Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-03-11
TREASURY. DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
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| OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
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Section IL of the act of Congress ap-
proved March 2, 1867, provides THAT here
after all distilled spirits, before being re-
moved from the distillery, shall be inspect
ed and guaged by a general inspector of
SPIRITS who shall mark the barrels or pack
| ages In the manner required by law; and
| so much of the act approved July 13, 1866,
as requires the appointments of an inspector
! for each distillery established according to-
law is hereby repealed. Provided, that
| such other duties as have heretofore been
| imposed upon Inspectors Of distilleries may
belperformed by such other duly appointed
officers as may be designated blythe Com!
missioner of Internal Revenue." Efr}s &
Section Is of the same act provides ''that
whenever, in the judgment of the Collect
or, there shall be'a general bonded ware
house so located as to be conveniently ac-
cessible TO a distillery, and in the same col
lectiondistrict, the said Collector shall di
rect all spirits which may be stored in the
bonded warehouses attached to such dis
tillery to be transferred directly to a gem
eTal bonded warehouse; and all spirits
thereafter produced in such distillery shall
be removed to general bonded warehouse
within the time and in the manner hereto
fore required for removal to the bonded
warehouse attached to the distillery.'
Under these provisions, Collectors will
forthwith require the distillery inspectors
toldeliyer up their "Inspector's Records
brands, and the keys of the cistern-rooms
and idistillery bonded warehouses;
Wherever a general bonded warehouse
may he conveniently accessible to distil-
lery, the Collector will at once direct the
transfer ofall spirits stored in the distillery
bonded warehouse to such general bonded
warehouse, under the supervision of an of
ficer to be detailed by him. Transportation
bonds will not be required in such case,
but the usual warehouse entries must be
made, In this case the keys of the icistern-
70 m will be delivered to an assistant as
SCISSOR to be designated by the assessor of
tlle district. .a-caserEs ,i...s.tI
Where "a general bonded warehouse is
not teonvenienuy accessible, the use of the
distiller's bonded warehouse will be con-
tinued, and the collector will at once ap-
point a proper person as storekeeper to have
Charge of the same, who will also hold the
keys of the cisterl-room as well as of the
warehouse. The duties and compensation
OF storekeepers are prescribed in Series 2,
No. g.. AS the law now requires all spirits,
before being removed from the distillery to
the bonded warehouse, to be inspected and
marked by general inspector, collectors
must, Immediately take measures. when
necessary, to have general inspectors ap-
pointed within convenient distances to dis
tilleries. .YgsY=l .vas 3iztaf s-g i.fte ,zuti4s.F
Assessors will Immediately designate a
sufficient number of assistant assessors for
the efficient supervision of all the distil-
leries in their respective districts. And it
shall be the duty of such assistantassessors
to visit the distilleries assigned to them
oaily, if possible, and especially to ascer-
tain the capacity of each distillery and take
such measures as will enable them to deter
mine the daily production of each. 5saaF
Whatever officer has the custody of the
keys of the cistern-rooms, must be present
whenever spirits are drawn off from the
cisterns, and, after being inspected and
marked by the genaral Inspector, must
superintehd their removal to the bonded
warehouse. The general inspector must
make return of the spirits so inspected
of inspection.
E. A. ROLLINS, Commissioners!