New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-09

To,,l lSoF OIL
BY the statute OF July last IN every where COM
On G An the office Of the Commissioner the opinion on inc
solicitor OF Internal Revenue, or officer nctng ~ sue
i'm court has been commenced, IL be compromised
only with the recommendation also OF the Attorney Ten
eral -. - ..,.,,. =, 80
The remolelng Of dishl'enes to conform 70 Tue law
and the regulations, and the erection OF G,tiery ware
houses have been Tie occasion OF great s nu
te procure ient and distribution Of stamps. he prepare
ton and regulations. ana the greatly nci.asa
correspondence consequent upon the inauguration "I he
now nv Las imposed labor upon this ohce
and upon The local officers OF the DISTRICT Noe ustI
eres are situated. The nature and extent oil tLla NofA
will he best exhibited by brief recrcucc 10 some OF the
most important requirements OF me statute. ,,,.
must 6c registered with the assessor OF - district Us
owner must he with that officer notice Of ia location &c,
scrpton and boundaries, its mashng fcEmcht4us eul
dl.tug capacity. aud It's fcrmcnug period, together
with the number kinds aud contents ui TIE sun.
tubs and cstens employed An accuai. pau 81 We az,
ter aud III apparatus, showing tho relative ~
every s, boiler doublcr. wormnb tlsirrn' ppe @
aud other paris Of the mucnery nnsl DO dsp ,
tbs prcnIi-cs, and eoiY nlsa alln We s,essoi .
aid OF pcison skai ana S0iet'nt IoT sg' vpr dis
tery and estimate aud determine ia true producing
"trns Copies ~ an tho papers above referred To-
sent 10 this Office where iuli ana compete I'eotu |"
warehouse must be established for every dlstllery:
ard. under the direction and control 81 the ooccio. o
the district placed ia charge 81 AsurtkcclHF alloh
by The Secretary Of tho Trcnstry bond ~ tho pena
sum Of double tho tax upon the possible production OF INC
ot Least Two surctes approved 10y the assessor cond
tioued among other things. 10 faithful compliance with
All Tins must be dOno before dis
tileTy D. allowed 90 commence opera
tons Aftcrwnri daily reports to mi. made by
It's sorokeeper Of ali spirits entered and with draw from
warehouse aud monthly reports OF materials useu Deer
made, and spirits produced al the distlllcry. .
Reports Of ike character aro made each month by vac
asscssors. based upon the tr9onthy REPORTS 10 thei
distcfs, and including also their assessments o
dohccnclcs aud OF The per diem aud per barrel tahcs
hare red Dy
The number OF disteries registered and thus far
ported 10 this Office. including those not intended for
present aud those for the dztatlon OF frnt "a lyO
The plans OF 3l6 dlstces other than Of fruit. have
been received aud hed Ia accordance with tho law
and regulations aud others have been returned or cor
In New-York 80 Ia Illinois. 20 In Kentucky, 10 ia Indiana
IL IN Virginia. 10 Ia Tennessee, 10 ln Missouri, 10
Q in IouIsana, G In Iowa, , Ia West Virginia, q
IN Connecticut, and each In tho States Of
Alabama. Arkansas, Delaware, Minnesota. Now-ininp
shire New. Jersey, and in Utah. and la Montana.
No plans have been received from the fhclhc coast
although distlleries there have probably been put IN
Dstlllery warehouses have been established to the
PROM the reports the storekeepcr appears that 2Oi
dslleres are In operation, with aggregate daily pro-
ducing capacity Of E27.15s gallons.
The number Of Glass warehouses existing on the lst
day OF July last 779. Their number was gradually
and rapidly reduced until the list instant when the mum
Der 72 containing manufac ured tobacco ana most
the spirits distilled prior to the act OF July 20 ana S
The statute now in operation contains many improve
ments upon that Of 1906 II fuller and more definite IN ils
oxactons. places the and their operations more
completely ia the hands OF the government aud Ia moro
rigorous IN its punishment Of offenders but shuceessfu
operation, after ALL must depend upon the vigilance ad
fidelity Of the local The corruption OF storekeep
ers gange and assistant assessors even when assessors
and collectors are above suspicion, viii always open
sources Of ruin % honest tax payers ana loss 10 hc treas
ury which neither tho wsest legislation nor the most
stringent regulations OF the department can CLOSE
Since the date Of tho present statute, however there
has been large reduction In the number OF Illicit slll.
and authorized have paid, II Is believed greater pro-
Sa ha G eee gr nye e & IN marked ana
trast TO those OF the corresponding time last year.
SPIRIT METERS.
II will be remembered thai the Joint resolution OF Feb
ruaiy 3, 1863 providing for the appointment OF commits
sion TO examine and test spirit meters further br3yded
legislation uDon the subject n Work on the construction
% pG9r t OF REPORT G wps ad before Conc
gress N March following no action was taken thereon
Internal Revenue authorized to adopt and prescribe
for use such meters as he should deem necessary:
The adopted by the Secretary Of tho Treasury
on the 10th OF Api 1907 and Ia progress Of construction
the date Of tho Joint resolution above referred To- were
should done dstilers who required by law and
regulation 10 purchase these meters, II stipulated
with Mr. Tlce that their pnce should be fixed by COM
mlttee OF three-0ne named by the Secretary VI tho
Treasury by the Commissioners VI Internal Revenue
and one by the manufacturer
when had concluded In accordance with tho recon-.
mendaon Of the conmisson TO adopt and prescribe the
1ce meters seemed advisable for similar reasons, that
the prices OF meters OF different sizes should DO properly
determined and after considerable delay In fndng suit
QDO persons NhOsD tHGdStnfnlB NOulu allow Ihef
rendering the service Messrs w. +. Duva OF George
fown d. C. Levi j. Knowles or Warren, Massachusetts
and William r. TrOwbrde OF KeWYork City, all skill
mi and complete maohinsts selected for that pur
pose This Committee made It's report the sth day OF
becember and on the 10Th day Of the month Mr..
Tcc was 10 proceed with the manufacture aud
attachment.
Under tho Joint resolution OF Feb g. he had discharged
his nuloyes closed mandatory and when his meter
was ae1in adopted he was delayed by the necessity Of
reoganzing Ills business ana procuring competent work
men.
For the purpose OF bringing tho meters to as early use
s possIbe directed that they should be ilrst attached
I'm CITY, the place OF their manufacture aud In
Brooklyu aud Instructed the Collectors OF tho Eighth
and Ninth Districts to notify their siliers that meters
were ready for attachment, and subsequently, gave hKo
notice 10 tho Collectors in the other districts ON TIC l6ih
had