The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-03-19
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE.
WASHINGTON, March 4, 1866.

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WASHINGTON, March 4, 1866. }
Section II of the act of Congress ap-
proved March 2, 1867, provides "that
hereafter all distilled spirits, before being
removed from the distillery, shall be in
spected and guaged by general inspec
tor of spirits. who shall mark the bar
rels OIL, packages in the manner required
by law; and SO much of the act approved
July Is, 1866, as requires the appoint
lnent of an inspector for each distiilery
established according to law is hereby
repealed Provided, that such other du-
ties as have heretofore been imposed up
on inspectors of distilleries may be per-
formed by such other duly appointed Of
fcers as may be designated by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue"
Section 1S of the same act provides
"that whenever, in the judgment of the
Collector, there shall be general bonded
warehouse SO located as to be convenient.
ly accessible to distillery, and in the
collection district, the said Collector shall
direct all spirits which may be stored in
the bonded warehouses attached to such
distillery to be transferred directly to a
general bonded warehouse; and all spirits
thereafter produced in such distillery
shall be removed to general bonded
warehouse within the. time and in the
manner heretofore required for removal
to the bonded warehouse attached to the
distillery."
Under these provisions, Collectors will
forthwith require the distillery inspectors
to deliver up their "Inspectors Records, !"
brands, and the keys of the cistern-rooms
and distillery bonded warehouses;
Wherever general bonded warehouse
may be conveniently accessible to distil-
lery, the Collector will at once direct the
transfer of all spirits stored in the distil-
lery bonded warehouse to such general
bonded warehouse, under the supervision
of an officer to be detailed by him.
Transportation bonds will not be requir-
ed in such case, but the usual warehouse
entries must be made. In this case the
keys of the cistern room will be deliver
ed to an assistant assessor to be d esigna-
ted by the assessor of the district.
Where general bonded warehouse is
not convsniently accessible, the use of
the distillerie's bonded warehouse will be
continued, and the collector will at once
appoint proper person as storekeeper to
have charge of the same, who will also
hold the keys of the cistern room as well
as of the warehouse. The duties and
compensation of storekeepers are prescri-
bed in Series 2, No. 9. AS the law now
requires all spirits, before being removed
from the distillery to the bonded ware
house, to be inspected and marked by a
general inspector, collectors must imme--
diately take measures, when. .necessa ry, to
have general inspectors appointed within
convenient distances to distilleries.
Assessors will Immediately designate
a sufficient number of assistant assessors
for the efficient supervision of all the dis
tilleries in their respective districts. And
it shall be the duty Of such assistant as
SCISSORS to visit the distilleries assigned to
them daily, if possible, and especially to
ascertain the capacity of each distillery
and take such measures as will enable
them to determine the daily production of
each.
Whatever officer has the custody oe the
keys of the cistern rooms, must be pres
ent whenever spirits are drawn off from
the cisterns, and, after being inspected
and marked by the general inspector, must
superintend their removal to bonded
warehouse. The general inspector must
make return of the spirits SO inspected
both to the collector and assessor on the
day of inspection.
L. A. ROLLINS, Commissioner.