The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-20

by such instations, and pay the to officers
thorsed to receive the same and except that portion
military, naval or other service Of the United States,
including senator's Representatives and delegates in
Congress from which the tax has been deducted
WHISKY.
The sections on whisky make no changes in the rate
of tax, it remaining at 80 gallon but provide addi-
tonal precaution against fraud The tax is lien on
based first proof Spirits being increased In proper
ton to the increased strength of the spirits. Proof
spirit defined that alcoholic liquor which contains
onehalf its volume of alcohol of specific gravity OF
1889 tenthousandhs at sixty degrees Fahrenheit The
diser must use end meters, as are provided by the
Secretary of the Treasury, and must apply to the col
ector of his district to furnish them ut his the dis
ter's1 expense. Every person. firm or corporation
who distls manufactures spirits or alcohol or who
brews makes mash wort wash for distiiiaton or
the production of spirits, shall be deemed distiller
All distilled spirits before being removed from the
disery, shall be inspected and gagged by general
inspector of spirits who shall mark the barrels or
packages in the prescribed by law; and so
much of the act approved July 49, 1866 requires the
appointment of inspector for each distery estao
lished according to law hereby repealed. Provided
that such other duties as have heretofore been imposed
upon inspectors Of distlleries may be performed by
such other duly appointed officers as may be dessna
ted by the commissioner of internal revenue
Theremovai of spirits from cask, containing over
0gallons between sunset and sunrise, Is punished by
fine of $500 for each cask or package OF spirits thus
removed.
Any internal revenue officer may seize detan any
barrels of spirits which he suspects the tax may not
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bonded warehouse at less price than the tax imposed
is to be taken pinsa ucie evidence of fraud This
rule is be applied auction sales to those Of
judicial officers fue of SO is imposed for not OBJ
literating the sample brands marks from barrel
which has been emptied The obgors OF forfeited
bonds on the withdrawal Of spirits from bonded ware
house, to be made to pay the duties and fifty per
cent. additional the articles removed To insure
payment the collector may levy upon their real and
personal property. The 44h section of the action of
July IS, 1885, is amended by the following addition
Provided that wien any still used or fit for use in
the production of distilled spirits hesame not exceed
ing $1,000 in value, has been shall be seized for
violation of the laws relating to internal revenue, the
shall not be released by the to the claimant
any otherintervenng party before Judgment; and
fdeclared forfeited, such still shall be destroyed
to prevent its for the purpose aforesaid and the
materials thereof shall be sold other forfeited prop
erty In of seizure. above of still exceeding
in value $780, its release to the claimant any other
Intervening party, before judgment, shall be at the dis
erection Of the court.
Neglect to make proper entries and reports by. the
owner or superintendent of any dstiilery is punisha
BILE by the forfeiture of the spirits made fine of $500
and imprisonment, the otfense being deemed INSIDE
Assessors and other Government officials, who are
connected with the enforcement Of this law who may
try collect money for the compromise or settlement
of violations ofthe act held guilty of misdemeanor
and punished by fine and Imprisonment.