St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-07
A KANSAS BUzZARD.
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under the internal revenue laws, shall
be issued upon any affidavit making
charges upon information and belief
unless such affidavit is made by col
hector or deputy collector of internal
revenue, or by an agent; and with the
exception aforesaid, no warrant shall be
issued except upon sworn complaint,
setting forth the facts constituting the
0fenSe and alleging them to be within
the knowledge of the affiant. And the
United States shall not be liable to pay
any fees to marShals, clerks, commits
SiOnerS, OF other officers, for any war
rant issued or arrest made in pr0Secu-
tons under the internal revenue laws,
unless there be conviction or the
prosecution has been approved. either
before or after such arrest, by the at
torney of the United States for the dis
trict where the offense is alleged to have
been committed, or unless the prOsecu-
ton was commenced by information or
Indictment.
= Sec. z. That whenever a warrant
Shall be issued by the commissioner or
other judicial officer having jurisdiction
with a criminal Offense, such warrant,
accompanied by the affidavit on which
the same was issued, shall be returna-
BILE before some judicial officer named
in section 1914 of the revised, statutes,
residing in the county of arrest, OF II
there be no such judicial officer in that
county, before some such judicial officer
residing in another county nearest to the
place of arrest. And the judicial officer
before whom the warrant is made re
urnable, as herein provided, shall
HAVE EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY
to make the preliminary examination OF
every person arrested as aforesaid, and
to discharge him, admit him to bail or
commit him to prison, as the case may
require: provided that this section shall
not apply to the Indian territory.
Sec. 8. That the circuit court of the
United States and the district court OF
judges thereof exercising circuit court
powers, and the district courts of the
territories are authorized to appoint in
different parts of the several districts in
which said courts are held, as many
discreet persons to be commissioners OF
the circuit courts as may be deemed
necessary, And said courts. OF the
Judges thereof, shall have authority to
remove at pleasure any commissioners
heretofore or hereafter appointed in
said districts.
Sec. 9. That the commissioner of in
ternal revenue, with the approval OF
the secretary of the treasury, may COM
promise any civil Or criminal case, and
may reduce or remit any fine, penalty,
forfeiture or assessment under the III
ternal revenue laws.
Sec. 10. That section 3176 of the re-
vised statutes be amended so as to read
as follows: "Section 3176. The collector
or any deputy collector in any district
shall enter into and upon the premises,
If If no nQanooarV of apu nprcOn who has
taxable property, and who refuses or
neglects to render any return or list
required, or who renders a false or
fraudulent return or list and refuses to
make, according to the best information
which he can obtain, including that de-
rived from the evidence elected by
the examination of the collector
and of his own views and
information, such list or return
according to the form prescribed, of the
objects liable to tax owned or possessed
or under the care or management of
such person, and the commissioner of
internal revenue shall assess the tax
thereon, including the amount, if any,
due for special tax, and penalty OF 25
per centum, and he may add to such tax
interest at the rate of 10 percentum per
annum thereon. from and after the date
The interest so added to the tax shall be
collected at the same time and in the
same manner as the tax. And the list
or return so made and subscribed by
such collector or deputy collector shall
be deemed good and sufficient Tor all
legal purposes"
I Sec. II. That section 1855 of the Re-
yised Statutes of the United States be
amended by striking out all after said
number and substituting therefor the
following: "And the commissioner of
internal revenue with the approval of
the secretary of the treasury may
EXEMPT DISTILLERS OF BRANDY
made exclusively from apples, peaches,
grapes, or other fruits. from any pro-
vision of this title relating to the manu-
facture of spirits, except as to the tax
thereon, when in his Judgment it may
seem expedient to do So"
Sec. IL. That the provisions of an act
entitled: IAN act relating to the pro-
duct of fruit brandy, and to punish
frauds in connection with the same"
approved March 8, 1877, be extended
and made applicable to the brandy dis
titled from apples or peaches or from
other fruit the brandy distilled from
which is not now required or hereafter
shall not be required to be deposited in
a distillery ware house, provided that
each of the ware houses established
under said act, or which may hereafter
be established shall be in charge either
of stOrekeeper, or storekeeper and
gauger at the discretion of the commits
sioner of internal revenue.
Sec. Is. That section 1892 of the Re-
vised Statutes and the supplement
thereto shall be amended so that said
section shall read as follows: ''When
Judgment of forfeiture in any case of
seizure is recovered against any dis
tillery used or fit for use in the produc-
ton of distilled spirit because no bond
has been given, or against any distillery
used or fit for use in the production of
spirits, having a registered prOduc-
ton capacity Of less than $50 gallons
day, every still, doubler, worm, worm
tub, maSh-tub and fermenting tub
therein shall be sold, as in case of other
forfeited property, without being mutt
lated or destroyed. And in case of
seizure of still, doubler, worm, worm
tub, fermenting-tub, mash-tub or other
diStilling apparatus Of any kinkd what
soever, for any offenSe involving for
fixture of the same, it shall be the duty
OF the seizing officer to remove the same
from the place where seized to a place
of safe storage, and said property so
seized shall be sold as provided by law,
but without being mutilated or de-
stroyed.''
Section. IA. That section 1855 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
be amended by striking out after said
number and substituting therefor the
following: 1.-THE secretary of the treas
ury may exempt all distilleries which
mash less than tweutV-fiVe buShelS Of
grain per day from the operations of
/ the provisions of this title re-
relating to the manufacture of spirits,
except as to the payment of the tax,
which said tax shall then be levied and
collected on the capacity of said dis
tilleries. and said distilleries shall then
be run and operated without storekeep-
.ers or storekeepers and gaugers. And
the commissioner of Internal revenue