13258. Misbranding  of  butter.    V.   S.  v.  50  Cases  of  Butter.    Decree   en- 
' tered. ordering? product4 released under bond.    (F. & D. No. 19830.
I. S. No. 16292-v.    S. No. E-5141.)   * ?>> ' 
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On February 10, 1925, the United States attorney for the Southern District 
of Georgia, acting upon a report' by the Secretary of Agriculture, filed in the 
District Court of the United States for said district a libel praying the seizure 
and condemnation of 50 cases bi'butter, remaining in the original unbroken 
packages at Savannah, Ga., alleging that' the article had been shipped by Swift 
& Co., from Nashville, Tenn./January 27, 1925, and transported frpm tne State 
of Tennessee into the State of Georgia, and charging misbranding in violation 
of the food and drugs act. '^The''article was labeled in part: "Brookfield 
Creamery Butter 1 Lb. Net Weight Distributed by Swift & Company, U. S. 
A. Quarters." 
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Misbranding of the article.was alleged in the libel for the reason that the 
net weight statement " 1 Lb. Net Weight" was not correct, and for the further
reason that the statement " 1 Lb. Net Weight" was false and misleading, 
since the product had a net weight of less than 1 pound.
On February 21, 1925, Swift & Go. having appeared as claimant for the 
property and having admitted the material allegations of the libel, a decree of 
the courts was entered, ordering that the product be released to the said claim- 
ant upon payment of the costs of the proceedings and the execution of a good 
and sufficient bond, in conformity with section 10 of the act.
R. W. DTJNLAP, Acting Secretary of Agriculture.