The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-25
CIR Wastfrn Yemnfrat.
REGULATIONS CONCERNING DIS
TITLED SPIRITS.
CHARLOTTE, N. C..

The commissioner of Internal Revenue has
issued a pamphlet containing regulations con-
corning the manufacture, inspection, and sale OF
distilled spirits, from which the following ex-
tracts are taken: ...-..
"By the act of July Is, 1866, (secton 3d.
there is laid on all distilled spirits upon which
no tax has been paid, a tax of two dollars on
every proof gallon. This tax is to be a lien on
the spirits distilled, on the distillery used for
distiliing the same, with the stills vessels, fix
lures, and tools therein, and on the interest of
the distiller in the land on which the distillery
is situated, from the time the spirits distilled
until the tax is paid. The tax is to be collected
upon the wine gallon when the spirits are below
proof, and upon the proof gallon when they are
of greater strength than proof. The making or
keeping, by any person, of grain, mash, wash,
or beer prepared or fit for distillatlon, together
with the possession by such person of a still or
other apparatus capable OF use for distillatlon
upon the same premises, is to be deemed pre-
sumptiva evidence that such person is dis
tiller."
The business of distilling is forbidden in any
building where any other business is carried on,
and if steam from boiler 10 distillery is con-
veyed to other premises to be used for other pur-
poses, revenue officers are required to use the
utmost vigilance to prevent this privilege being
made facility for the preparation of fraud
upon the revenue Rectifying or Redistribution
of distilled spirits in any distillery is forbidden
Locks and seals to be used in connection with
receiving cisterns 10 be procured at che ex-
penss of distllers from the collectors. Every
distiller is required to erect two more receiv-
ing clsterns in a room bulldog used Tor that
purpose. Each ciatern must be of sufficient
capacity to hold all spirits during the day Of
twenty four hours, and must be constructed so
as to permit the inspector to pass around them;
and the pipes, &c, connected with the outlets
of the stills, boilers or other vessels must be so
constructed as to be always open to the view Of
the inspector.
The Herald on the South and the Constitu-
tional 4naendment.-The New York Herald, in
the course of a poud2rous leader, giving the
President great deal Of gratuitOus advice, and
discussing the Constitutional amendment and its
effects, and prognosticating its adoption, says:
'"This amendment is going through. There is
no other settlement for the South. The Gov
ernors of the Southern States ought, therefore,
to call their Legislatures together at once and
ratify this amendment so that with the meeting
Of Congress in December they may be all re-
stored to both Houses. 10 this way they can
at once secure the balance of power in Congress
aud put an end to any further attempt Of the
Radicals to apply new restrictions of State res
:oration. The Southern States, too, will thus
be put in a position TO take their ground and
shape their course to some purpose in view OF
the Presidential election. What has been done
in the case of Tennessee amounts to the adop.
tion Of rule of admission The way is plain
the door is open, and in this simple act of rati
fcation the South will be restored to its balance
of power. 1t is the utimatum of the victorious
North, and the South will lose much and gain
nothing by delay in its adoption.