be deemed a wholesale dealer in filled cheese. (b) SIGNS.- Al l wholesale dealers in filled cheese shall display in a conspicuous place in his or their salesroom a sign bearing the words "Filled cheese sold here" in black-faced letters not less than six inches in length, upon a white ground, with the name and number of the revenue district in which his or their business is conducted. SEC. 2354. RETAIL DEALERS. (a) DErNmrroN. -Every person who sells filled cheese at retail, not for resale, and for actual consumption, shall be regarded as a retail dealer in filled cheese. 257