Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-17
THE FILLED CHEESE LAW.
Full Text of the Law Regulating the
Manufacture and Sale of
Filled Cheese.

Following is the law known as the
| filled cheese law, which was passed by
Congress at the last session:
AN ACT defining cheese, and also impos-
ing tax upon and regulating the manu-
facture, SAFE, Importation aud eXpOrra-
| ton OF ''hled cheese
| Be il enacted by the Senate and House
| of Representatives OF the united States
| of America i'll Congress assembled that
tor the purposes OF this act the word
cheese SHAH be understood mean the
| food product known cheese, and which
| is made from milk or cream and without
| the addition OF butter any animal,
vegetable or other OILS or fats foreign 10
such milk or cream, with or without addi-
tIonal cOiOrlng matter
Sec. =. That for the purposes of this act
| certain substances and compounds shan be
! known ana designated as ''hlled cheese"
| namely: All substances made of milk or
skinned milk with the admiXture OF but
! ter, animal oil or fats, vegetable or any
| other oils, or compounds foreign to Sucn
milk, and made III imitation or semblance
| of cheese.
Sec. .. That special taxes are imposed
| as follows:
Manufacturers of filled cheese shall pay
| $24O for each and every factory per annunI.
! Every person, firm or corporation who
manufactures filled cheese Tor sale shall
| be deemed 4 manufacturer OF hlled cheese.
| Wholesale dealers i'll filled cheese shall pay
| $500 per annum. Every person, firm or
corporation who sells or offers for SAFE
filled cheese in the original manufacturer $
|
| hereinafter defined, shall be deemed a
| wholesale dealer III filed cheese. But any
| manufacturers OF filled cheese who has given
| the required bond and paid the required
special tax, and who sells only filled cheese
| OF his own production, at the pace Of
manufacture IN the original packages, to
| which the taX-pald stamps are affixed,
| shall not be required to pay the special
| tax of Il wholesale dealer in filled cheese
| on account of such sales.
| Retail dealers in filled cheese shall pay
| ST. per annum. Every person who sells
| filled cheese at retail not for resale, and
for actual consumption shall be regarded
| as Il retail dealer in filled cheese, and sec
| tons 3232, 1888, 3234 :}235, 1886, 1921, 323S
| 1898, ;}24O, 3241, 3243, of the revised statutes
! of the United States are, so far as apple
| able, made 10 extend to and include and
| apply to the special taxes imposed by this
section and to the persons, firms or cor
! porations upon whom they are imposed
| Provided. that all special taxes under this
! act shall become due on the first day of
| July in every year, or on commencing any
| manufacture. trade or business on which
| said tax is imposed. In the latter case the
| tax shall be reckoned proportionately from
| the first day of the month in which the
| liability TO the special tax commences to
| the first day of july following.
Sec. i. That every person. firm or cor
| poration who carries on the business of Il
| manufacturer of filled cheese without hay
| ing paid the special tax therefor, as re-
quired by law, shall. besides being liable
| to the payment Of the tax, be lined not
| less than $400 and not more than $4,000;
| and every person firm or corporation who
! carries on the business of Il wno4esale deal
| er in filled cheese without having paid the
| special tax therefor. as required by law
! shall, besides being liable TO the payment
| of the tax, be Ened not less than 500 nor
| more than $1,000; and every person, firm or
| corporation who carries Oh the business OF
| a retail dealer in filled cheese without hav-
| Ing paid the special tax therefor, re-
! quired by law, besides being liable for the
payment of the tax. be fined not less than
$40 nor more than $500 for each and every
| otfenSe-
| Sec 5. That every manufacturer of filled
cheese shall file with the collector of inter-
nal revenue of the district in which his
| mandatory is located such notices, in
| yentoEies and bonds, shall keep such books
| and render such returns of materials and.
| products shall put up such signs and al
| fix such number to his factory. and con-
! duct his business under such surveillance
! OF OIL ers and agents as the commissioner
| of internal revenue with the approval of
| the secretary of the treasury. may by regu-
| latfon require. But the bond required of
| such manufacturer shall be with sureties
| satisfactory to the collector of internal
! revenue. and in a penal of not less
! than $5O0&- and the amount of said bond
| may be increased from time to time, and adj
| ditonal sureties required, at the discretion
| OF the collector or under instructions of
| the commissioner Of internal revenue. Any
! manufacturer of filled cheese who fails to
comply with the provisions of this section
or with the REGULATE herein authorized,
| shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanOr and
| upon conviction thereof shall be fined not
! less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
Sec. g. That filled cheese shall be packed
! by the manufacturers in wooden packages
only, not before used for that purpose,
and marked. stamped and branded with the
| words filled cheese in black-faced letters
| not less than two inches in length. in a
circle in the center of the top and bottom
| of the cheese and in black-faced letters of
not less than two inches in length in line
| from the top to- the bottom of the cheese.
| on the side in FOUR places equi-distant from
each other: and the package containing
| such cheese shall be marked in the same
| N tiIGA m n I'M no of T1nc
and in the same description of letters rs
! above provided for the marking of the
! by manufacturers of filed cheese to whole
| sale Dealers in filled cheese or to exporters
! of filled cheese. shall be in original stamped
! packages Retail dealers in filled cheese
shall sell only frWIn original stamped pack
ages and shall pack the filled cheese when
sold in suitable wooden or paper packages.
| which shall be marked and branded in ac-
cordance with rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the commissioner of internal
| revenue with the approval of the secretary
| of the treasury Every person who know
ingly SELLS offers to sell. or delivers or
| offers to deliver, FILLED cheese in any other
form than in new wooden or paper pack
| ages, marked and branded as hereinbefNre
| provided and as above described. or who
| packs i'll amy package or packages fl led
cheese i'll amy manner contrary to law. or
who falsely brands any package or affiXes
| stamp or amy package denOting a less
amount of tax than that required by law.
| shall upOn conviction thereof be fined for
each and every ofrense not less than $40
and not more than $500 or be imprisoned
not less Uhan thirty days nor more than
one year.
Sec. Z. That all retail and wholesa lie
dealers i'm filled cheese shall display in a
| conspicuous place in his or their salesrOonl
| a sign bearing the words ''Filled cheese sold
here" in black-faced letters not less than
SIX inches IN length, upon white ground
with the Game and number of the revenue
district In which his their business is
conducted; and any wholesale or retail deal
er in filled cheese who fails or ne@Iects to
comply with the provisions of this section
shall be deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor
and shall on conviction thereof be fined fol
each and every Offense not less than $5C
and not more than 5000
Sec. s. That every manufacturer of filled
cheese shall securely affiX, by pasting OF
each package containing filled cheese manu-
faetnred by him, label on which shall be
printed, besides the number of the mana
factory and the district and state in which
1T is situated, these words: ''Notice-Th,
manufacturer of the filed cheese herein
contained has complied with all the require
ments OF the law. Every person is eau
toned not to use either this package again
or the stamp thereon again. nor to remove