The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-05

~ "a hN every NiANNAAN- ]
NSAyl turcr OF filled |
~ cheese. $3.50 per an
v I'm mum ON wholesale
Vt dealers. and Si2 per
year on retail deal
ers due and payable
an the 1st day OF July each year. Manu-
iaeturers failing TO pay this tax are
subject 10 fne OF from $50 to S5'OOO'
wholesale dealers failing to pay Il are
subject to a fine Of from $3.50 to $1,000
aud retailers emitting TO pay II are
subject to fine OF from $40 to sooo'
Manufacturers must nlc with the COM
missioner Of internal revenue state
ment OF the location OF the factory.
and must conduct Il under such sur
velllance Of revenue officers as the
commissioner may require and hle
bond OF not less than 5000 TO COM
ply with tho regulations Of the depart
ment and the provis,ncs ~ this act
and failing 10 do so shall ne liable 10
fine Of from $500 TO 81 600.
4 Filled cheese must be packed By the
manufacturers IN wooden packages
only. branded with the words "hlled
cheese" IN black-faced letters not less
than two inches IN length, on the top
bottom. and sides Of the package. the
brand TO appear IN four places on the
side at equl-dlsiant points from each
other. These marks or brands must
be placed both upon the cheese ilseu
ana upon the wooden package Ia which
Il Is packed and sold. and all sales by
the manufacturer must he 10 the orig
lnal stamped package Retailers must
sell only from the original stamped
packages and shall pack the cheese
when sold In packages marked or
branded under regulations TO be pre-
seribed by the commissioner OF inter
nal revenue
Every person knowingly selling or
Offering filled cheese IN any other form
than In new wooden or paper packages.
properly marked and branded. or who
nacks flled chcese Ia any manner con-
trary 10 law. or afixes stamp donoi-
ing a less amount Of tax than that re-
oulred BY law. Is liable TO n nnc Of
from $50 to $500 and imprisonment
from thirty days TO one year.
All wholesale aud retail dealers must
dlsnlay IN conspicuous place In their
salerroom sign bearing the words
sFillcd cheese cold here" IN black-iacei
letters not less than six inches IN
length. and failing 10 do so may be
nned $50 10 $500. Every manufacture
Of nlled cheese a. required TO aflx by
pastlng on each package a label on
which shall be printed. besides the
number Of the mandatory ard the
district and state Ia which Il Is stu
atcd. these words
"Notlce The manufacturer Of the
filled cheese hcrc!a contained has COM
piled with all The requirements Of the
law Every person Is cautioned not 10
use either this package again or The
stamp thereon again. nor TO remove
the contents Of this package withou,
destroying said stamp, under the pea
clty provided by law IN such casls."
Every manufacturer Of Gllcd cheese
who nerlocts to ailx such label 10 any
package containing fllcd cheese made
by him or sold or oIcrcd FOR sale by
him. and every person who removes
any such label 30 affixed from any
such package. shall be fined $50 for
each package IN respect TO which such
unenso Is committed
The bill also provides that IN addi-
ton to the annual taxes already named
there shall be assessed and collected O
tax OF enc cent per pound on al filled
cheese manufactured. 20 De- raid ty
the manufacturer thereof and any free
tinnal part Of pound iu a package
shall be taxed gs a pound The taY
levied b. this section shall be repre-
senlod by coupon stamps and the pro
visions OF existing laws governing "a
engraving. Issue. sale. Accountability
eliacement and destruction q stamp
relating to tobacco and suud. as iar a.
practicable are nade to apply q
stamps provided for this purpose.
Whenever any manufacturer OF cue,
chccse sells or removes Tor sale n
4 consumption any nllcl cheese upni
i which the tax Is required 20 be pal,
= by stamps without paying such tax. q
% becomes the duty Of The Commissioner
q Of internal revenue, upon satisfactory
7 proof. to estimate The amount 90 "a
g which has been omitted to be paid en-,
u TO make an assessment therefor. an,
( certify the same to the collector, Th
tax 80 assessed shall be IN addition
10 tho penalties imposed by law 10
such sale or removal.
All nllcd cheese imported from FOR
I clrn countries must. IN addition 10 an,
import duty imposed upon the same
nay an internal revenue tax OF o.gh
conts per pound. such tax TO be- rep
resented by coupon stamps and sucI
imported filled cheese and the pack
ages containing the same shall b
stamped marked. and branded, as q
4 tho case OF filled cheese manufacture.
i In the United States.
c ANY person who knowingly purchas
70 e. or receives for sale any hlled chocs
d which has not been branded or stamps
4 according to law. or which Is conlalno