The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-07-24

,csed en- licenses for .tihs and toilers as said.
period bears 10 that FOR which the license was
J. granted The payment OF which sum shall be-
endorsed by the collector 90 said license.
And if any still or boiler shall, after the said
thirtieth dsy Of June, be empioyedin distIl!ing
spiriluous liquors without the additional duty
having been previously paid or secured as
aforesaid, the owner, agent or superintendent
thereof shall forfeit and psy the sum ofone
hundred dollars, together with double the "a
mount OF 'be said additional doiIes.
Sec. 9. Ind be IL further enacted, That all
the provisions Of This act, shall be deemed TO
apply to any sill or boiler, or other vessel, us.
ed 10 dstillstion, which shall be employed in
the reclihcaiion Of spirituous liquors.
Sec. 10. Ind te II further enaessd, That any
license heretofore or hereafter granted for
employing still, boiler, or other vessel, IN
distiling spirits from foreign materials,
shall authorize the dsilling spirits from do.
mes,ic materials also.
Sec. IL. .dnd be IL further enacted, That a
deduction at the rate of eight percentum,
shall be made from the duty payable for a
license 20 distiI spiri,uous .iqurs, on the psy-
ment thereof at thetime Of obtaining the same,
whether tho same be payable on credit or
Sec. IL. IND be IL further enacted, THAT in
future II shall be lawful for the distillcr or
dis,illers Of domestic spirits, and all persons
from whose materials such spirits shall be
distilled, to sell without license, by retail,
any quantity thereof, not les han one gallon.
Sec. IS. .fnd be IL further enacted, That the
several provisions OF Z" An act making fur.
thcr provis ions foe the collection of inte rnsl
duties, and Tor the appointment and compen
sation of assessors passed on the second day
OF August, one thousand eight hundred and
thirteen, shall and are hereby declared 10 ap.
ply in full force TO the duties laid by, and 10
be collected under this act, the same as If
such duties and this act were recognized
therein which said duties shall be collected
by the same collectors, in the same manner
for the same commissioners, snd under the
same direction, and under he same as are
hereby established in relation to the other
internal dutie and all the obligations, duties
and penalties thereby imposed upon collect
ors, arc hereby imposed upon the collectors
OF the duties laid by this act.
Sec. -. .4nd be q: further enacted, Tha; IL
shall be the duty of tho collectors aforesaid,
in their respective districts end they are here-
5y authorized to collect the duties imposed
by this act, and to prosecute tor the recovery
Of tho same, and for the recovery of any sum
or sums which may be forfeited by virtue OF
this act. And all fines, penalties and fofleit-
ures, which shall aud may DC saed tor snd
recovered in the name OF the United States
by bill, plaiot informant or action of debt. one
moieiy thereof TO the use OF the United stat.
es, and tho other moiety thereof to the use
OF the person who, If collector, shaD fsN
disoo~s~, If ether than collector, shaa Nat
inform OF tho cause, matter or thing, where.
by any such fine, penalty or foricitare, shall
have been incurred, unless The breach of this
acs; pr which such fine penalty or forfeiture
may 40 incurred cannot be established wuhout
the testimony Of such collector, or other in
formant, in which case the whole Of such Enc,
penalty or forfeiture shall be 10 The use OF The
United States.
April 10, lSi6.-.9lprored,
JAMES MADISON
No.