American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-11-14
COLLECTORS OFFICE,
mingt0n, DeLaMare.


THE Officers Of whose duty it the
laws to be respected have frequently observed the
viola ion Of The 43d and @ sections Of the collection a@
of 1779-Nhoh have produced an impression that the
provisions Of those sections have either failed attract
public attention Or have been forgotten.
For the information ef those in trade, and II concerned
the Secretary and Comptroller Of the 1reasny Of til, Uni
ted States have requested me to publish those sections Of
law for week in tie Gazetes Of Wilmington to
silence the plea of ignorance Of the law, which has been
invariably urged in Those cases; thai after such pub
cation tue plea of ignorance Will not be readily received
ALLEN McLANE, carr.
Nov y, 1925. 92-2t
Sec. as find he 1t further enacted, That the
proprietor, importer, cousgnee, or his or her
agent, who may receive said certificates, shallupon
the sale delivery OF any OF the said spirits, wines
or teas, deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof the certificate or certificates which ought to
accompany the seme, ON pain of forfeiting the sum
OF Fifty dollars for each cask, chest, vessel or case,
with which such certificate shall net be deliVereds
And ii any casks chests, vessels or cases, con-
ainlng distilled spirits, wines or teas which by the
foregoing provisions ought to be MAJ ked and accom-
panied with certificates, shall be found in the pos
session oil any person unaccompaned with such
marks and certificates, it shall be presumptive evil
dence thai the same are liable to forfeiture and it
sha be lawful for any officer pl the customs of
inspection to seize them as forfeited; and if upon
the ttial in consequence oil such seizure The owner
claimant OF the spirits wines or teas seized shall
not Erove that the same were impoi ted into the
United States according to law, AID the duties
thereupon paid or secured, they shall be adjudged
to be forfeited.
Sec. Al. .9ad be II further enacted, That on the
sale Of any cask chest, vessel or case, which has
been or shall be marked pursuant to the provisions
aforesaid, as containing distilled spirits, wines or
teas, and which has been empted Of its contents,
and prior to the delivery thereof TO the purchaser,
or any removal thereof, the marks and numbers,
which shall have been set thereon by or under the
direction of any officer ofmspectioD, shall be delaced
and obe ated IN the presence Of some officer Of
inspection of the customs, who shall on due notice
being given attend for that purpose, at which time
The certificate which ought to accompany such cask,
chest, vessel or shall also be returned and can
lceled: And every person whs shall obliterate,
Icounterlelt, alter or delace any mark or number
placed by an officer OF inspection upon any caSk,
chest, vessel or CASE containing distilled spirits,
wines or teas, or any certificate thereof or who
shall sell or in any way ALLEVIATE remove any cass,
chest, vessel case, which has been emped OF
Its contents, before the marks and numbers, set
thereon pursuant to the provisions aforesaid, shall
have been delaced or o5iterated, in presence OF
officer Of inspection as aforesaid or who shall
eject or refuse to deliver the certificate issued 10
accompany the cask chest vessel or case, OF which
the MAJ ks and numbers shall have been deFaced or
Iobiterated in manner aforesaid, on being thereto
Required by an officer OF inspection or of the Gus
TOMS shall for each and every such offence forfeit
and pay one hundred dollars, with costs OF suit.