The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-03
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS
Row Successful Farmers Operate This
Department. of the Parma Few
Hints As to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry.
The Amended circuit Bin.


After much alteration among the
supporters of the Grout bill as to
whether or not uncolored oleomar-
garine should be taxed one-fourth cent
a pound, the ones in favor of such
tax have won. The Com mittee on Ag-
riculture of the House of Representa-
uves has reported for favorable action
the following bill:
Section l. That all articles known
IS oleomargarine, butterine, imitation
butter or imitation cheese, or any sub
stance in the semblance of butter or
cheese not the usual product of the
dairy, and not made exclusively of
pure and unauthorized milk or cream,
transported into any state or territory,
or the District of Columbia. and re-
naming therein for use consumption,
sale or storage therein, shall, upon the
arrival within the limits of such state
or territory, or the District of Column
bia, be subject to the operation and
effect of the laws of such state or ter
ritory, or the District of Columbia,
enacted in the exercise of its police
powers to the same extent and in the
sans manner as though such articles
or substances had been produced in
such state or territory, or the District
of Columbia, and shall not be exempt
therefrom by reason Of being intro
duced therein in original packages or
otherwise.
Provided, that nothing in this act
shall be construed to permit any state
to forbid the manufacture or sale OF
oleomargarine in separate and dis
tinct form and in such manner as will
advise the consumer of its real char
acter from celebration or ingredient
that causes it to look like butter.
Sec. 2. That the first clause Of sec
ton of an act entitled An act def
ming butter, also imposing a tax upon
and regulating the manufacture. sale,
importation and expectation of oleo
margarine be amended by adding
thereto after the word 'oleomargarine
at the end of said clause, the following
words; And any person that sells.
rends or furnishes oleomargarine for
the use and consumption of others, ex-
cept to his own family and guests
thereof without compensation. who
shall add to, or mix with, such oleo-
margarine any ingredient or colora
ton that causes it to look like butter,
turer Of oleomargarine, within the
meaning of said act and subject to the
provisions thereof
Sec. 8. That on and after July l,
1902, the tax upon oleomargarine as
prescribed in section of the act APP
proved August 2, 1886, and entitled
An act defining butter. also imposing
tax upon and regulating expectation
of oleomargarine,' shall be one-fourth
of one cent per pound when the same
is not made in imitation of butter;
but when made in imitation of butter
the tax to be paid by the manufacturer
shall be 10 cents per pound, TO be lev
led and collected in accordance with
the provisions of said act.
Sec. 4. That wholesale dealers in
oleomargarine shall keep such books
and render such returns in relation
thereto as the commissioner of inter
nal revenue, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury, may, by
regulation, require, and such books
shall be open at all times to the in.
spection Of any internal revenue Off
Ger or agent. And any person who
wilfully violates any of the provisions
of this section shall for each offense
be fined not less than $50 and not eX-
ceeding $500 and imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than six
months"