The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-09-15

The New WHISKY REGULATIoNs.-W copy as fol
lows from Washington dispatch of the 9th: gG
The new whisky regulations to enforce the law Of
April TO- last are ready for distribution. The para
graph regarding wholesale dealers is the following
"Wbere wholesale liquor dealers purchase spirits
regularly stamped, and bearing marks and brands re-
qured by the regulations and sell without change
no additional stamping or marking is required where
however, they draw such from stamped and branded
packages, and all other packages for Shipment sale
delivery, the spirits be again gagged and in
spected, and the wholesale liquor dealers stamp at
tached, and such packages must be marked with the
Of the dealer, and the particular name of the
spirits known to the trade; where the package so
filled contains ten gallons, more, it must also be
branded marked required by section A. as in
either case of change of package"
The following concerns retail dealers:
Retail liquor dealers only authorised to sell in
quantities less than five gallons, and renspecon
stamping of package of spirits so sold BY them is
required The spirits which they purchase must be in
packages properly stamped, marked or branded, and
remain IN original casks packages until drawn off
for sale in retail packages except where it becomes
necessary from leakage other cause to change the
package. Where such change is made, such spirits
must be again inspected and gagged and the pack
age branded in accordance with the provisions of sec
ton At.
All spirits held by any wholesale or retail liquor
dealer will be held and taken to be intended for sale.
In all cases where spirits inspected and gagged the
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The following is regarding rectiiers:
# any authorised rectifer fills any package with
rectifed spirits on his premises for Shipment sale or
delivery, without causing the sale to be gagged and
stamped with the stamp for reced spirits, or any
wholesale liquor dealer fills any cask or package of
distilled spirits without causing the same to be gagged
and stamped with the wholesale liquor dealers stamp
he becomes liable to the penalty imposed by section
&c. and to the forfeiture of all spirits owned by him.
or in which he has any interest and if such packages
exceed five gallons they also become forfeited"
Concerning the attachment stamp the reg
ulations have the following:
ut is known that in some cases wholesale liquor
dealers stamp has been enormously attached where
stamps for rected spirits should have been used un-
der direct Instructions with the assent and permits
sion Of the Collector of the district and packages of
reetfed spirits on the market, stamped with
the wholesale liquor dealers stamps without the brands
and marks required by section Az and some seizures
have been made of such spirits for want of these
brands. 1t is not proposed that indscrminate sci
zure detention shall be made of all such spirits for
this cause but that seizure should be con fined to
where there is other evidence of change of package
in cases where stamps have been attached prior to
these instructions Hereafter however, the regula-
tions will be rgdly enforced. Any wrongful use of
stamps at the peril of the owner"