New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-01

firm. company, or corporation using tho same; and
any person making false statement in either OF the
said particulars shall forfeit and pay the sum OF $lo0
70 be recovered with costs of suit.
SEC. al. And he it further enacted, That, 10 I'D
dition to the duties payable for licenses herein pro-
vided there shall be paid, on all spirits that may be
distilled and sold, or removed for consumption OF
sale, OF frat proof, and after the lst day Of Al
gust 1862, The duty Of 20 cents on each and every
gallon, winch shall be paid 10y tie owner, agent, OF
supern,end mt Of the i'll other vessel ~ which
the said sprituOus hQuOrs shall have been distilled;
which duty shall be paid at the time OF rendering
the accounts Of spirtuols liquors. so chmeeabie WIN
duty required 10 be reUdered by this act PToTiccd
That the duty on spiriuous hquors snd an Cluoi
spirtuous beverages enumerated in this act shall oe
collected az no lower rate than the bass OF h's'
proof and shall be increased IN proportion for any
greater strength than the strength q prooi'
SIC. ~. Aud be IL further enacted, iha' 1ue leiiH
frs, proof used in this act and in section SIX oil he
az; n March . 1861. entitled An act 70 provide
for the payment Of outstanding Treasury notes, %
authorize a loan. 70 re- ulate and hE the dulles on
imports, aud for other purposes, shdi' NC Vo'sti"
and is hereby declared 10 mean, that proof oil 4
liquor which corresi onat 70 MY degrees OF lrsiich
centesimal hydrometer, adopted by regulation
of the Treasury Department OF august ~ iooO,
at the Temperature Of sixty degrees OF FaAren-
heits thermometer, and that IL reducing tne
Temperatures TO the standard OF sixty, ana IN
leyviur duties on li0uOrs above and below proof
manual for inspectors Of spirits, prepared by Prof.
McCulob under the eupeIilieBCenco OF Prof.. bachc,
and adopted by the Treasury Department, shall lie
used and taken as giving The proportions ol SOsou'c
alcohol in the liquids gagged and proved ACCORDING
to which duties shall be levied.
SEC 10 And he it further enacted, That there
shall be design lied by tie Collector in every assess
ent district whore Tie same may ne necessary one
inspectors, who shall take an oatn faithfully
20 perform their duties in such form a. the Connls-
af.'lf md ~
shall be entitled receive such ices as may be fixed
aud prescribed by said Commissioner And ai
spirits distilled "a aforesaid by Sny person licensed
as aforesaid shall, before The same Is used, or re-
moved for consumption OF sale he inspected, gagged
and proved by some person 80 "a Aforesaid deslg-
mated for the performance OF such duties, and who
shall mark upon The cisk or other package contain
ing such spirits IN mlnnsT 10 be prescribed 10y
said Commissioner, tie quantity and proof OF The
contents of such oask or package, with the date Of
inspection and The name Of the Inspector And auy
person who shall attempt frauduently 10 evade the
payment of duties upon any spirits di'ted az alOre
said by changing in any manner the mark upon any
such cssk package, shall forfeit the sun of 500
for each cssk packa,e SO altered OF changed 10 be
recovered as hereubeioYe provided And the fees
of such Inspector al in all cases be paid by the
owner Of the sIirits so inspected, gagged, and
proved. And any such Inspector who shall know
ingly put upon any such c2sk or package any false
or fraudulent mark shall be liable o. the same pen
80 iraudulen,ly marked. And any pelsen who shall
use any cask or package so marked for the purpose
of selling spirits OF quality different from that so
inspected shall be subject to Ike penalty ior each
cask or packaye 80 used.
SEC. IL. And he it further enacted, That the
owner or owners Of any dslillery nay crest, at his
OF their expense, warehouse OF iron, stone, or
brick, with metal other hrepioOi roof 90 be
tiguous TO such dls'islery; and such warehouse,
when approved by the Collector is hereby decored
bonded warehouse Of the United States, and 81 Al
be used only for storing distilled sprt- aud to lie
under the custody Of me Collector or his deputy.
And the duty the spirits stored in such warehouse
shall lie paid when and it is sold removed from
such waIrivuoo fos ssie-
SEC. IS. And be il further enacted, hat every
person who on the is' day Of August, 1862 shall he
the owner Of any sti boiler, other vessel, used
intended to be used for lie purpose Of disabling
spiriMous liquors, as hercubeiOTe provided or who
shall have such still boiler, or other vessel under his
superintendent, either agent for tho owner or On
his own account and every person who, alter said
day, shall or intend 70 use any stIl, boiler
other vessel, aforesaid, either owner agent or
otherwise shall from day 20 day make true sud ex-
act entry, or cause to be entered, in u book TO be
kept by him for thai purpose, the number OF gallons
of spiTtuous liquors distilled by him, and ALTO the
number Of gallons sold, or removed for consumption
or sale, and the proof thereof, which book shall
always be open III The daytime Sundays excepted,
for the inspection of the said Collector, who may
take any minutes, meDorandums, Or transcript
thereof and shall render 20 said Collector, on the
LIST, 10th and 2Dth days Of each and every month in
each year, or within i've days thereafter general
account in writing, taken from his books, Of tue
number of gallons Of epirituous liquors distilled and
sold, or removed tor consumption or sale, aud the
proof thereof, for the period or fractional part Of
month preceding said Gay, or for such portion thereof
as may have elapsed from the date OF sid entry and
report to the said day which shall next ens8e; and
shall also KEEP book books IN form 10 he pre-
scribed by the Commissioner o. Internal Revenue.
aud to be open at all sess0nabe hours for inspection
by the Collector and Assessor Of the district wherein
shall be entered, from day 10 Gly, The quantities Of
grain other vegct able productions or other sub
stances put into the mash tub by him. Lis agent or
superintendent for the purpose OF producing sprits
and shall verify, 10 be verified the sad en-
ties reports, looks and general accounts by oath or
affirmation to he 'akeu before the Collector OF some
other officer authorized by the laws Of the State 10
administer the same according 10 the form required
by this act where the prescribed: ana Shall
also pay TO the Collector the duties which tv Tins act
ought 20 be paid on the spiFuons liquors cisilc
and cold. or removed for consumption or sale, aud IN
said accounts mentioned, at the time Of rendering an
account thereof.
SEC. &C. And be j, further enacted, Tia. tho col.
lector OF any district may grant permit 10 tie
owner owners Of any distulery within bis district
70 send or ship any srts, The product Of SAID di-
ery, after the quantity and proof thereof shall have
been asceftaned by inspection accOrdin 20 tbs prJ.
visions Of tLis act, TO any place without sid district
and within the United States and iu such case the
bill Of lading receipt winch shall be ~ such form
ss the COmuissioner Of Internal Revenue may
direct Of the shall le taken in the name Of the
collector OF the district IN which the ds',llsry is
situate, and the spirits aforesaid shall be consigned
10 such bill Of ading receipt, 10 the collector o;
the district IN which the place - situate Wiitheg
the spirits Is sent or clipped, and he amount u
duties upon said spirits shall be stated il tie receipt
and upon the arrival OF the spirits and upon the de-
mand Of tue collector Aforesaid the agent Of The die
tlery land the nan, Of the agent, for The conye-
nience Of the collector, fha always appear III the
bill OF lading OF receipt shall pay The duties upon