The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22
case Of dlstlllers having producing capacity
saf .Aess than-one- huuared GALLONS IN twenty

steam, sixty SullOns OF becr DreWeu OF 1cf-
mentcd from graln shall represent not less
than one bqshel Of grain. -...r.
That section 66y-slx be amended so as TO
icXtond the time for withdrawing distilled
i spirits fron bonded warehouse until the
thittleth of Juno, eighteen hundred aud
sltty.nlnc, but snbject, TO m additional tax
% each proof gallon deposited aud bonded
In ~arohousc Mt the rate of one cent for
each month aitcr tho twentieth of April,
eighteen hundred and sixty.nlnc, and until
\ withdrawn and npy distilled spirits remain
Ing IN bonded warehouse after the thirticth
day OF Jupe, eighteen hundred and sixty
\ niue. shan be forfeited 10 the United States
and disposed Of as provided in said section.
= Thnt section nfty-nlnc be amended so that
on aud after the first day of May, eighteen
hundred aud siXty-nine, every person who
reotllcs, prrlllcs, or rcllnes distilled spirit.
Ior wines by my process other than by
original and continuous daiillntlon from
mash, wort, or wash, through Cuut,uuors
closed vessels and pipes, lfnt.l IN" uuuuia,
I, iure thereof Is complete, and every whole.
salc or retail liquor dealer who has IL
his possession any still or leach tub, or who
shan Keep any other apparatus for the pur-
10 pose OF 'rellntng In my manner distilled
% spirits, AND every person who, without rccti-
! flying, purifying, or refining distilled spirits,
shall; by mixing snch spirits, wine, or othct
! li1not, Will any materials, manufacture my
spufious, imitation, or compound liquors.
for sale, underline name Of whisky, brandy,
gin, rum, wine, spirits, cordlals, or wine BIZ {.
tiers, or any other name, shall he regarded
ASH rectifer, and as being engaged in the
business of rectlfyiilg; and 20 much of the
act, to which this is an amendment, as re-
lntcs 10 ccmpoupdcrs of liquors, anil as Is
ipcousistent with the provisions of the Sec
Slon hereby amended, be, and the same H;'e
! ISL hereby, repealed. Aud said section
! ilfty-nine ls further amended rs follows:
/, striko out the fourth paragraph thercof,rc-
\ Iatlug TO retail llIor Hlalers, aud The nlh
! paragraph to md Including the words "shall
hoTcauited TO pay the special tax of a whole
Z sale dealer" and insert In lieu of TIC poi ion
4 stri ken ont the following,
.f' v Retail dealers In llqours shall pay twenty.
| live dollars. Every person who sells or offers
for sale foreign or domestic distilled splrits,
1 hincs, or malt liquors, in less quaat'ttt J
than five gallons at the same time, shall be
| regarded as retail dealer IN llquo,s.
! Wholesale llauoF dealers shall each pay
oue hundred dollars. Every pcrEon who
) tells or offers for sale FOREIGN or dome, ic
l distilled spirits, wines, or malt lgunrs in
! quantities OF not less than f"c gnllous at the
! same time, shall be regarded az n Wholesale
I liquor dealer.
I Dealers in liquors whose sales, Including
sales Of all other merchandise, shall exceed
Z twenty-five thousand dollars, snail each pay
= an addit' onalipSat the ale of one dollar for
every orc hundred dollars Of IN cs Of liquors
n excess OF such twenty-five thousand dol
larsj aud on every Thousand dollars Ct sales
| OF other moi chnndlSe shall pay ut tho same
rate rs Il Wholesale dealer, aud such excess
shall he returned. assessed, and Maid in the
same manner as required of wholesale deal
ers' Bnt no dsttLer or brewer, who has paid
bis special tax ns such AND who sells only
Z distilled spirits or malt liquors Of his own
production, at the place Of manufacture. IN
the original casks or packages to which
! tho taS stamps arc ailyed' shall be required
| to pay the special tax of q Wholesale dealer
| account OF such ralcs.
That section fifty.ninc he further amended
so rs to require that distillcrs of brandy,
from grapes, peaches, and npplcs, cscln-
slycly, producing less than one hundred and
hfty barrels annually, shall pay especial
tax Of nfly dollars, and, in addition thereto,
the tax Of, four dollars pcr barrel of forty
| proof gallons.
! That section cighty-eiglt be amended so
that either the proprctor's name or the
! manulacturor's pane shall b. printed M tho
label for cigars provided for In said section
Sec. 2. Iad o. u FURTHER c,Geiod, That scc-
ton one hundred and lny-lvr of tho act
entitled "hn act to provide Internal revenue
1 to support the government, to pay the in
tcrcst on the publir deb, and for Cttcr pur-
| poses" approved June thi.ii2th, eighteen
and siX.y.Gour, az amended by the ninth
section 9th. act Of July thr.gCn, eighteen
hundred aud tiHiy six, OG iurthGr amended
by adding tharrtO the following: And the
4. fact that any adhesive Ttamp 80 bought,
! sold, Offered for sale, uscl, OF had in pos
session rs aforesaid, las been washed or re-
stored by removing oral,ciing the cJucclling
I or dcGIcing marks thee slinll b. primn
fnclo proof that such licirp IN. b,rn once
/ used md removed by he pOsscssor thereof
. fOm some Yullnm, parchment, paper, instru-
Inent, or within, charged with tn:,Cs imposed
, BY law, in violation of The provisions Of this
section.
Sec. .. l. l6s :, .Crit-r en- G :, That any
| person hayini, in his pc, srssioh any tobacco,
snuff, or clglrs, nnnlpncIrrl aud sod %
lromovcl from the iuauuiuctUry, CT from any
place where tobacco, smut, Or cigar arc
| made, since July tvs -ntiuth, 81 ClltrCn hun
drCd and siXty-ci ;ht or my person having Ia
3 Ids possession cigars import from frfCi ;r
countries since July twcnlcth, ui.n.scn l. NJ
drcd md siSty-elgit, or WI" AMIN FINN
; III United .Ss.'t.--. Gunlcd W '.,.,-r at..l
:saId. fnte, such tobacco, AUiI, aud vlmls,
having boon put up In lRlckP'gtI rs Pre- cTibcd
. IN chs act to which this net Is IN Amendment,
'hnd'1" the other Tus,ilrcmCn,a Of said act
rc'ot'nS to tobacco, snulr, an ci.:2Is having
. Icon compiled Win. an VIII, On tho frsi
day OF february, ci4ll.ecu hllnlicd aud
IiXty-nfnU, lied With TIT Ntscssnr or assist
ant assessor ofthc district within which lie
rsilcs, OF has his place Of business, tue in
= ycntory required hy III" seyCu1y-cichth and
/ nlncty-fOuIDh s,Gil0us uf tie nCt OF July
twentictli, ei0hsccn hrnlrOd nnl siyty.cight,
h pudwlo ahNll, prior to selling or offering
,suehtobacco, aurir, or cigars for sale, nlllx
aud cancel proper internal revenue stampa,
shan be entitled TO have refunded to him an
amount Of la; previously paid thereon, equal
| to the value of tho stamps 80 aillScd before
sale rs aforcsallj and the Commissioner OF
informal Revenue shall be, and Is hereby,
atthorlzed, OIL appeal to him made, to re-
iund and pay back q sum of money equal 10
the value OF the stamps - alllScl, upon
I satisfactory evidence slbml.cd to him that
the tooacco and snuT were actually manu-
faetured aud removed from the place Of
manufacture, and that the cigais were SO
manufactured aud removed, or impor "a and
withdraw from United StltCs bonded
warehouse, and tue scvcra, rates Of tax
fimDoscd on such goods by the nct of July
tWcnticlh, eight hundred and sixty sight, as
| Aforesaid assessed and pail, rnd that the
| claimant had In all respects GO nIflcl with
the Internal revenue laws rs far as they
have been or may be nppl' able 20 such att
| clcs' Inc COMMISSIONS. oil Internal Rove
nue. Ia hereby authorized and empowered to
prescribe such rules and rcgi 'a.lons for car
rying out the provisions Of this section as In
his Judgment shall hr deemed proper aud
necess'r yi aud the Commissioner may in
any case, at his dscrrtion. allow snuff md
| smoking tobacco manufactured prior TO the
\ twentieth of July, ri.hteen hundred and
I sixty-eight, not In wooden packages, to be
stamped and sold IN ,ic original packages;
I and the rate of duty on cigars Imported PRIOR
to July twentieth, eighteen hundred N
, siXty-ciGht, and now remaining In bond,
shall be the samca3 Oh cigars imported after
that date.
Approved, Ayrll 10 1850,
fPUBLr No. IL.
| AN AoT making M appropriation for Tho
Improvement of rivers aud hN bora for Pic
! fiscal year ending June ~, 1852, and the
| year ending June 70, 1870.
I De Z V'"t'G 6y - s. 81 HLl HD,at ~
Re .rr, ,,'''Gf dc T. I,' \, '"7 OF .Ia..i
10 CJ.',..,, , '".j',', TIA. no su'l or,wu
million dollars ia hereby appropriated for
the fiscal year crdlur jun thirty, rlg'Itecn