The Tarboro' southerner., 1870-07-07


barrel in excess OF seventy five barrels,
Or a party commencing in September
will pay s33 ,33 special tax and four
dollars for every barrel in excess of
66S barrels.
Every distiller from fruit must pro-
vide himself with book in accord
ance with Form No 254, iu which he
shall, from day to day make or cause
to be made true and exact entry Of
the hours between which the still is
operated each day; the kind, quantity,
and conditions OF the fruits used; the
number of times each sill has been
boiled off during each day, and the
quantity of sinlinss and of brandy pro-
duced thereby which book must be al
ways kept open to the inspection Of
any revenue officer Severe penalties
are provided in the law for making false
entry in such book, or for fraudulent
" altering any entry made therein, or
for omittiag to make or have made the
entries required.
Distillers are at liberty to procure
the book in any way they see fit All
the foregoing requirements must be
complied with by the distilIer before
the Assessor can approve his bond, ard
the distilIer must not commence work
ut his distiIlery before the bond is ap-
proved and the speeial tax paid
On completing the process Of distil-
lation, the distiller must draw the
brandy distilled by him into casks each
of not less capacity than zen gallons,
wine measure, and must retain the
same at the designated place Of deposit
at the distllery until the tax is paid
thereon aud the. tax stamps attach
ed thereto.
Severe penalties are provid ID in the
law for altering, changing, consuming.
or removing tt e spirits before the tax
is paid thereon and the tax stamps at
tached thereto.
18th. On or before the 25th day
Of each month, the distiller shall notl>
ty the Collector of his district, on
Form \, stating the probable number
of packages Of braudy that will be dis
titled by him within the mouth, and
probable number oil wine gallons, with
his request to have the same gauged
AMI marked; aud on the receipt Of
such notice, and after the last day Of
the month, the Collector shall cause
the brandy produced during the month
to be gaugtd proved, aud marked by
4 gauger. who, upon the order of the
Collector, shall proceed at once to
gauge, prove, and mark each package
at the dlstllery or designated place OF
deposit; and shall cut upon the bung
stave Of each package the wine gallons,
the proof, and the proof Of gai!ous; and
shalt cut or burn on the head of each
ca>k the name of such dlstlller; the
district, the serial number OF the cask
and kind of spirits, &c. The gauscr,
on completing each Inspection, shall
. Immediately make report thereof, III
? trIpicate, on Form 59!, and sign the
same, delivering cue copy thereof to
the dI>tiller, aud transmitting one
copy thereof to the Assessor aud Que
to tie Collector Of the district.
Immediately GA the recei4t Of such
return from the gauger, aud on or be-
fore the tenth day of each mouth, the
dlstlIler shall make Ieturn, IN trlpll-
cate, on Form ID, which, return shall
be sigred by the dlstilIer and sworn
to by him before the Ass Istant Asses.
>or, aud shall be transmitted to the
Assessor On payment OF the tax
upon toc brandy, (fity cents per gal
,ou) as shown in the gausers report
the ollector shall prepare tax-raid
stamps of the proper denomination
. with all the blanks filled up, and de-
liver to the distiIl.r
Upon the receipt from the Collector
Of the tax-paid stamp, the diStllel
shall alflx the same TO the packages II
secure aud permanent manner, by
fastening the same upon the head o
tie packages, at the pl'ce previous J
designated by the gauger, and BY
driving tacks, Que in each corner, OLE
in the centre, and at each side of The
stamp, making not less than seven il
number: and shall cancel the sam,
by writing across the face Of the
stamps his name, &e.
The brandy, when put up, marked
r and stamped as required, may be dis
) posed of by the disttllers by sale or 9th
erwlse, at the place Of man2facture, il
| the original casks or packages t
| which the tax stamps are fixed
Distiilers desiring to retain the brand
r for their own consumption, must pu
it up, mark it. and stamp it, tie sam
as If intended for sale. Under thes
regrlntions, it is permissible that
distiIIer legally authorized may re
celve either of the fruits apples
p aches, or grapes, or the undIstile
products thereof, from another p"rso
> for the purpose of distillation, return
ing to that other person all or pai
Of the brandy produced thererom.- =
u Dishllers cannot dispose of the bra,
dy distilled by them in any otE-er tha
IF the tax stamped packages, nor at an
Is other place than We place of MANI
81 iacture.
" 18th. No assessment for per die
tax will hereafter be made against di
! tlllers of brandy from apples, peaches
or grapes, exclusively.
q Sun Stroke.
Y, The hot weather brings forth Il
a, usual abundance of preventatives
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