New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-29

mas UeCn given.
That section forty-three be amend by
inserting after the word IS brandt g sec.
ond time it occurs, the words ga the
Commissioner Of Internal ReveDr may
mske such change in stamps and ny pre-
scribe such instruments, or other mas for
attaching, protecting, and canceling amps
for tobacco. snuff, cigars, distilled spis and
fermented liquors, or either OF thenas he
and the Secretary of the Treasury sill ap-
prove. such instruments 10 be furnish by
the United States to the persons usii the
stamps TO be affixed Herewith, undesueh
regulation as the Commissioner of lRrnal
Revenue may prescribe"
That section forty-four be amend by
striking out the word "distiller' VIE il
first occurs therein.
That section forty-seven be amend by
inserting after the words original ack-
age" the words ''Or in case such splrlthall
have been rectifed, the name of the ecti-
fer and the serial number OF the Feeler's
stamp" r#
That section forty-eight be amendt by
striking out all after the enaeting tuse
and inserting in lieu thereof the follong:
''That on all wines, liquors, or cOmpNds
known or denominated as wine, and Ade
in imitation of sparkling wine or an
payne, but not made from grapes grow in
the United States, and on all liguOrhOt
made from grapes, currants, rhuba or
berries grown in the United States)ut
produced by being rectifed or mixedith
distilled spirits, or by the infusion Ofhy
matter in spirits, to be sold as wine, ors a
substitute for wine, there shall be Iced
and collected a tax of ten cents per BILE
or package containing not more thame
pint, or of twenty cents per bottle or PIX
age containing more than one pint andbt
more than one quart, and at the same te
tor any larger quantity of such merch-
disc, however the same may be put upr
whatever may be the package; and e
Commissioner of internal Revenue sill
cause to be prepared suitable and spal
stamps denoting the tax herein impOse1O
be affixed to each bottle or package o.
tanning such merchandise, by the perm
| manufacturing cOmpOunding, or putting
the same, before removal from the placlf
manufacture, compOunding, or putting !;
said stamps to be affixed and canceledn
such manner as the Commissioner OF +
ternal Revenue may prescribe; and the 2
sence of such stamp from any bother
package containing such merchandise SD
| be prima tacie evidence that the tax the
on has not been paid, and such merch
disc shall be forfeited to the United Stat
| Any person cOunterfeiting, altering o.
using said stamps shall be subject to
| same penalties as are imposed for the sal
Otfenses in relation to proprietary stamp
That section forty-nine be amended /
| striking out the word g twenty-five" al
| inserting in lieu thereof the word ten
| also by striking out the words " the Sect
| tary of the Treasury, on the recommend
/ ton of the Commissioner of Internal Rev
nue., may appoint" and inserting in lie
| thereof the words the President ma
nominate, and, by and with the advice an
consent of the Senate, appOint;p also,
! striking out the words q shall be assignt
| to a designated territorial district, to
! composed of one or more judicial distric
and territories, and shall keep his Office
some convenient place in his district, to
designated by the Commissioners, and, an
| inserting in lieu thereof the words . sha
be assigned by the Secretary of the Trea
ury, on the recommendation of the COmmi
siOner of Internal Revenue, to dutyin an
part of the United States, and may
transferred from place to place, accOrdin
to the exigency of the public service :; an
strike cut within his district" wherevt
it occurs.
That section fifty be amended by strikin
out the word supervisor and insertin
in lieu thereof the word officer )" also,
striking out the word detectives and il
sorting in lieu thereof the word "agents
That section fifty-thTee be amended b
striking out all from and including I'll
words g fees for gaugiug," down to and il
GLIDING the words producer Of such a
ticles."
That section ffty-four be amended b
striking out all after the enacting claus
and inserting in lieu thereof the following
That distilled spirits upon which all take
have been paid may be exported, with th
privilege of draw back, in quantities of nc
less than one thousand gallons, and in di
tillers' original casks, containing not les
than twenty wine-gallons each, on applies
ton of the owner thereof to the collector {
customs at any port of entries, and unde
such rules and regulations and after mai
ing such entry, as may be prescribed b
law and by the Secretary of the Treasury
The entry for such expectation shall be j
triplicate, and shall contain the name of th
person applying to export, the name of th
distiller, and of the district in which th
spirits were distilled, and the name of th
vessel by which, and the name of the POI
to which, they are to be exported; and th
form of the entry shall be as follows:
Export entry of distilled spirits entitle
to drawback.
% Entry of spirits distilled by ---, j
- district, State Of --, to be e.
ported by --, in the --, whereC
-- is master, bound to --. s.
"And the entry shall specify the Who'll
number of casks or packages, the mark
and serial numbers thereon, the quality q
kind of spirits as known in commerce, th
number of gauge or wine gallons ald @
proof gallons; and the amount of the tax o
such spirits shall be verified by the oath O
affirmation of the owner of the spirits, an
that the tax has been paid thereon, anC
that they are truly intended to be exportet
to the port of -, and not to be relande
within the limits of the United States. On
bill of lading, duly signed by the master q
the vessel, shall be deposited with said col
lectOr, to be filed at his office with the entr
retained by him. One Of said entries shal
be, when the shipment is completed, trans
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, t
be recorded and filed in his office. The lad
ing on board said vessel shall be only afte
the receipt of an order or permit signed b,
the collector of customs and directed to
customs gauger, and after each cask o
package shall have been distinctly marked o
branded by said gauger as follows: For ez
port from q. S. A, =" and the tax paid stamp
thereon Obliterated. The casks or pack
ages shall be inspected and gagged along
side of or on the vessel by the gauger desig
mated by said collector. under such rule
and regulations as the Secretary Of tn
Treasury may prescribe; and on application
of the said collector it shall be the duty 0
the surveyor of the port to designate and
direct one of the customhouse inspectors T.
superintend such shipment And the gauge
aforesaid shall make full return Of sucl
inspection and gauging in such form az MAJ
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. showing by whom each cask of sucl
spirits was distilled, the serial number o
the cask and of the tax paid stamp attache,
thereto, the proof and quantity Of such spir
its IS per the original gauge mark on eacl
cask, and the quantity in proof and wine
gallons as per the gauge then made by him
And said gauger shall certify on such re