American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-18
COLLECTORS OFFICE,
illumination, UeLaMare.

" itmlngtOR, DetdHdre.
THE officers Of revenue whose duty it is to the
revenue vs. to be respected have frequently observed the
violation of the 43d and 44h sections OF the collection law
Of 1779-which have produced an impression that the
provisions of those sections have either failed to alrac
public attention or have been forgotten.
For the information f those in rade, and all concerned
the Secretary and Comptroller OF the Treasury OF the I'M
ted States have requested me TO publish those sections ct
the law for me week in the Gazees OF Wilmington, to
silence the plea of ignorance u the law, which has been
invariably urged in tn and that after such pub
eaton lie plea # ipnnlace will not be readily received
ALLEN McLANE, Colry
Nov 10 1925 9!-2
Sec. 4a. ind be ii further enacted, That the
proprietor. importer. or Corsgnee, or his or hei
agent who may receive said certificates, shall uuon
the sale delivery Of any OF the SAID spirits VINES
or teas, deliver 10 the purchaser o. purchaser
thereof the cate or certificates when cnEh' 10
accompany The same, on pain OF To- iritln5 the SUI"
OF fifty dollars for each cask chest vessel OF case
with which such cert6 ATE shall net be delivered ;
And II any casks chests, vessels or Gases. con
ltaining distilled spirits, wines or teas which by he
foregoing provision, ought u be marked and accom-
panied with certificates, shall be found In the pos
session OF any person uUaccompanled with such
marks and certificates, it shall be presumpuve ev'
Idence that the same are liable to forfeiture and II
all be lawful for anv officer Ot the customs OF oil
linspection 10 seiz- them as forfeited ard II upon
the uial IN consequence oil such seizure the owner
or claimant oil the spirits, wines or teas seized shai
! not prove that the same were imported into the
United States according to law, aid the duties
thereupon paid or secured, they shall be adIudget
to be forfeited.
Sec. "A. lind be ii further enacted, That on th'
sale of any cask, chest, vessel or case, which ha
been or shall be marked pursuant to TIE provisions
aforesaid as containing distilled spirits, wines OIL
Iteas, and which has been empted OF its contents
and prior to the delivery thereof 10 the purchaser
or any removal thereof the marks and numbers
which shall have been set thereon by or under I'M
direction of any officer ofInspecton, shall be deaoe
and obliterated IN the presence oi some officer
lnspec lop or Of the customs, who shall on due nouc
'lbeing given attend for that purpose at which tim
he certificate which ought to company such cask
chest vessel or case shs also be returned and an
lcelIed : And every person who shall obllterae
Icouuterteit alter or detace any mark or numoe
lpla, ed Nv an officer of inspection upon any caSR
lche.t. vessel or case, containing distilled splrit'
,v;p4s ar teas or any certificate thereof or VIII
shall sell or in any way ALLEVIATE remove any casb
chest vessel or case, which has been empiled {
j Its contents before the marks and nhmhe's' sc
thereon pun suant to the provisions aloresa'u siia
=, have been delaced or obteraed, in presence OF a
X officer of inspection as aforesaid; or VINO snail ne
eject or refuse to deliver the certificate issued
accompany the cask chest, vessel or CASE OF "hc
n The marks and plumbers shall have been deiaced
Il lobterated in manner Aforesaid on being there'
lrenuired by an officer oil inspection or OF the Gus
hltom,, shall for each and every such offence orie
land paw one hundred dollars with costs OF SUIT.