The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-02
.FALSEBUTTER
OFFICIALS HOW
TO EXECUTE THE OLEO-
MARGARINE LAW.
WIEN THE NEW REGULATIONS GO
INTO EFFECT---IMPORTA
TO ALL GROCERS.

| WAsUINGTOS August 2S.-The commissioner OF
! internal revenue has prepared set of regulations
! concerning the manufacture of oleomargarihe
! under the internal revenue laws when VIII oe
| sent to all collectors for their guidance.
BEGINNING with the definition of butter and oleo-
margarine and other limitations OF butter, rs gwen
in the act OF congress passed at the last seesin'
the regulations declare congress mas reviewed the
| internal revenue officers from the necessity Ol
proving the imitation or even resemblance OF com
bounds to butter, except as TO mixtures OF lao",
beef fat etc Attention is called To the fact now
an establishment OF magnitude necessary for the
successful conduct of the business OF inanuiacuT
ing OleOmargarine, may easily be discontinued,
and are likely to be found adjoining slaughter
houses.
The amount of special tax to be levied on manu-
facturers and the method of making proportional
rates to the amount of the tax to be paid in cases
where the business was begun after the act goes
into effect October 81 1856 are stated in detail.
Manufacturers are required to file bond with col
ectOrs in districts where factories are located ana
the amount to he fixed by collectors OF not
less than $4,000, and manufacturers are also
required to Keep books, which shall be open to the
inspection of internal revenue agents, showing all
material used in the manufacture OF oleomarga-
rine, and the mode OF monthly returns IN dupl-
cate from their books as to materials and products
of manufacture. The manufacturer is also re-
quired to display sign on his factory, giving his
full name and business and number eff his factory,
which shall be designated by the collector Whole
sale dealers will keep book and make monthly
returns, showing Oeomargarine received by them,
and from whom received, and to whom
sold or delivered. Minute directions are
given for stamping branding, selling and number
ing each original package in conformity with the
law, and the use of tin in packing by manufac
turers, is forbidden, except upon the special per
mission of the commissioner. Each retailers
wooden or paper package must have, besides the
name and address of IL dealer, printed or brand
ed thereon, with letters not less than quarter of
an inch square, the word "OleOmargarine, the
quantity in pounds contained therein written or
faHf f..Ilf
garine, ST pound oleomargarine, as the case
may be.
OleOmargarine imported from foreign countries
must be required to have revenue stamps affixed
thereto, and canoe led, unless tits withdrawn from
the custom house for consumption or sale in the
nited States. In case the holder of any substance
declared by any collector of internal revenue, be
leved to be OleOmargaTine and liable TO tax, is
claimed by the holder to be butter, or some other
substance not liable to tax, the decision of the col
lector will govern IL the matter unless the claim
ants shall submit sample article for the decision
of the commissioner of internal revenue.
The 18th section of the act FORGETTING unstamped
Oleomargarine or that containing deeterious mat
ter, is quoted and it is stated in the substance
is detained by the collector as containing ingre-
dients not good for public health, shall be for
warded to the comm ssioner in cases in question
nf tax, and may be disposed of IN the same man.
ner. If, however, the claimant is unwilling to &C.
Cept the decision of the commissioner, he may in
this class of cases. appeal under the law to board
composed of the surgeon general of the army. sur
geon general of the navy and commits
siOner of agriculture, whose decision
in the matter is declared by
law to he final. II finally found to be deleterious
to the public health the compound is to he branded
and sold while unstamped, and the forfeited cleo
margarine is to be sold by the collector subject Il
payment of tax.
The form of the bond to be filed by exporters Of
oleomargarine is given in full, with the stipulation
that in no case is the penalty provision to be les'
than $4,000, and collectors are Instructed as to pro
cedure in cases where Withdrawals are made
for export from factories situated at places
other than ports of expectation.
On the 3lst of October, 1856, all oleomargarinC
on the premises OF any dealer must be in wooder
packages containing not less than ten pounds
each. and each dealer is required to make an in
ventOry stock on hand, mark tn packages witt
their weight and stamp and cancel each packag,
immediately after the 3'st of October, 1886, or al
soon there liter as p q ticable. Internal revenu,
officers Wild travel districts, Inspect stock OF
hand and seize all not found duly marked. lrdndeC
or stamped.