Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-02-27
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE.
C0LIECToRs OFFICE. l0TH DIsT. ono
AsnTABuLA, February ~, lst9. J
To Dealers in Tobacco, Snuff, ard
Cigars, in the 10Th District of
Ohio.

OHlUs
The requirements Of the Act of July 90,
1868, with reference to Tobacco, Snuff, and
Cigars, seem 10 be so imperlectly understood,
as is evident from the inquiries daily received,
and the penalties for its violation so severe
that deem it proper to publish brief state.
mcnt of what is required IF dealers in said
articles.
Aner the 18th day Of February, inst, nll
Smoking, Fine-cut Chewing Tobacco, and
Snuff, and after the first day of July next all
other Manufactured Tobacco, of every dcscrip.
ton, must be put up in packages, ms prescribed
by said Act, amt stamped, rih htr-pdM stamp,
before II is sold, or offered for sale.
After the first day of April next all Cigars,
Of every description, are required to have
they are contained before the same are sold, or
offered for sale.
The above requirements are imperative
even though said Tobacco Snuff, and Cigars
have heretofore been inspected, assessed, and
the full taxes thereon paid--and any person
who shall sell, or cBsr fer @ie after the days
above namcd any Tobacco, Snuff or Cigars not
put mp In packages, rs prescribed by said Act,
and stamped, shall, on conviction, he fined not
iesS than Ave hundred dollars, dAd imprisoned
not less Man sir mORfhs. The law does not read
fined o" imprisoned but fined ana imprisoned
both follow conviction 1t ia made the duty of
all Revenue Ohicprs To cause the law To be
complied with, and to report all violations of i,
for prosecution.
Persons having in their possession such To
bacco, Snuff, or Cigars, incur no liability for
keeping II unstampcd, so long as they do not
sell, or offer the same for sale. In such eases
Il should be removed from shelves and public
view, or the presumption will be that it is
"offGrcd for sale"
The stamping of Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars
Is not 10 be done by or under the inspection
of any internal Revenue Officer, but by the
owners of the samo,
Stamps for dealers can be obtained of the
Collector, or of Deputy Collector, and all per.
sons ordering tho samo will please be particular
to designate The Glass and denomination re,
quired, and whether for Snuff or Tobacco,
otherwise the order cannot be filled,
There are two rates Of tax for Tobacco, 32
and 10 cents per pound, designated ns Bee
and Ice class. The 89c class, or rate, Is for
al Snuf, and for al Chewing Tobacco-fne
cut plug, or twist: All Smoking Tobacco
made from leaf previously, stripped, huttcd, or
rolled, or from which part of the stem has
been separated and the iOto Glass, or rate, Is
for NIL Smoking Tobacco mako exclusively
Of stems; all Smoking Tobacco made with
all the stems I'M all fine cut shorts, the refuse
or fine cut Chewing Tobacco, which has pass
cd through riddle OF thirty-six meshcs TO the
square inch by process Of sIfling; and ON all
refuse scraps and sweepings OF tobacco.
Tho stamps prepared for 32c. Glass are Z, I,
2, 40 :, and 10 ounces, and q, I, 2, 0, 8, 10,
20, &e pounds, For l0c Glass, 9, 4, 3, and 10
ounces.
The tax on Cigars Is - per thousand, and
stamps prepared for boxes containing, 25 80,
100, $50 and 800 Cigars eace.
AL atamps for Tobacco and Cigars, must he
cancelled sy those using them by writing or i'm.
printing upon each stamp the nomo and date
~ cancellation and so affixed 10 the package
that in opening same the stamp will be de-
stroyeds.
HENRY FAssETT,
Collector