National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-30
Protecting Butter in England.

The following bill, suggested by Mr.. Geo.
Barham, of the Dairy Supply Company,
Limited, was laid before the council of the
British Dairy Farmers Association, at their
meeting ON Jan. 8, and referred to the con-
sderation Of special committee. The
leading provisions are as follows:
2. The word "butter," as used in this act,
shall mean such article made from the milk
of the COW alone, unmiXed with any other
fat, oil, or other oleaginous substance what
sOever.
.. On and after the 1st Of January, 1887,
all compounds OF butter and fat, or OF
various fats without butter, or Of any sub
stances OF fatty, greasy, or Oleaginous
nature, and intended to be sold for human
consumption, shall be called by names
clearly aud entirely distinguishable from
the word "buttor," and from any COM
pound modification or derivation of that
word, ard no adjectival or explanatory
word shall be coupled with the word
"butter," so US to enable the vender of an
article not exclusively "butter'' to sell the
same as a variety or description of that
article.
A. Allpersons selling any such compounds
as above named under the title Of "butter-
ineh or "American butter,n or any other
term, &c, shall, upon conviction, be liable
in penalty, to b. by summary process be-
fore magistrate.
3. All manufactures Of fatty, greasy, or
oleGginous substances intended for human
consumption situate within the United
Kingdom shall be registered
8, No substance of a compound of the
Kind intended TO he described in the third
section Of this act shall be manufactured or
imported into this country unless branded
with margarine or the special name other
than butter under which 1t Is sold, such
branding to be performed by the inland
revenue officers at small fee per package.
IL. All Wholesale butter merchants and
dealers in other fats or compounds of fats
for human consumption shall In every case
state clearly on their invoice whether it is
butter or any substance or compound above
specified, which is intended To be sold, and
no trade usage or custom shall be held to
allow the use Of any initials, figures, signs,
or authorizations In substitution for the
word "buttar,n where butter is sold, or of
the name OF the substance or compound,
where such substance or compound is'soid.
IL. NO wholesale merchant or dealer sell
Ing, on an invoice drawn contrary to the
provisions Of the above section, shall be
entitled to recover from the purchaser on
such invoice the value Of the butter, sub
stance, or compound intended TO be sold,
but on proof OF such invoice being con
trary to the provisions of the said section,
the said Wholesale merchant or dealer shall
lie liable to penalty OF - pounds on
every hundredweight or fraction Of hun
dredweight of such butter, substance, or
compound intended to be so sold
49, 1t shall not be lawful for any person
to manufacture, import, or sell any fats, or
any fats mixed with butter or any sub
stances within the third section OF this act,
colored in imitation of butter, but It must
either remain in the natural color Of the
component substances, or be colored with
some coloring matter other than yellow or
orange.
10. All retail sellers Of substances as
butter, which are not butter as defined by
the act, aud all sellers Of such substances
without specific name or description at
tached, shall not be allowed to plead ig-
norance, inadyertence, or mistake in de-
Tense, &c