The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-29

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Ing atixed, must DO cancelled by
writing or imprlntlug thereon the man.
ntacturer'B or pfoprietor's name and
The date Of CANCELLATION; Section 68
provides that the caution notice, with
name Of manufacturer or proprietor,
registered number OF factory, dlAtrlct
and State, shall DO printed OF attixed to
each package, or bag, 20 sold or Eetnov.
Cd from any factory. Neglect 10 athx
the label or notice % required, subjects
tho party 10 q penalty OF $50 for each
such package concerning which the
offence 10 committed. All Bmoklng 10.
pacco found 10 packages other than
those prescribed BY law or without The
stamps being afilxed and cancelled, 10
liable 70 forfeiture, and tho party SELL
LOG or Offering the same for sale ia sub
Ject TO q penalty Of not less than u 900,
and 70 imprisonment for not lees than
sig months. Smoking tobacco, plug.
or TOBACCO twisted or prepared Tor use
In any manner, found 10 the possession
or custody Of any person, pedler, or
dealer, being sold or offered for sale
from any store, wagon, or In any other
manner, said tobacco not being packed
In and offered for sale Of the time, from
= package or box prescribed by law,
and not hAYiug thereon the tax-pAid
stamp, duly cancelled with all The
marks required by sections 81 and 6S
should he seized and forfeited, and the
offender should DO prosecuted for the
penalties prescribed by the act.
Tobacco forfeited and sold by the Col.
lector, or the U. s. Marshal, must have
the tax.pald stamps affixed 10 each
package and cancelled before delivery,
and must have thereon the name and
official rank OF the officer BY whom
sold and the date oil sale.
In packing tobacco for shipment In
cases or enclosures, containing bags,
oaddtes or other packages, the manu-.
faclurer should Ia all cases mark on the
case or enclosure with q stencil his
name, place o; business, gross, tare and
net weight, and atflE thereto the eau.
ton label, with oil the requirements OF
section 6S, and In addition, plainly
mark on the package Tax paid by
stamps.'
The duties OF Tobacco Inspectors re.
late solely 10 bonded goods, and In all
such cases Inspectors are required 10
see that each package contains the re.
qulslle contents, and has marked there
on the manufacturers or proprietor'S
name (sectIOn 6S), place Of business, 70,
Ristsred number Of factory, and the
caution label (section B8), with name
and number Of factory, dlstrict and
Stale. 800.
The inspector will 10 all cases see
that The export stamp Is affixed and
cancelled on each package, except
where several caddles, papers or bags
are packed In one case, when the ex.
port stamp, the inapector's name, date
OF inspection, number OF district and
State, the kind OF contents, the gross
tare and net weight, and manuiAetu~
rer'a name, shall be each affixed or
marked on the outer case or cGsk, and
also the following: Bonded In the
district OF =, for transportation TO -
district oil - Tbs Inspector himself
must ascertain the gross, tare and net
weight, and mark or brand the same
upon each wooden package. m.
Section IS requires all cigars before
being removed from the room or place
where made, 10 be packed In new box
eB, which have not been used before
upon each Of which shall he affixed
(SeCtion S9) . stamp denotinR the tax,
which shall be cancelled by the use OF
q stencil plate, In which shall be cut
not less than six waved lines. In add.
tlon, each stamp must have the sigma
ture OF the manufacturer and the date
of cancellation written or imprinted
thereon, and there must be burned Into
each box with q branding iron the
number Of cigars In the box; the name
OF the manufacturer; the number Of
the District and the State, and have
affixed thereon (Sectio SS) q label, on
which must be printed the Caution No.
lice; the name OF tho manufacturer; the
number OF his factory; the District and
State, The penalties for violation OF
either OF these sections are very severe.
No manufacture eof cIgafS can sell his
own product except, from packages
stamped, marketAnd branded as a fore
said. .r..--g,
II he sells his own cigars In a place
other than the room In which they were
made, or buys and sells cigars made by
other. parties, he must pay q special tax
aB dealer In tobacco, All cigars found
In unstAmped boxes on the shelves Of
any person, or looBe In show cases, or
elsewhere, for sale or offered for sale,
are liable 10 seizure, and the person In
whose custody they are found is liable
TO ine and imprisonment. Every per.
son emptying cigar box must Gnme-
diately etiace the stamp and destroy Il,
and the presence Of any such eanpty
stamped cigar box, found In the pos.
session Of any party, will be deemed az
presumptlve evidence OF fraudulent In.
tent In relation thereto. Section SO, Act
OF March 2, 1857, declares It TO be lawful
for any revenue officer ID destroy any
empty cigar box found with the stamp
on, In any place.
All officers should make It their bu>
siness TO examine frequently the stocks
OF dealers In tobacco and cigars, to see
that all The requirements Of law are
complied With, and should make re-.
port OF apy violations 10 this office and
10 the Commissioner Of Internal Reye.
nue. l. OTIs F. PREsBuREY,
Supervisor Virginia and Vest "a.