The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-02
THE 0LEO DISCUSSION
The Restriction Uncle Sam Pro-
videS to Protect the Public.
Is THE LAW ENFORCED 2
The Oleomargarine Sellers Think
an Injustice Has Been Done
Them. Something More
About Antediluvian
Animals.

The VIRGINIAN article yesterda,
On Oleomnrgarine, was prepared
with the full knowledge that i
could In no manner affect the deter
mlnation of the action brough
In the courts to test the constitution
atty OF the Virginia statute
Through the influence OF the Diary
men of the country, Congress enact
ed stringent laws regulating the
BALE of the various substitutes for
butter.
The action of Congress was fol
lowed by that of the Legislature,
and both were intended to protect
the producers and consumers OF
dairy products. The United States
statutes restricted the sale, the Vir
ginia law prohibited Its use, the only
difference being that one went a
bow shot farther than the other.
The question is of
PARTICULAR INTEREST
at present because being agitated,
and The VIRGINIAN finds "A condi
ton OF affairs which circumstan
TALLY iustiies the beliefa that the
United States laws, Us well as the
State laws, have been violated. The
act of August I'd, 1856, defines but
ter as follows: 1.-The word shall be
understood to mean the food pro-
duct known rs butter and which Is
made exclusively from milk or
cream, or both, or without common
salt and with or without additional
coloring matter. The law prescribe
thnt the following substances and
compounds shall he known and de
signed
AS oLEoMARGARINE
when made in imitation or sem
plance of butter, OF when SO maie.
calculated or intended to be sold as
butter, namely: Cleo, oleomal
garine oil, butterine. lardine, suine
and neutral; ell mixtures and com
pounds of oleomargarine, cleo,
oieomarGarine oil, butterine, lard
Inc, suine and neutral; all lard ex
tracts and iallow extracts, all mix
lures and compounds oil tallow, bee
lat, suet. lard, lard oil, vegetable
OIL, annotto and other coloring mat.
ter, intestinal fat and ol1alAfat.
SPECIAL TAX.
The United States imposes {
Incense tax upon the business, a,
follows: Manufacturers shall pe,
S6UO; wholesale dealers shall pay
SfSO, and for selling goods withon
lax fine of not less than $500 i.
imposed; and every person who
sells or offers for sale in orirlpa
packages shall be deemed whole
sale dealer. Retail dealers shall pay
special tax of SIS. Every person
who shall sell III less quantities thar
ten pounds shall be regarded as ,
retail dealer, VINO must sell onI,
from original packages in quantitle:
not exceeding ten pounds, aud shall
pack the oleomsrgarine sold b,
them IN suitable wooden or papel
packages, which shall be marked
and branded as the COMMISSIONS
OF the Internal Revenue, with the
approval OF the Secretary of tn,
treasury, shall prescribe, and fo
selling retail without license a fin,
OF not less than so is imposed
Every person
WHO KNOWINGLY SELLS
or oilers for sale, or delivers or Of
1ers to deliver any oleomargarine IL
any other form than in wooden o.
paper packages as above described
or who packs IN any package an,
oieomargarlne in any manner con
trary to law, or who falsely brand
any package or ailixes stamp o,
any package donating, less amour
OF tax than that required by law
shall be fined for each offence not
MORE THAN $1,000
and be imprisoned not more tha,
two years. Every person intendinl
10 engage IN the business of retail
ing, oieomargarins must registe
with the Collector of Internal Reye
nue.. NO person shall carry on tn
business of retail dealer until he be
paid the special tax. SPECIAL ia
stamps are not transferable fror
one dealer to another.
A person carrying on the bushes
OF retail dealer ct more than nm
stand must pay special tax for eac
stand or location. Retail dealer
must keep their special tax stamp
CONSCIOUSLY POSTED
IN these places of business. Fo
NeRleck In do fhis ,b