Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-13

plpe for the conveyance OF spirits shall se
ps,nue1 oiseki and every pipe for the con
any nxsd PIPE shall be used by any disaIler
winch snail not BE- painted or kept painted a.
us1s,n oireStsa' or which shall be painted
forfen the sum OF one thousand dollars No
assessor shall approve the bond OF any lstiller
unui All the requirements Of the Law and ali
regulations made by the Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue in relation 70 disulierieS an
pursuance thereof, shall have been compIied
with. Any assessor VINO shall violate he pro-
visions OF tins section shall forfeit and pay two
thousand dollars, and shall be dismissed from
Office.
SIC is And Be IL fsrthsT enacted, That every
person engaged in disulling or rectifytas
spirits, and every wholesale liquor dealer and
compounder OF liquors shsll place aud keep
conspicuously on the outside OF his distillery.
rCctiiying establishment or place Of business,
sign in PLAIN and legIble letters, not less than
thr inches in length. painted in OIL cOlOrs
gildsd, snd OF proper and proportional.
width, the name or firm OF the disuller, recu-
her, wholesale dealer, or compousder, with
the words Registered disullery." s.recufisr
OF spirits, Wholesale liquor dealer" or ''cOm-
FOUNDER Of liquors." as the case may be, and
no fence or wall OF height greater than I've
feet shall be erected or maintlined sround the
premises OF any distllery. 50 rs 10 prevent
easy and immediate access % said distillery,
snd every distiller shall furnish 10 the assessor
OF the district rs many keys Of the cat and
doors OF the disullery as may be req uIred by
the assessor, lrom time 20 time. for any revenue
offcer or other person who may he authorized
10 make survey or inspections OF the promises
OF Of the contents thereof, and said disuIIery
shall be kept always accessible 70 any officer
or other person having any such kew. Any per-
son who shall violate any Of the foregoing pro-
visions Of this section by negligence or refusal.
or Otherwise, shall pay penalty OF Il We hun
dred dollars. Any person not having paid the
special tax, as required by law, no shall put
mp the sign required by this section. or any
sign indicating that he may lawfully carry on
the business Of dlstller, rectifier. Who'll ale
liquor dealer, or compounder Of liquors, shall
forfeit and pay one thousand dollars, and on
conviction, shall b, imprisoned not less than
one month nor more than six months: and any
person who shall work in any disullery, recti-
Tying establishment Wholesale liQusr store. or
in the store OF any compouuder OF liquors, on
which no sign shall be placed and kept as here
Inbefore provided, and any person who shall
knowingly receive at carry or convey any dis
titled spirits 10 or from any such distillery,
rectifying establishment, warehouse, or store,
or who shall knowingly carry and 1elIyer any
grain, mols sses. or other raw material 70 any
distIllery on which such sign shall not be
placed and kept, shall forfeit all horses, Carts
drays, wagons, or o,her vehicle or animal u sed
IN carrying or conveying Of such property
aforesaid. and, on CONVICTION, shall ts fined not
less than one hundred dsllsrs nor more than
one thousand dollars, or be impris oned not
less than one month nor more than months.
SEC. ~. And b IL further enacted, That every
person making or distlling spirits, or owning
any still, boiler, or other vessel used for the
purpo'e of dIstilling spirits, or having such
still, boiler, or other vessel "a. I'd under his
superintendent, either as agent or owner, or
using any such stili, boiler, or other vessel,
shall, from day'p day, make, or cause 70 be
made, true and exact entry in a book or books,
10 be kept by him, in such forms as thu Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue may prescribe,
OF the kind OF materials, and the quantity in
pounds, bushels, or gallons purchased by nam
FOR the production of spirits, from whom and
when purchased, and by what conveyance de-
livered at said dstillery, together with the
amount paid for therefor, the kind aud guam
uty of fuel purchased for use in tho distillery.
and from whom purchased, the amount paid
for ice or water for use in the distIllery, the
repairs placed on said distllery or distilling
apparatus, the cost ther eof, aud by whom and
when made, and [ofl the name and residence of
each person employed in about the distIl-
lery, and in what capacity employed; and in
another book shall make like entry Tof the
quantity OF grain or other material used for the
production of spirits, the time OF day when any
yeast or other composition Is put into any
mash or beer for thapurpose OF exciting fer
mentauon, the quantity of mash in each tub.
designating the same by the number of the tub.
the number OF dry inches, that is to say, the
number of inches between the top of each tub
ana the surface Of the mash or beer therein at
the time OF yeastIng. the gravity or temperature
Of the beer at the time Of yeasting, and on every
day thereafter Its quantity, gravity and tenn
perature AT the hour OF twelve meridian; also
the time when any fermenting tub Is emptied
OF ripe ms 81 or Deer, the number of gallons Of
spirits distilled the number of gallons placed
in warehouse, and tbs proof thereof. and the
number Of gallons sold or removed, with the
proof thereof, and the name place Of business
and residence OF the person 70 whom sold and
every fermentIng tub shall be emptied at the
end OF the fermenting period, and shall remain
empty for a period of twenty -four hours. On
the first, eleventh, and tweuty-first DAYS of
each month, or within i've days thereafter
respectively, every distiller shall render 20 the
arSIstant assessor an account in duplicate.
taken from his books, sttting the quantity and
kind of materials used for the production OF
spirits each day, and the number of wine gall
Ions and Of proof gallons OF spirits produced
and placcd in warehouse. Aud the distilIer
or the principal manager OF the distillery shall
make and subscribe the following oath 70 De
attached to said return:
"I,-- distiIler, Cor priucIpal man.
ager as the case may BEL of the distillery
at =. do solemnly swear that. since the
date OF the lest return OF the business Of sad
distillery, dated - day Of - TO -
day OF -, both inclusive, there was pro-
duced In said distillery, and Withdrawn and
placo in warehouse, the number Of wine gal
Ions and proof gallons Of spirits, and there
were sctualIy mashed and used in said distiI-
lery, ana consumed in the production Of spirits
therein, the several quantities of grain, sugar.
molasses, and other materials, respectively,
hereinbefore specified, and no more"
The said book shall always be kept al the dis
ullery, and be always open to the inspection Of
any revenue officer, and, when filled mp, shall
be preserved by the distiller for period not
less than two years thereafter, aud whenever
required shall be produced for the inspection
OF any revenue officer. IL any false entry shall
req uired TO be made therein shall be omitted
therefrom, for every such false entry made, o r
omission, the distiller shall forfeit aud pay a
penalty Of one thousand dollars. And az any
such false entry shall be made, or any entry
shall be omitted therefrom with intent 10 a.
fraud or TO conceal from the revenue Officers
any fact or particular required TO be stated and
entered IN either Of said books, or 70 mislead an
reference thereto, or II any distiller as afOre-
said shall omit or refuse 20 provide either OF
said books, or shall cancel, obliterate, or de-
stroy any part of either of such books, or any
permit the same to be done, or such books,
either OF them, be not produced when required
by any revenue onhcer, the disullery, disullIng
apparatus, and the lot or tract of land on which
itstands, and all personal property OF every
the business there carried on, shall be forfeited
to the United States. And any person making
such false entry or emitting To make any entry
hereinbefore req uIred TO be made. with the IN
tent aforesaid, or who shall cause or procure
the same to be done. or VINO shall fradulently
cancel, obliterate OF Destroy any part OF SAID
books. or any entry therein, or who shall wI-
fully fail to produce such books or either Of
them, on conviction, shall be fined not less
than five hundred dollars, nor more than i've
thousand dollars, ana imprisoned not less than
six months nor more than two years.
fro BE CONTINUED.
ORPHANS OOURT, yrIy 18th. Isss.-DIs-
" TRIcT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON OOUyTy. 20
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