New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-27

has been given"
That section forty-three be amended by
inserting after the word brand" the sec
ond time it occurs, the words and the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue may
make such change in stamps and may pre-
scribe such instruments, or other means for
attaching, protecting, and canceling stamps
for tobacco, snuff, cigars, distilled spirits and
fermented liquors, or either of them, as he
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall APP
prove, such instruments TO be furnished by
the United States to the persons using the
stamps to be affixed there with, 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
hrst occurs therein.
That section forty-seven be amended by
inserting after the words original pack
age" the words ''Or in case such spirits shall
have been rectiied the name of the recti-
fer and the serial number of the rectifer' 5
stamp"
That section fOrty.eight be amended by
striking out all after the enacting 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
Tic Oullcu CJhLess anu Oh oil liquors, NOT
made from grapes, currants, rhubarb or
berries grown in the United States, but
produced by being rectifed or mixed with
distilled spirits, or by the infusion of any
matter in spirits, to be sold as wine, or as q
substitute for wine, there shall be levied
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
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for any larger quantity of such merchan-
disc, however 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 In
ternal Revenue may prescribe; and the alb
sence 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 forty-nine be amended by
striking out the word twenty-five" and
inserting in lien thereof the word ten"
also by striking out the words " the SecTe-
tary of the Treasury, on the recommends
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 )" also, by
striking out the words shall be assigned
to a designated territorial district, to be
composed of one OF more judicial districts
and territories, and shall keep his office at
some convenient place in his district, to be
designated by the Commissioner, 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 exigency of the public service" and
strike out within his district wherever
it occurs.
That section fifty be amended by striking
out the word - 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 ffty-three be amended by
striking out all from and including the
words . fees for gauging," down to and in
Guiding the words producer Of such ar
ticles."
That section ffty-fOur be amended by
striking out all after the enactiDg 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:
Export entry of distilled spirits entitled
to drawback.
Entry of spirits distilled by u, 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
number 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
affirmation 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 Felanded
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
mitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, to
be recorded and fled 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
customs gauger, and after each cask or
package shall have been distinctly marke ltr
branded by said gauger as follows: For ex-
port from U. 5. 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
Of the said collector it shall be the duty of
the surveyor of the port to designate and
direct one of the custOmhOuse inspectors to
such shipment. And the ganger
shall make full return of such
inspection and gauging in such form as may
be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treas
1ry, showing by whom each cask of such |
spirits was distilled, the serial number of |
The cask, and of the tax paid stamp attached |
thereto, the proof and quantity of such spir- |
ts as per the original gauge mark on each |
,ask, and the quantity in proof and wine |
gallons as per the gauge then made by him. |
And said gauger shall certify on such re- |