The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-31
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session Of The
F0rtieth Congress.
.[PUBLIo-No. 79.1

i UBLlC-LNO. 4O.I
AN ACT imposing taxes on distilled
spirits and tobacco, and for other
purposes.
SEC. so. And be it further enacted
That the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue shall have power, w~heneverin
his iudgmentth necessities of the SER
vice may require, to employ competent
detectives, not exceeding twenty-five
in number at any n time, to be paid
under the provisions of the seventh
section Of the "Act to amend exist
ing laws relating to internal revenue,
and for other purposes approved
March ?, 1867, and he may, at his dis
erection, assign any such detective to
duty under the direction of anysuper-
visor of internal revenue, or to such
other special duty as he may deem
necessary, and that from and after
the passage ofthis act no general or
special agent. or inspector, by what
ever name or designation he may be
known, by the Treasury Department
in connection with the internal reve-
nue.. except inspectors Of tobacco,
snuff and cigars, and except as pro-
vidcd for in this act, shall be appoint
ed, commissioned, employed, or con-
tinued in Office, and the term OF office
or employment of all such general or
special agents or inspectors now au-
thorized as aforesaid under employ
ment at the time OF the passage of
this act shall expire ten days after
this act shall take effect.
SEC. 81. And be it further enacted,
That from and after sthe. passage of
this act no assessor or collector shall
be detailed or authorized to discharge
any duty imposed by law on any other
collector or assessor, but a supervisor
of internal revenue may, within his
territorial district. suspend any col
lector or assessO or for fraud, or gross
neglect of duty, or abuse of power,
and shall Immediately report his
action to the Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue, with his reasons there
for in writing, who shall %thereGp0n
take such further action as he may
deem proper.
SEC. %. Aud be it further enacted,
That there shall he appointed by the
Secretary of the Treasury such num-
Der Of internal revenue storekeepers
as may be necessary. the compensa-
tion of each of whom shall be deter
mined by the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, not exceeding FIVE
dollars per day, to be paid by the
United States, one or more Of whom
shall be assigned by the Commissioner
OfsIDterDal Revenue to every bonded
or distilled warehouse established
by law; and no such store
keeper shall be engaged In any other
business while in the service of the
United States without the written
permission of the Commissioner ofIn-
ternal Revenue. Every siorekeeper
shall take an oath faithfully to per-
form the duties of his Office, and shall
give a bond, to be approved by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
for the faithful discharge of his du-
ties, in such form and for such
amount as the Commissionervmay
prescribe. Every storekeeper shall
have charge of the warehouse to
which he may be assigned, under
the direction of the collector con-
trolling the same, which warehouse
shall be in the joint custody of such
storekeeper and the proprietor
thereof. and kept securely locked,
and shall at no time be unlocked and
opened, or remain open, unless In the
presence Of such storekeeper or other
person who may be designated to act
for him as hereinafter provided; aud
no article shall be received in or de-
livered from such warehouse except
on an order or permit addressed to
the storekeeper and signed by the col
lector having control of the warehouse.
Every storekeeper shall keep a ware
house book, which shall at all times
be open to the examination of, any
revenue officer, in which he shall
enter an account of all articles de-
pOsItedI IN the warehouse to which he is
assigned, indicating in each case the
date OF the deposit, by whom manu-
featured or produced, the number and
description of the packages and O n
tents, the quantities therein. the marks
and serial numbers thereon, and by
whom gagged, inspected. or Weighed
and if distilled spirits, the number. OF
guage or wine gallons and of proof
gallons; and before delivering any
article from the warehouse he shall
enter in said book the date Of the per-
NIT or order of the collector
for the delivery of such articles,
the number and description
of the packages, the marks and
serial numbers thereon, the date of