New-York tribune., 1886-04-23
4 STRINGENT Law FOR BOG Us ELTTER
PROVISIONS OF HOUSE BILL-sPEcIAL TAXATION
PROVIDED.

Provisions OF A HOUSE BILL-sPEcIAL TAXATION
PROVIDED
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Thc House Com
mttec ON Agriculture authorized Its chairman Repre-
sentative Hatch OF Missouri. to report bill as subst
tute all the bills introduced the subject OF tue
manufacture and sale, importation or expectation Of
olealnargarlne and other imitation buffers The pracl
pal provisions follows
Section provides that butter shall be understood
to mean the product usually known as butter, manu-
factured exclusively from milk or cream, or both
Section provides that certain extracts mixtures
compounds shall be known aud designated as " ole0'
margarine" namely ocomar gsrne oeo oleOmargarine
oil, butterne lrline, sulne AMI neutral; all mixtures
and compounds OF the same all lard and tallow ex
tracts and all and compounds OF aiow, beef
fat suet lard, Lard oil. vegetable oil annoto and other
coorng matter Dosnalfat aud ofil-fat made in lmita
tion sembance OF butter intended 10 be used
butter.
Section 3 imposes special taxes rs follows Upon
manufacturers of oeomargarne $500 upon wholesale
dealers oleonargar!ne, $3.50 rcial dealers. SiS.
Section provides that every person VINO carries
the business of a manufacturer Of olcomargarne with
out having paid tho special tax shall be lined from
81 900 to IS 900 in addition to the liability pay the
tax. Wholesale dealers shall likewise he fined from
$500 $1,000, and retail dealers from S5Oto $500
secloi provides that manuf cturcrs shall hlo with
the Collector of Internal Revenue OF the district such
notices. Inventories an bonds keep such books, render
such returns put up such signs and conduct his business
under surveillance as tho Commiss oner of Utter
nal Revenue with the approval Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, may require
Section is az follows: Al oeomargarine shall be
packed by manufacturer thereof in nkns, tubs,
other wooden packages not before used for that pur-
pose, each containing not less than ten pounds and
Marked stamped and branded. the Commissioner Of
Internal revenue with the approval of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, may prescribe And all sales made Dy
manufacturers Of oeOnar5 r5arnc and Wholesale dealers
in oeomargarine shall be in original stamped packages
Retail dealers in oleomargarlne must sell only from
original stamped packages In quantities not exceeding
ten pounds, and shall pack the eeomargarne sold by
them In suitable wooden packages which shall be marked
ard branded as the Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
shall prescribe.
Dealers violating this section shall be
fined for each offence not less than 500 nor
more than 81 OOO be imprisoned not less than six
months more than two years.
Section provides that man ufacturers SHALL under
penalty of S5O atix label to every package of oeo.
margarine stating the number OF the nahactory anu
cuntoniug all persons not to use the package Or the
stamp again, remove the contents without destroy
Ing the stamp.
Section f=es atax OF 10 cents pound upon oleo
margarine be paid by the manufacturer and any rac
tonal part OF pound IN package shall be taxed as
Section 10 provides that all imported oeomargarne
shall pay addition to the import duty an internal rev.
Section IA provides for the appointment OF analyt
cal chemist and microscopes IN the Office OF the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue and authorizes
the Commissioner in his Judgment
ploy chemists and microscopists And the Com
missioner is authorized to dec de what substances
which may submitted in contested cases arc to be
taxed under this and his decision shall be final lie
also authorized decide whether any substance made
in imitation OF deleerOus 10 the public health
but decision this matter may be appealed from TO
board composed OF the Surgeons General of the Army
and Navy and the Commissioner OF Agriculture.
Any person who shall wilfuly remove or defacc the
stamps marks or brands on packages containing oeo.
margarine shall be guilty Of mlsdemcanor aud shall
be punished By ue of 300 to 81 1000 and by nprison
ment from ten days TO six mouths
Oleomargarine may be removed from the place OF
mauufao .ure for export TO foreign country with
out payment OF tax atixing stamps thereto,
under such regulations as the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue may prescribe. Every person
who shall export oleomargarine snail brand
upon every tub frKin other package
con aiming such article the word oleomargarine IN
plain letters onehalf inch square.
All nnes penalties and forfeitures imposed by the act
may be any Of competent Jurisdiction,
one half the fine or penalty when paid to 90 to the
infofmer.