The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-02-27
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS
How Successful Farmers operate This
Departments of the Parma Few
Hints 20 the Care of live Stock
and POuItry
The Amended circuit B1ll.


After much alteration among the
supporters of the Grout bill as to
whether or not uncolored o1eOmar-
garine should be taxed one-fourth cent
a pound, the ones in favor of such a
tax have won The Committee on Ag-
riculture of the House Of Representa-
uves has reported for favorable action
the following bill:
Section L That all articles known
as oleomargarine, butterine, imitation
butter or imitation cheese, or any sub
stance in the sembIance 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 Co1um-
bia, be subject to the operation and
effect of the laws of such state or ter
r1tory, or the District of Columbia,
enacted in the exercise of its police
powers to the same extent and in the
same 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
Iherefrom 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 a separate and dis
t1nct form and in such manner as Will
advise the consumer of its real char
acter from celebration 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 tax upon
and regulating the manufacture, sale.
importation and expectation of oleO-
margarine be amended by adding
after the word *oleomargarine'
at the end of said clause, the following
words: And any person that sells,
vends or furnishes o1eomargarine for
cept to his own family and guests
thereof without compensation, who
shall add to, or mix with, such cleo
any ingredient or cOlOra-
ton that causes it to look like butter,
shall also be held to be a manufac-
Lurer of oleomargarine, within the
of said act and subject to the
provisions thereof.
Sec. g. That on and after July I,
1902, the tax upon oleomargarine, as
prescribed in section of the act ap-
proved August 2, 1886, and entitled
An act defining butter, also imposing
L tax upon and regulating expectation
Of one cent per pound when the same |
s not made in imitation of butter; |
1ut when made in imitation of butter |
he tax to be paid by the manufacturers
shall be 10 cents per pound, to be lev
ed and collected in accordance with |
he provisions of said act.
Sec. 4 That wholesale dealers in |
'1eomargarine shall keep such books |
md render such returns in relation |
hereto as the commissioner of inter
la1 revenue, with the approval of the
secretary of the Treasury may, by /
equation, require, and such books
hall be open at all times to the in
pection of any internal revenue Off
er or agent. And any person who
vi1fully violates any of the provisions
f this section shall for each offense
re fined not less than $50 and not ex-
eeding $500 and imprisoned not less
han thirty days nor more than six
nonths.''