The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-02
FAVORNEW0 Oh EO LAW
MINNESOTA DAIRYMEN INDORSE
HENRY SUBSTITUTE
BILL
TEXT OF THE MEASURE
One-FOurth Cent Tax Clause Re-
tanned Despite Dairymen's Con-
cession to Drop It
Likely to Pass.
OF THE MEASURE

No state in the UI:1on has taken great
ef interest in the lOng-cOntinLed congress =
sional fight for oleomargarine legislation
than Minnesota. and the Gairymen of
Minnesota have backed the various mea.-
ure9 with a unanimous sentiment. Com
missioner Mcconnell, Of the state dairy
and food departmcnt mas received a
number of copies OF the new bill agreed
upon by the house committee on agricul-
ture, and introduced by RtpT eSentatire
Henry OF Connecticut, and which bill was
Endorsed by the National CT OcerS' asSO-
citation at it's annual convention last
week The lull text of the kill is as
follows:
Section l. That all articles known as
Oleomargarine, buttcrine, imitation but-
ter or imitation cheese, or any substance
in the Semblance of butter or cheese not
the usual product of fhe dairy, ard not
made exclusively OF pure and unadulter-
ated milk or cream transported into any
state or territory, or the District of Co.
lumbia, and remaining therein for use,
consumption, sale or storage therein.
shall, upon the arrival within the limits
of such state or territory, or the District
Of Columb ia, be subject to the operation
and effect of the laws of such state or
territory or the District OF Columbia, en-
acted in the exercise OF it's police poWe,s
to the same extent and in the same man
ner as though such articles or substances
had been produced in such state or teri
tory, or the District Of Columbia, aid
shall not be exempt therefrom Dy reason
OF being introduced 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 oIeo-
margarine in separate and distinct
form, and in such manner as will advise
the consumer of its real character ftGe
from coloration or Ingredient that causes
it to look like butter.
"Sec. 2 That the first clause of sec
ton of an act entitled, AN act defining
butter, also imposing a tax upon and reg
ulating the manufacture, sale, importa-
ton and expectation Of oleomargarinc.
be amended by adding thereto, after the
clause, the following words And any per-
son that sells, vends or furnishes cleo
margarine fOc the use and consumption
of others, except to his own family aad
guests thereof, without compensation
who shall add to, O. mix with such oI1o-
margarine any ingredient or celebration
that causes 1T to look like butter shall
oieomargarine, within the meaning Of
said act, and subject to the provisions
thereof
Tax on OIeOmargarine.
"sec. 3. That on and after July l. 1902,
the tax upon oleomargarine, as pre-
scribed in section 8 Of the act approved
Aug. 2, 1886, and entitled, An act defin-
ing butter also impoSing a tax uaan ans
regulat ng expectation of oleomargarire =
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 levied and collected IN a.
cordance with the provisions Of said act
Sec. 4. That wholesale dealers iii olto-
margarine shall keep such books and