Telegram-herald., 1888-03-07
INTERNAL REVENUE
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sacllon /. That On and after the arst dag
u July. isss al taxes On manufactured
chesiaz tobacco, smoking tobaceo snd
snuf. al special taKss gD0n m4.aLzcturers
anf dealers In said Articles. aad as taxes
upon snolesale and retail dealers Ia lssi
taoa1cO. 90 and are hereby repealed. pro-
widest that there shall De ali0ssd df@~-
nack or rebate * the fali amount "a abe tax
ca ali original and EnDrozen factory PACK
ages 0s smoking and manufactured tooaccO
All snuu. held 81 manufacturers Or dealers
ca Ihe uFsf % Jaiy. II a claim therefor shall
te presented % tie Commissioner 0i In
tsrnai Rsysnue prior 10 tas lFst Of ceptem-
ser and not otherwise NJ ciAiA shall De
allowed aud ~ drawback paid Tor al
smouns lsss than >.
Section 2 laas 0n and after Juiv 1,
nanuiactursfs Of cigars shall eaen pay a
special tax II - annually and dealers IN
rgbalcG a special tax OF 81 annually
See A. That action 5, Sol OF The Revived
Statutes al TIE United states and al avs
AID parts Of laws which impose restrictions
upon the sale OI leaf -ooacco De. aud hereby
repealed.
ssctlons 5. 5. 7. :. snd 10 prescribe the
duEss OF collectors, pe0alties Tor ylOlations
0I ths las, etc.
See. IN. That section 3. 255 Of the revised
statutes be amended BY striking out all
alter sad number. and substituting the fol-
loving And the Commissioned OF Inter
pal Revenue. wsth the approval OF the
secretary II the Treasury. may exempt dis
tillers Of brandy made exculslyeiy from
apples. peaches. grapes. Or other fruits
from Any provision OF this tgic. relating 70
ths manufacture Of spirits, except as 70 the
tsx thereon, when IN his Judgment II may
seem expedient 10 do So
SeciiOn tZ-rhat the provisions Of the
act, entitled An act relating 10 the pr0duc-
uOa Of fruit brandy. and 20 punish frauds
connected with the same. approved March
4. ls1I De extended and made sppiiaole 10
brsney distilled from apples, or peaches. OF
tom any other fruit, the brandy distilled
from which IS not required TO be deposited
i1 a distliery warehouse, provided, that
each wsrehOuss established shall be IN
charge ID ether a stOrekeeper. or a store
keeper and xauger, a. the discretion OF ths
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue.
Section II provides ia case of seizure o.
stills they snail oe sold a. provided by law
without Deinx mutiIated or destroyed
Section IA. That section ). 255 OF the
Revised Statutes Be amended oy sJriking ou'
al affer said number and substituting q ere
for the following. The Secretary of the
Treasury may exempt all disulleries which
wssh .sss than twenty-five bushels Of grain
per Gay from operations Of the provisions
of this title. relating % the manufacture OF
spirits except as 10 the payment Of tax
which shall Oh err be levied and collected on
the capacity OF the dlstiilcries and the
dissilleries shall then De rua aud operated
eithout a storekssper. or stOrekeepers and
gslSers.
section Is. That all clauses Of Section
32tk OF the Revised Statutes and ali laws
ameadasory thereof, and all other law:
which imposed any special taxes upou
manufacturers OF stills. retail dealers IN
liquors and retail dealers IN malt liquors
be hereby repealed.
Section IL. That this act shall be in forcs
fr0m srd after July 1. iSSs, and all Jaw
and carts OF laws Ia conflict herewith ar
hersov repealed.
The total reduction IN revenue made b7
the oiil - aooul S25.eooVo. made up o
80. 0o0f0 on tobacco and 5000 DOO OF
various special taxes removed