Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-10-25


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sec. ~. Ana oe II taItnef chactcu' Ines the sp-
p'Ic,.on ~ "HnH Me:. w any IeIso" ,oi nce"se
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o.s."nE snc nu.ccs On" salselv '. .So s.. o'
sns, OoaieE OF UoieTs, anu Tue hame OF tne pc'son
nrm, company, or corporation using inc samcj anu
any person MAKING false statement IN euncr o! tno
sa'u ps,tcIns en"' iof'e't a". P.y e"o gu" " o0
hunoteu oonnrs, 10 ne Iccosereo VII" c".'s U. sui.
sec. Al. And be II turiher cnncted' Ihat, IN al
diton to the duties payable Tor licenses here'n pro-
vlded there snail be pad on an sPr''s that may NC
distilled and sold, or removed Tor consumption or
sale, OF hrst proof, On ana ai'er the hrst gay VI
August, eighteen hundred aud s'xiy-two the Ioty
Of twenty cents Oh cacn ana every gallon, wnicn
shai NC paid ny the owner, agent or s"Pefn!ehuemt
Of the still or other vessel IN which tue said spirit
uous liquors shall have been distilled; which duty
shall be paid ~ the time OF fehucfing tnc accounts
OF spirituous liquors 40 chargeable with duty re-.
quired to be rendered by THIS act: frovided' mat
the duty ON spirtuous liquors and all other spirit
nous beverages enumerated IN tnis act snail DC COL
ectcd At no iower rate tnam inc OASIS OF nSst proof
and sbe 10 increased IN proportion Tor any greater
strength than the strength u PROOF. =,
Sec. AZ. Ana ne II inrther enacted mat tnc
term rft proof used IN TINS act ana IN section SIX Of
the act Of March second. eighteen hundred and
sixty-one. entitled An act TO provide for tue pay
ment OF outstanding treasury notes, to authorize
!oan to regulate ana nx the duties on imports and
Tor other purposes snail DO construed ana Is mere
corresponds to fifty degrees OF Tralles centcs'mal
hydrometer, adopted by regulation OF tue treasury
Department, Of August twelfth, eighteen hundred
and fifty, at tho temperature Of sixty degrees Of
Fnhrenheits thermometer: ana that IN reducing
the temperatures to the standard Of sixty, and III
levying duties on liquors above and below proof,
the table OF commercial values, contained IN the
manual for inspectors Of spirits, prepared ny Pro-
fessor McCulloc under the superintendent OF Fro
fessor Bache, anu adopted ny the treasury Depart
hall In tnkA ~
tions Of absolute alcohol in the liquids gaugcd and
proved according to which duties snail be levied.
Sec. AZ. Aud be 1t further enacted, That there
shall be designated by the collector in every assess
ment district where the same shall be necessary one
or inspectors, who shall take an oath faithful
~ to perform their duties in such form as tho Com.
mssoncrs of Internal Revenue shall prescribe. and
who shall be entitled to receive such fees us may be
fixed and prescribed by said commissioner. And
all spirits distilled AS aforesaid by any person IL
censed aforesaid SHALL before tho same is used
removed for consumption or sale, be inspected,
gagged, and proved by some person 40 us aforesaid
designated for the performance Of such duties. and
who shall mark upon tho cask or other package
containing such spirits, in manner to DO prescrb
cd by said commissioner tho quantity and proof Of
the contents of such cask package. with the date
Of inspection and the name Of the inspector. And
any person who shall attempt frauducntly to evade
the payment Of duties upon any spirits distilled MS
aforesaid, by changing in any manner the mark
Of Ave hundred dollars for each cask package SO
altered or changed, TO DO recovered hereinbefore
provided. And the fees Of such inspector shall in
all cases be paid by the owner Of tue spirits So iu
spccted, gagged, and proved. Aud any such in
spector who shall knowingly put upon any such
cask or package any false or fraudulent mark shall
be liable to tho same penalty hereinbcforo provided
for each cask or package 80 fraudulcntly marked.
And any person who shall use any cask or package
40 marked, for the purpose of selling spirits Of
AA-A. s.,esS lad all hA
subject to like penalty for each cask package
used.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That the
owner OF owners Of any distillery may erect ut his
or their own EXPENSE ware house Of iron, stone
brick with metal or other fire proof roof, to b.
tiguous to such dstillery and such warehouse, when
approved by tho collector is hereby declared bond
ed warehepse of the United States, and shall be used
only for storing distilled spirits, aud to be under tho
custody Of the collector his deputy. And tho duty
on the spirits stored in such ware house shall he paid
when and as ii is sold removed from such ware
house for sale.
SEQ. As. And DO it further enacted, That every
person who, on the first day Of August eighteen
hundred and sixty two, shall 10 the owner Of any
STILL boiler, other vessel, used or intended tO bs
used for the purpose Of disting sprituous liquors.
as hereiubeiorc provided, or who shall have such
STILL boiler other vessel under his surcrintcndcucc
either a. agent for the owner on his own account
and every person who, after said day, shall use or
intend TO use any still, boiler, other vessel A.
aforesaid, either as owner, agent otherwise shall
from day to day make true and exact entry,
to be entered, in book to be kept by him for that
purpose the number Of gallons Of spirituous liquors
distilled by eim ana nisc Tue nomSer .. ga.ons so'a
OF remover lot co%sa , y, sT,s "m' a"I
wSS may take Ur
dums or transcripts thereof I'm" .na render 10 sara
collector on inc nIs', .tm'n, nna .w'".'.a VI