The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12

| either upon e@ch "a tie M sat0 p .Is ' $50 80
| lions OF said Constitution, as tAe FresloeA'
may deem proper ,., -.
| voters Of said s ate may vote 20 eject mem
| hers Of fine General Assem- bly, of said state
ard all The officers of said state provided
for by the saId Constitute ion and members
OF iongFe s, aud the officer cOmmandlns
| the DIStrict of Virginia shall cause the
4 lists ORTIZ re istered voters OF said state te
i be revised. enlarged and corrected prior &c
Such esecfion according to law, ana fOl
/ tn purpose may appoint sucn REGISTERS
as he may deem necessary. anu sa1d eI6c-
| ii rs shall be held and n return thereof
| made in the man er provided by the acts
I Of Congress. commonly called tne recon
structiOn acts.
SEC. B. That the President of the United
| States may, in ike manner, submit the
/ Cons il at1On OF Texas to-the voters OF SAID
| state, at such time and in sueh manner as
| he may direct, either the entire Const1tu-
| tion or separate provisions OF the same, IS
! provided III the nfst ectlOn OF lhls a&cb, 70
/ q separate vote, and at the same election
/ the voters may vote for and elect the mem
| berS of the Legislature and ali the state
/ officers provided IN said Constitution, ana
/ mem bers OF Congress; provided also, that
/ ~ election shalt oe neld IN said state OF
| Tex 5 for any purpose until tAe Ffes.aeht
SEC. /. That the President Of the United
| STATES may in like manner, as ne IN y
| deem eX pedisnt, direct either the enIlre
Constitution or q separate provision OF the
same, as Is provided in the fist section Of
this act 10 be submitted to q separate
state election, anu at ne same eiec ion
vote for aud elect the mem Oers OF the Leg
t4iature and all the state officers provided
for ia said Constitution, and members of
sE s. @Phat If either OF said Constitu-
tioAs snail be ratified at such elec. ions,
t te Legislature OF the State 50 ratifyin g.
elected IS provided in this act, shall assem-
ole at the capitol Of said state on the
fourth Tuesday after the official pr0mul-
cation Of such ratification 1y the mill
Tars officer cOmmandln2 ia said State.
SEC. q. ThaU bef re the = afes of NIr-
frAfa Is fGGT- : a Texas d.
mItted to "a representa- ion IN Congress
their several legislatures which may
ID hereafter lawfully organ zed snail rat
ffy the Fir euJh Article, which has been
proposed By Congress To the several States
rs an amendment to the Constitution of
the United states. .
SEC T. rnat the proceedings in any of
The said states shall not be deemed final
or operate as com pieUerestor tion OF the
same untiifh their actions resps tvely shall
be approved by Congress.
The following IL the full text of an
act approved to day to amend an act
entitled An act imposing tax % dis
titled spirits and tobacco, and Tor
other purposes, approved July 20,
1868:
b it enacted, &C, That an act entitled
- An act inpOs ing saxes n distilled spirits
and tobacco, and for other purposes" APP
proved July %, 1858. be amended as tOl-
lows, to- wit: Tuat section eight be amend
Ell so that ia case of q dis LiiIery or dist Il
ing apparabu, eFected prior to the l0th OF
July, 1868, ON q tract OF land held und eT
lease or her evidence Of tile les- than fee
simple, which was not required by tue
laws of The state to be recorded in order To
be valid at the time OF It's execution,
or In any case wnere II the title lie
in litigation, or where the owner Is pos
| sessed of the fee, but encumbered with
a mortgage executed and duly recor ell
prior Iotthe said 2Jta OF July, 1868. aud not
| due, or where tue fee Is held by d femme
coq-Uete, minor person of uus0und mind, or
sNff on i'm. ff civ
as required by said act, a bond may be
taken at the discretion of the Commits
siOner, as provided for IL sad section, for
| a di>tillery erected on the land, the lease
| or other eViuence Of the title 10 which was
dulysTecOrd prior to the passage Of this
| act, provided that nothing herein contain
| shall be so construed to apply to any
| dtstItlery disgiiling apparatus not erect
7 Ell prior to July 20, 1865
| That section u b. 50 amen ed that the
/ IL crease OF dIstii lerI9s having producing
! capacity Of less thaa n i0J gallons IN twenty
| mixed by hand, aud Wlthou1 the use Of
/ steam, sixty gallons of mash Or beer brew
ed or fermented from grain shall represent
| not / IS Lh3n one buShel o grain.
That section So be amended so as to ex-
tend me time for Withdrawing distilled
/ spirits fTOin bonded warehouse until the
30th OF June. 1881, but subject to au ad-
| di:ional tax on each proof gallon deposit
ed and bonded IN u wa ehouSe. az the rate
of one cent Tor each month, rom the 2Jtn
/ OF A pri1, 1869 ana until WIthdl avn, anu
any distilled spirits il ren1aItkiIia, in a bonded
warehouse after the 50 n OF June, 1869,
| snaal be forfeited to the y nlted stat 5, and
disposed OF as provided in said provision.
rhat section 81 be amended, so that on
and after The first day of Alay, 1863, every
person who rectIfe-. purIfieS, or IefineS
Distilled spirits or vines ~ any process
otheF than Dy the original ana con-
| GIpuOus distillatlon from mash warm
/ or mash through cuntinUOus closed Ves-
i sells and pipes until tue manufacture
i thereof is complete aud every Wno esale
session any still or leach tub. or who shall
H Fnr # fF wg ga
| Of refining IN any manner distilled spirits,
and eYerv person, who, " IthOut rectify ng,
peTiiY ng; or refining d1stIlIea spirits,
| W tn materials IN u0factured by any spuri-
GUS imi atlon or compound liquors for sale
| under lhe name OF whisky. 5rai dy, gin,
rum, wine spirits or wine Hit ers or any
| other name, snail be reg1: :dedS rec l.
| fyer- as being engaged Ia the business OF
/ rectifying, D "a 50 much Of tue act to w h1ch
! Eht amendment, IS relates TO COM
| bounds of LIQUORS and as is Inconsistent
| with the provisions of the section hereby
| amended, be, q ud the same is hereby, re-
| neaI d and See ION Sd is urther a m ended
| as follows: Irlke out the 4th paragraph
/ thereof Telatinz to retail liquor dea eFs.
/ and he 5Jh para=r tph to aud inc udtng
/ special tax OF q WIN IeSa e nquOr dealer" "
/ and 1n>ert, IN lieu OF the portion stricken
liquors sinai pay So" Every person VINO
sc Is or offers for sale, foreign or
domestic distilled spirits, wines or malt
/ liquors la less quantities than five gallons
| a the same time, shall be regarded a. d re-
tai dea er IN liquors. wholesale liquor
/ dea lers shal Il eseh rlay one hundret do. .1 :.
| Every person who sells or offers for sale
| foreign or domestic distilled spirits, wines,
| or mat l1QDorss in quantities OF no. less
than five gallons at the same time, sha be
| Regarded as a wholesale ! quor dealer
Dea ers lin liquors, whose sales, Inciu ng
| sales OF at oLher merchandise. snail -ex-
| ceed 81, 900 shall each pay an additlona
tax at the rate OF one dollar for every 500
of safes OF liQuo $ IN excess of such $4,000,
| auo on every $1,000 of sa e. Of other mer-
/
a 4oieSa4e dealer and such excess shall
| re returned assessed, and pay in the same
! manner is required of whoiRs lie dealers.
hut no distilier or brewer who has paid
| hi~ special K as such, nd who sells any
d5stil ed spirits or mat liq ors as his own
pro uetfon. at the pace of manufacture,
IN the or glnal CASKS or package to which
the TAX amps are affixed. shall be re-
quired TO pay the special tax of a whole
sale dealer
TO require that distiliers Of andy from
grapes, peaches aud apples, exclusively,
pTod1o ng les gsan $50 barrels annua ly,
shall pay q special tax OF 800 ana IN addI-
tton thereto the tax of 81 per barrel of 40
proof galious, on account or such sale.
That section IS be- amended so that either
the proprietors name orthe manufacturers
name, shah be pri led on the label for eli
gars, as provided in said section.
SEC. And be II further enacted That
section Que hundred and fifty-f1ve OF he
act entitled IAN at to provide internal
revenue 20 support the GoVeFnuaeD5 1 @ 70
pay Interest on the public deot, ana Tor
other purposes approved June 30, 1851 as
amended by the ninth section Of tue act OF
Ju Y l3, 1866, be further amended, by add
ing thereto the following:
| SEC 3 And be it further enacted, That
any person having in his possession any
tobacco snuh. or cigars manufactured, and
sod or removed fr the manufac-
tory, or from any place where to-
baccO, snuff cigars are made.
; since July u, 1868, or any person having
IN his possess o. cigars imported from for
eign G. Suutr es since Iuy %, 1868 or with
drawn rom United states bonded ware.
house since sali date such tobacco, snuH
| and cigars, having been pub uD in pack
ages a prescrl bed IN he act to which this
| act is anne ndment, and ali the other re-
/ 0uirenleniS of said act re iating to tobacco