The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-03
OLEOMARGARINE.
Summary of the Regulations for Its Nam
ufacture and Sale.

Summary of the Regulations for Its Man.
ufacture and Sale.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The regulations
for the enforcement of the 0leomargarine
law have been approved by Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Fairchild. They
cover thirty closely printed pages. Col
lectors of Internal Revenue viii be ex-
pected to apply the law without any in
crease OF their existing forces.
Beginning with definition OF butter and
oIeomargarins and other limitations of
butter, as given in the act OF Congress
passed at the last session, the regulations
declare that Congress has relieved internal
revenue officers from the necessity OF prov
ing the imitation or even the resemblance
ofthe compounds to butter, except as to
the mixture OF tallow, beet fat. suet, etc.
The amount of the special tax to be-
levied on manufactures and the method OF
making proportionate reckonings OF the
tax to be paid in cases where the business
is begun after the act goes into effect
October 81, 1866 are stated in de-
tail. Manufacturers are required to
file a bond with the collectors in the
districts where their factories are
located for an amount to be fixed by the
collectors of not less than So 900. In
ventories are also required which shall be
open to inspection OF internal revenue
agents, showing all materials used in the
manufacture of oleomargarine, and make
monthly returns in duplicate from their
books as to materials and products.
The manufacturer is also required to
display sign on his factory giving his
full name and business and the number of
his factory, which shall be designated by
the collector. Wholesale dealers will
keep book and make monthly
returns, showing the oleomargarine
received by them, and from whom
received, and to whom sold or de-
livered. Minute directions are given for
stamping, branding canceling and number
ing each original package in conformity
with law, and the use OF tin in packing by
manufacturers "a forbidden except upon
special permission of the commissioner.
Each retailers wooden or paper pack
age must have besides the name and adj
dress of the dealer printed Or branded
thereon in letters not less than one-quar-
ter OF an inch square, the word 'oleomar'
garine and the quantity in pounds con-
tanned therein, written or printed thereon.
The fifteenth section of the act FORGETTING
unstamped oleomargarine or that con-
tanning deleterious matter is quoted,
and it is stated that in case the SUBJ
stance is detained by the collector as con-
tanning ingredients deleterious to the public
health samples may be forwarded to the
commissioner, as in cases covering the
question of tax, and may be disposed OF in
the same manner. If, however, the claim
ant is unwilling to accept the decision Of
the commissioner, he may in this class oil
cases appeal under the law to a board COM
posed OF the Surgeon-General of the army,
Surgeon-General of the navy and the Com
missioner of Agriculture, whose decision
in the matter is declared by the law to ba
final. Ii finally found to be deleterious to
the public health, the compound is to
be so branded and sold, while unstamped
and forfeited oleomargarine is to be sold
by the collector, subject to the payment oil
the tax.
On the 31st OF October, 1886, all cleo.
margarine on the premises OF any dealer
must be in wooden packages, containing
not less than ten pounds each, and each
dealer is required to make an inventory oI
the stock on hand, mark the packages
with their weight and stamp and cancel
each package.