Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-22


i'm lieu thereof the words "amounting to
one-half gallon or over" and and after the
words "as q gallonn the words land any
fractional part of a gallon less than one
half gallon in any casl or package, shall
be exempt from tax"
That section two be amended by strik-
ing out the word meters"
That section three he amended by strik-
ing out all after the enacting clause, and
inserting in lieu thereof the following
words: That the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue Is hereby authorized TO order
and require such changes of or additions
10 disabling apparatus, connecting pipes,
pumps or cisterns, or any machinery con-
nccted with or used in or on the dlstlllery
premises, or may require to he put on any
Of the stills, tubs, cisterns, pipes, or 9TH
or vessels, such fastenings, locks, or seals
rs he may deem necessary.
That section seven be amended by strik-
;ur ont the words "but in no case shall
,ucii ion,, 10 made fer . less SUM than hva
thousand dollars
That section ten be amended by striking
cut all after the enacting clause, and in
serting the following, to witt THAT on
the receipt OF notice that any person wish
ps to commence the business OF diStl!llng,
the assessor shall proceed, at the expense
of the United States, with the AID OF an
assistant designated for the purpose by the Oom-
missioner of lnterHai revenue, 10 InhRe n sur
vey of such distillory for the purpose of esti-
mating and determining its true spirit produce
irF capacity for n day of twenty four hours, a
written report of which survey shall be made
in triplicate, one copy OF when shass Oe DEW
cred to the distller and shsll take effect on and
saor the date of such delivery, one copy retain
cd bv the assessor, aHd the other transmitted TO
the Commissioner OF laterRsl KeVeHue. In all
surveys made under this act forty -hye gallons OF
mash or beer brewed or fermented frem grain
shall represent not less than one bushel OF
grain, and seven gallons of mash or beer brew
cd or fermonted from molasses shall represent
not less than one gallon OF molssses, except IN
eistilleries operating on the sour-nash prlncl-
ME in which distilieries sixty gallons of beer
breved or fermented from grain shall repre-
sent not less than one bushel OF grain. III the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall at any
time be satisfied that such report of the capaci-
~ of any distillery ie in any respect incorrect
or needs revision, he shall direct the assessor to
make in like manner. another survey Of said
distillery, the report of said survey TO be made
in triplcsts and deposited as hereinoeiore pro-
vided.'
That section eleven be amended by striking
ont the words ANY assessor to assess special
tax upon and the words 'or for the collector
TO collect the same, OF for any dlstlller who has
heretofore paid special tax as such to- and by
inserting in lieu of the last specified words the
wards ito commence orr" also, by striking out
the words Assessor of internal revenue to as
sess, or for any collector to collect any special
tax for. and inserting in lieu OF the last sPeeS,
business eff slse, after the words ELK hun
bred feet" each time they occur, the words lin
q direct line"
That section twelve be amended by inserting
after tho words six hundred fcet tAe WORDS
I'm direct line"
That section thirteen is hereby repealed,
That section fifteen be amended by inserting
after the word manufacture" the words "un-
I'll the tax theIeon shall have been paid"
TbaVe al "a amended by
out the words "eIpense of tho owner OF the
distillery or warehouse" and inserting IN lieu
theroo: tie -ord. set the expense OF the MT
ed States from and after the passage OF this
Fig out the words met having paid the special
tax" and inserting in lieu thereof the words
other than a rectifer or wholesale liquor deal
er who has paid the special tax, or a distillor
who has given the bond" and inserting after
the words who shall put up the woods "or
keep up"
That section nineteen be amended by strik-
ing out the words eleventh and twenty
first and ''if any false entry shall be made in
either Of said books or any entry required to be
made therein shall bs omitted therefrom, for
every such false entry made, or omission, the
distiller shall forfeit and pay penalty of one
thousand dollars" and the word such be.
fore the words false entry the fret time it
occurs.
That section twenty two be amended by
striking out the words "having paid the
SDeCldl anu lllSeTtlHp III lieu thereon
the words "having given the bond requir-
ed by law" and by adding the following
" PrOCidcd, That nothing in this section
shall be held to apply to suspensions caus
ed by unavoidable accident; and the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue shall pre-
scribe rules and regulations to govern In
such cases of involuntary Suspension"
That section twenty three be amended
by striking out the words eleventh and
"twenty first days" and insert "dayn
That section twenty seven be amended
as follows: Strike out the word "quanti-
tyr where it last occurs in said section and
insert fractional part Of gallon amount
out "less than one gallon in the sixth
line from the bottom of the section, after
the words regarded as full gallon, - and
add ''and any fractional part of n gallon
less than One-half gallon in any cask or
package shall be exempt from tax
That section twenty eight be so amend
ed that the tax therein provided for stamps
shall be ten cents instead of twenty-five
cents.
That section forty two be amended by
striking out the words "the special tax
has been paid" and inserting in lieu there
Of the words "bond has been given - also
by striking out the words "for the non
payment OF the special tax" and inserting
in lieu thereof the words "bacause no bond
has been given.n
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-
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