The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-29

Iwill he sent to all collectors for thcil
Iguidaucc. beginning with definitions
Iotbuttcr rolcomargarin aud other imi
iations OF butter, as given III the act
" congress passed at the last session
the regulations declare that congress
relieved internal revenue officers from
the necessity OF proving the imitation
or oven resemblance of compounds of
butter, or mixtures Of tnllow, beef
fat, etc; but called attention
To the fact that establish
mcnts OF the magnitude ncccs.
sary Tor the successful conduct of the
| business Of manufacturing olcomar-
/ gcrinc may be easily discovered and
are likely to be found adjoining
slaughter houses. Tho amount Of
special tax to be levied on manufac.
turcrs aud tho method Of making
proportionatc rcckonings of the tax
To be paid in eases whcro the bust.
ness is begun after the act goes into
effect, October 81, lss6,) are stated in
detail
Manufacturers aro required to file
bond with the collectors Ia the dis.
tricts whore the factories are located
aud the amount Ia to bo liked by the
collectors, but of not les, than 5000
and the manufacturers are also re-,
quircd To keep books, which shall bc
open Ia the inspection OF the internal
revenue agents, showing all the mate
rial used in the manufacture of olco-
margarine. and to mako monthly ro-
turns In duplicate from their books
as to the materials and the products
Of manufacture. They ARE also re-.
quircd To displny n sign on the fac. |
tory giving the owners lull name aud |
business nud the number Of his mc- |
tory, which shall be dcsgnntod 10y the |
collector. Wholesale dealers will /
keep books aud make monthly re-
turns showing olcomargarinc receipts
by them, from whom received and to |
whom sold or delivered.
Minute directions are given FOR
stamping, branding, selling and mum.
boring each original package In con.
formity with the law. Tho uso of tin
IN packing by the manufacturers, is
forbidden, except upon special per
mission Of the commissioners.
Each retailers wooden or paper
package must have, besides the name
aud address of the dealer. printed or
branded thereon in letters not less
than quarter OF an inch square the
word "OlcOmargarinc' and the quanti-
ty, IN pounds, contained therein,
written or printed thereon as follows
IL pounds Olomargnrinc,' Il pound
olcmargnrino' as the case may be-.
Olcomargarino imported from for.
cign countries must bc required to
have revenue Htainps affixed thereto
aud cancelled unless 1t be withdrawn
from the custom house for cunaump-
ton or sale In the Unitod Statos. la |
case the holder of any substance, de. |
clarod by any collector OF internal |
revenue as believed to bo olomnfga- |
rlno aud Liable TO tax, Is claimed
10y tho holder 10 bo
butter or some other
-ubstancc not liable to taX, tho dccis.
ION of the collector, viii govern IN
thc matter unless the claimant shall |
submit u simple of the article for the
decision of the commissioner ut inter.
nal revenue. section 70 of the net,
toriciting unstnmpcd olromargnrinc
or that containing dulctcrious articles
ls quoted aud 1t IL eaid that ia casc
the substance is detected hy the col
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good for the public health, 1t shall be
forwarded to commissioner ~ in cn-r-
IA collection OF tpV and may be- dis |
posed of in the same manner If how. |
over the claimant l- unwilling to nc. |
ccpt the decision of the commir-iuncr |
he may in this class of cases appeal |
under the law To u board composed ot |
the surgeon general of the army, sur |
Econ.gcncral of thc navy aud /
the commissioner OF agriculture, /
whose decision in the matter i- de.
clnrcd b. law to be- lunl. If finally
found To be dclctcriOuz to public
health, the compound ~ to be- 80
branded and sold, while uustnmpcd /
and forfeited OlcOmArgnrluo i- to be- |
sold 10y the collector, subject to the |
payment of tax. Tho form Of the /
bond to bo filed by exporters Of |
olcumargarinc, is given In full |
with stipulation that Iu no caso III |
the penalty provision tu bo less than |
$1,000, aud collectors are instructed |
~ to the procedure In eases whcro !
Withdrawals nrr made Tor export !
from iHctorics situated Rt places other |
thnn ports Of expectation.
On October 3d., 1856, NIL olcomHrgAr-
inc ON the premises of any donlcr
must bo in wooden packages, con-
tanning not less thnu ten pounds cach.
and each dealer l. required 10 mako
an inventory of stock on hand; to
mark packages with their weight, and
to stamp aud cancel cach package
Immediately after October 81. lssG,or
~ soon thereafter ~ practicable, in
tprnAl revenue officers viii travel
over their districts, inspect the stock
on hand aud scilc all not found duly
marked, branded aud stamped.
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