New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-22

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scribe such instruments, or other means for
attaching, protecting, and cancehng stamps
for tobacco, snuff, cigars, distilled spirits and
fermented liquors, or either of them, as he
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall ap-
prove, such instruments to be furnished by
the United States to the persons using the
stamps to be affixed herewith, under such
regulation as the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue may prescribe"
That section forty-fOur be amended by
striking out the word "distiller" where it
| first occurs therein.
That section fOrtyseyen be amended by
| inserting after the words "Original pack
| age" the words ''or in case such spirits shall
have been rectifed, the name of the rectl-
| fer and the serial number of the rectifer's
| stamp"
That section fOrty-eight be amended by
| striking out all after the enaeting clause
and inserting in lieu thereof the following
THAT on all wines, liquors, or compounds
| known or denOminated as wine, and made
| in imitation of sparkling wine or cham
| payne, but not made from grapes grown in
! the United States and on ali liquors, not
| made from grapes, currants, rhubarb or
| berries grown in the United States, but
] produced by being rectifed OF mixed with
i distilled spirits, or by the infusion of any
| matter in spirits, to be sold as wine, or as a
/ suDotAbubu AOA WlhDg lilCAc 5uaAA 10 lcNl6U
| and collected tax of ten cents per bottle
or package containing not more than one
| pint, or of twenty cents per bottle or pack
| age containing more than one pint and not
more than one quart, and at the same rate
! tor any larger quantity of such merchan-
disc, hewever the same may be put up, or
| whatever may be the package; and the
! Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall
cause to be prepared suitable and special
stamps denOting the tax herein imposed, to
/ be affixed to each bottle or package CON
| tanning such merchandise, by the person
manufacturing, compromising, or putting up
the same, before removal from the place of
manufacture, compromising, or putting up;
| said stamps to be affixed and cancelled in
such manner as the Commissioner of lie
ternal Revenue may prescribe; and the alb
| senee of such stamp from any bottle or
package containing such merchandise shall
be prima tacie evidence that the tax there
on has not been paid, and such merchan
disc shall be forfeited to the United States.
Any person cOunterfeiting, altering, or re-
using said stamps shall be subject to the
same penalties as are imposed for the same
Otfenses in relation to proprietary stamps
That section fOrtv-nine be amended by
striking out the word g twenty-five and
inserting in lieu thereof the word ten ;"
also by striking out the words I" the Secre-
tarY Of the Treasury, on the recommended
ton of the Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue., may appoint" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words the President may
nominate, and, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, appoint J" also, by
striking out the words g shall be assigned
to a designated territorial district, to be
composed of one or more judicial districts
and territories, and shall keep his Office at
some convenient place in his district, to be
designated by the Commissioners, and, and
inserting in lieu thereof the words shall
be assigned by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, ON the recommendation of the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, to duty in any
part Of the United States, and may be
transferred from place to place, according
to the exigeney of the public service ;" and
strike cut within his district wherever
it occurs.
That section fifty be amended by striking
out the word g supervisor and inserting
in lieu thereof the word officer - also. by
striking out the word " detectives and in
sorting in lieu thereof the word "agents."
That section fifty-three be amended by
striking out all from and including the
words 90 fees for gauging," down to and in
GLIDING the words producer Of such ar
ticles."
That section fifty-fOur be amended by
striking out all after the enacting clause,
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
THAT distilled spirits upon which all taxes
have been paid may be exported, with the
privilege of drawback, in quantities of not
less than one Thousand gallons, and in dis
tillers' original casks, containing not less
than twenty wine-gallOns each, on applica-
ton of the owner thereof to the collector of
customs at any port of entries, and under
such rules and regulations, and after max
ing such entry, as may be prescribed by
law and by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The entry for such expectation shall be in
triplicate, and shall contain the name of the
person applying to export, the name of the
distiller, and of the district in which the
spirits were distilled, and the name of the
vessel by which, and the name of the port
to which, they are to be exported; and the
form of the entry shall be as follows:
4" Export entry Of distilled spirits entitled
to drawback.
Entry of spirits distilled by in
- district, State of --. to be ex-
ported by , in the -, whereof
is master, bound to -.
"And the entry shall specify the whole
number of casks or packages, the marks
and serial numbers thereon, the quality or
kind of spirits as known in commerce, the
mum Der of gauge or wine gallons and of
proof gallons; and the amount of the tax on
such spirits shall be verified by the oath or
of the owner of the spirits and |
that the tax has been paid thereon, and |
that they are truly intended to be exported |
to the port of -, and not to be relanded |
within the limits of the United States One |
bill of lading, duly signed by the master of |
the vessel, shall be deposited with said col |
lectOr, to be filed at his Office with the entry |
retained by him. One of said entries shall |
be, when the shipment is completed, trans
United to the Secretary Of the Treasury, to
be recorded and filed in his office. The lad
Ing on board said vessel shall be only after
the receipt Of an order or permit signed by
the collector of customs and directed to a
customs gauger, and after each eask or
package shall have been distinctly marke or
branded by said gauger as follows "Focex-
port from U. S. A" and the tax paid stamps
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 rules
and regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasury may prescribe; and on application
If the said collector it shall be the duty of
he surveyor of the port to designate and
lirect one of the eustOmhOuse inspectors to
uperintend such shipment. And the gauger
aforesaid shall make full return Of such
Inspection and gauging in such form as may
De prescribed by the Secretary of the Treas
Try, showing by whom each cask Of such
pirits was distilled, the serial number of
he cask, and of the tax paid stamp attached
hereto, the proof and quantity Of such spir-
is as per the original gauge mark on each
ask and the quantity in proof and wine
,allons as per the gauge then made by him.
And said gauger shall certify on such re-
urn that the shipment has been made, in |
lis presence, on board the vessal named !
q the entry for export, which return !
hall be indOrsed by said Gus
omhouse inspector certifying that the !
asks or packages have been shipped under