Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-15
IL Proposes to Repeal All Taxes on
Manufactured Chewing ana
Smoking Tobacco.
4 Total Revenue Reduction of S25,
100000 Sought to BE Achieved
BY the Bill.
THENrERNMRE
10 Take thc Taxes on Tobacco.

| day of July, 1883, all taxes on mauufact.
ured chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco
and snuff, all special taxes upon manu-
/ facturers of ana dealers in said articles
and all taxes upon wholesale and retail
dealers in leaf tobacco be and are hereby
/ repealed; Provided, that there shalt be
| allowed a drawback or rebate Of the full
amount of tax on all original and IN
| broken factory packages OF smoking and
manufactured tobacco and snuff held by
manufacturers or dealers on said first day
/ of July, If claim therefor shall be preseu-
/ ted to the Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue prior to the first day of September,
! 1883, and not otherwise. No claim shall
/ be allowed and no drawback shall bt paid
! for an amount less than so. 1t shall be
I the duty of the Commissioner OF Internal
I Revenue, with the approval OF the Secre-
tary of the Treasury 90 adopt such rules
and regulations and 10 prescribe and
4 furnish such blanks and forms as may
be necessary 20 carry this section into
effect.
/ SIC. .. That ON aue after the tirst day
OF July, 1883, manufacturers o' cigars
shall each pay a special tax OF &3 annual.
! liz. and dealers in tobacco shall each pay
a special tax of 81 annually, Every per
son whose business IL is to sell or to offer
Cigars, eAeroots, or cigarettes, shall, ON
ana after the irst day of May, 1888, be
regarded as q dealer in tobacco, ana tho
payment of any other special tax shall
not relieve any person who sells cigars,
oheruois or cigarettes from the payment
of his tax.
Provided. That no manufacturer OF CT
gars choroots or cigarettes shall be re-
CURED TO pay q special tax ms n dealer m
tabaccu as above defined for selling his
own product 40 tbe place OF manutaet-
are.
src. 3. Appropriates $4,000 for ex-
penses incidental TO carrying the above
into tfcct
Sro5. That Section 33G of the Reyis.
cd Statutes of the United States and all
laws and parts OF laws which Impose re-
striclion on the sale OF leaf tobacco be and
are hereby repealed.
SEQ, H.. That Section $3.50 of the Re
vised Statutes OF the United States be
amended by striking ont all after said
/ number and substituting therefore the
. following
"And the commissioners OF internal
revenue with the approval OF the Secre-
tary of tho Treasury, may exempt distil-
lers OF brandy made exclusively from APP
pies, peaches, grapes or other fruit
from any provision of this title relating
to the manufacture of spirits except IA TO
the tax thereon, when in his judgment il
may seem expedient TO do go"
sEo. ~. That the provisions Of an act
entitled can act relating TO the produc
ton Of fruit brandy, and 20 punish frauds
connected with the same,' approved
March 3, 1887, be extended and made APP
( plicable TO brandy distilled from apples
, or peaches, or from any oth9r fruit the
, brandy distilled from which IL not now
I required, OF hereafter shall not be requir
ca, TO be deposited in distillery ware.
house, provided that each OF the ware
houses established under said act Oh
which may hereafter be- established, shall
be in charge OF either a storekeeper o.
storekeeper and gauger, at the disere
ton Of tie Commissioner Qf Internal
Revenue.
SFo. 49, That section 1882 of the Re
vised Statutes and the supplement there
10 ANAL DO amended 30 that said section
shall read as follows; "When ludgmen
Q of forfeiture in my case OF seizure u
r recovered against any distillery used o
o a. for use IN the production Of distilled
anirits because no bond has been given
X against any distinery used or ht for Us
n In the production Of spirits having
i registered producing capacity OF les
II Than $50 gallons a day, every still doublel
vorrn. worm tub, mash-tub and iermeh'
inc. tub therein shall be sold, as IN cas-
a. of other forfeited property withou
n being nutilated or destroyed; and IN cas-
I'd Of seizure Of still, doublsr worn
worm tnb, fermentiuR tub, mash.tub Q
n o,her distihing apparatus Of any Kin
49,. any ofense
u 1batacegey ,or sr-c,-'r
P %af,ifss d T. lbs tame, Y shall be III
d dntv If the ssizjng O. qc-t ~ tsrhofe ia
some fisrn the placed where sized 90
place Of safe storage, and taid PROJECT
. 30 seized st'cll be sold as provided b
= law, but yit1out being muti!ateo or dee
i troyed."
sEo A. That Section $3.50 Of the Re
vised Statutes Of the United States b.
amended W striking ont al after sal,
number and substituting therefor the 70!
T. loving "The Secretary Of the Treasury
may exempt all distilleries which mast
j., less than twenty-five bushels Of grain pei
g day from the operations OF no provisions
= of this title relating TO the manufacture
I, OF spirits except a. 20 the payment o.
= the tax, which said tax shall then be leViee
:. and collected on the capacity OF saic
!. distilleries, and said distillerios shall theI
! be run and operated without storskeep
!, ere, or btorekeeper and gaugersi and ths
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, with
! the approval Of said Secretary, MAJ
y establish special warehouses in which h'
may authorize to be deposited the pro
" duct of sng number of said distillefies
TO be designated by him, ana IN which
y sny distiller operating any such oistiilerl
- NAV deposit his product, which when Sc
deposited, shall 30 subject 70 all the law
ana regulation as 10 bonds, tax, remoyai
E ana otherwise az other warehouses. IN
Y Commissioner IF Internal Revenue, witt
J, III approval Of the Secretary Of ~
= Treasury, il hereby authorized ana q
p rected 10 make such rules and regulation
y a. NAV be necessary TO carry out the pro
" Visions OF this section; provided, ina
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