New Orleans Republican., 1868-08-25
u. S. Gauger, -District state q,

All blanks in any of he above forms shall be duly
hed IN aecoraanee Win the facts IN each case. AnC
tasten the same securely to the package and
cred with coating OF transparent varnish or othel
substance so as TO protect them from removal Of
damage oy exposure and such Atixing. cancellation
and covering shall be done in such manner as t6t
Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall by reRnla
ton preserIbe but such stamps. shall in eyerv cas-
be affixed TO a smooth surface of the casa or othe,
package which surface shall not have been previous
| y painted or covered with any substance.
/ sIC 26. And be it further enacted That all stanp,
| required tor distilled spirits SHALL be engraved In
then several kinds in book FORM and shall Be issued
! by tine Commissioner of Internal revenue to any col
lector upon his requsition, in such mum bers as may
be necessary in the several districts. Each stam1
shall have engraved stub attached thereto with
number thereon corresponding with an engraved
number on the stamp an the stub shall not be re,
moved from the book, And there shall be entered
on the corresponding stub sucn memoranda Of the
contents Of every stamp as shall be necessary to
serve perfect record Of the Of such stamp when
! detached.
| SEC. q. And be il further enacted, That every
stamp for the payment of tax on distilled snirits
shall have engraved thereon words and figures repre-
number of gallons shall he engraved on the cor.
| responding TO such stamp. and betwean the stamp
and the stub and connecting them shall be engraved
nine coupons. which, beginning next to the stamn
shall indicate in succession the several numbers 81
gallons between the number named in the stamp
and the decimal number next aho7e. And when
any collector shall receive the tax on the dis
TILED spirits contained in any cask he shall detach
from the book a stamp representing the denominate
quantity nearest to the quantity of proof spirits in
number Of the coupons attached thereto as snail
be necessary to make up the whole number OF proof
s6e humber Of fn gal ons less than one ne sS1on 81 II
be regarded full gallon; and all unused coupons
coupon shall have any value significance whatever
when detached from the stamp and stub, And the
number of gallons, not less than twenty as the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue may deem advisable.
SEC. 2s And be il further enacted That the books
OF taxpsid stamps issued to any collector shall be
charged 70 lis Sedo1at at the fd value Oi the ta1 Oh
the number of gallons represented on the stAmps
and coupons contained in said books and every col
lsoSor shall make monthly return 70 the Oom1ns--
issued BY him 70 be affixed to aoy essk or package
Seen ssS SpFS o & on Which the 1 has
iectes and when the said collector shall return to
Ihe OommissioneI o. Internal Revenue any book Of
marginal stpbs, which II shall be his duty TO do a.
soon as al the stamps contained in the book when
issued TO him from the office of internal revenue,
have been used and shall have accounted for the
tax on the number Of gallons represented on The
book there shah be allowed commission OF baif Of
one per eentum on the amount OF tn tax On suTits
gstied after the passage OF TINS in addition to
any otneT commission oy law allowed, which shall
be equally divided between the collector receivinT
s,ed spirits we're psodaesd All stamps pa psa1e i1e
10 distilled spirits other than the taxpaid sAnnus
value of twenty five cents for each stamp; and the
DOCKS containing such stamps may be Intrusted by
make daily report 70 The assessor and collector Of
an such stamps used BY him and for whom used, and
IRON these reports the assessor of the district shall
collector sks Collect me eRe ps fos
stamp issued during the month ana Hsb ,oF s sSs
stamps contained IN sny such book snail nave been
book 70 hS eOec aih al sSs 'ns gtds dss
sKo. 2s And be il further epsctes ~ a. .rv
revenue officer who shall afitx or camel. or
cause or permit to be sExed or careelled any stamp
On who shall issue the same to any other person han
f6ereof or w1o shall aiS cr eP 6s
ata xed any s1ch stamp 70 any cask or package Of
tDled, rectihed. compounded, removed. or sold, u
violation Of law or which has IN any manner escaped
oasnss Be Sed not sssSh ssS a "a H ss If SSs
nor more than three thousand dollars. and be I'M,
sor not less than ~ months nor rore than
sIe' 80, And be Iq further enacted, That il any
q his dstillery, he shall give notice Of such inten
y sp5, sfisIa & e ssd as.s ssstP tie
sAd assessor shall proceed AZ expense og the dis
me distillery 70 the quEntty stated in said notice
p placing upon a asafiOientnunber Of the fefmea1.
astensd by nails. seals and 9th erwiss, a. d In sseh
manner as p Preyet the ase q such tubs without
hal adopt sueh other precautions as shall be pre-
dacs s sns Sao9 Of ssS ds3
,erson WIG shall pEeek. ljuFe, or in sus manner
amPei with any lock. ee4l OF other fastening ap-
ther vssss in pufshahoo Of the proslslons ~ nj HI
S. 81 ct S oeS % SSs CIV ~s &c e oBsa az
saled Of Otherwise closed oF iastened e. hsrain
rogidfd, OF Who shall use any furnace stiii Or \
nerttng tub or other vessel which shall ba 81
ckod sealed or fastened. sh4u be deemed guilty III
io0ny and, on conviction. shall be Ened not :
han ole Thousand dollars nor more fhan We thefs
md dollars and tmprisoned fqr not less t1an one 4
sar, nor nlore than three yeafz ~ tff n r. !
$40. ~ And be Il further enacted That Whenever
~ ocsr shall require that the water oonlaln9d IL
~ worm tub in eistillerye A. any time eu the
ahall not be At work, shan be drawn OIL and tn6l
y and worm rsansed the water shall 1DrlhWIt1 ~
faNa on aud the tub and worm cleanaad by lie ] !
letier o. his Worllaen aecoTdinfly; md TIA afa{ y
IAN bc kept and cOptnued ont Of such WORM NJ for
q 4pqce of two hours o. until the of7c6r has Il
nAhed hie exeminatigB thereof; and for a re- IL
'sai Or neglect 70 comply With the requison oi the