The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-07

issued by a commissioner or other Judiciary
officer having jurisdiction for the arrest or any
person CT arged with a criminal offenSe, such
warrant ACCOMPANIED by the affidavit on which
the same was issued, shall be returnable before
some judicial officer named in section lOl4 or
the Revised Statutes, residing IN the county OF
the arrest; or if there be such judicial officer
in that county before some judicial offlcer
residing in another county nearest to the place
of arrest and the judicial officer before whom
the warrant is made returnable as herein pro-
vided shall have exclusive authority to make
preliminary examination of every person ar
rested as aforesaid, and to discharge him, admit
him to bail or commit him to prison rs the case
may require; provided. that this section shall
not apply to Indian territory.
SEC That the Circuit Courts of the United
States aud the District Courts or Judges thereof,
exercising Circuit Court powers, and the Dis
trict Courts of the Territories are authorized to
aDDont in different parts of the several districts
in which said courts are held as many discreet
persons to he commissioners of the Circuit
Courts as may bel deemed nee assary. and said
courts or Judges thereof shall have authority to
remove at pleasure any commissioners hereto
fore or hereafter appointed in said districts.
SEC. 9. That the Commissioners of internal
Revenue, with the approval of the Secretary of
the Treasury, may compromise any civil or
criminal case, and may reduce remit any
fine, penalty. forfeiture or assessment under the
internal revenue laws.
SEC. 10. That section 3l76 of theRevised Statutes
be amended so as to read as follows: section
3l16. Collectors or any deputy collector IN any
district shall enter into and upon the premises,
has taxable property, and who refuses or
negects to render any return or list required or
who renders false or fla Idulent returns or list
and make according TO the best information
which he can obtain. including that devised
from evidence elected by examination of the
collector. and on his own view and information
such list or return according to the form pre-
scIibed or the objects liable to tax owned
possessed or under the care or management of
the persons, and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue shall assess a tax thereon ncuiing
the amount of ila for n SDppial and "A
penalty of - per cent, and he may add 10 the
tax at the rate of 10 per centum per annum
thereon from and after the date, when such tax
shall be collected at the same time and in the
same manner as the tax. And the list
turns made and subscribed by such Collector or
Deputy Collector, shall be deemed good and
sufficient for alllegal purposes"
SEC. H. That section 1855 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States be amended by
striking out all after said number and SubStitut-
ing therefor the following: And the Commits
Sloner of Internal Revenue with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury, may exempt
dstillers Of brandy made exclusively from APP
pies peaches, grapes or other fruits from any
provision of this title relating to the manufac-
ture of spirits, except 10 the tax thereon,
when in his Judgment he may deem it expedient
TO do so"
SEC. II. That the provisions of the act en-
tied An act relating to the production OF fruit
brandy and to punish fraud connected with the
same" approved March 3, 1877, be extended
and made applicable to brandy distilled from
apples or peacdes, or from any other fruit, the
brandy distilled from which is not now re-
quired, or hereafter shall not be required to he
deposited in a diStillery warehouse; provided
that each of the warehouses established under
said act, or which may hereafter be established
shall be in charge either of a storekeeper
Waterman and gauger, at the discretion of the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
SEC. ii. That section 1892 of the Revised
statutes, and the supplement thereto, snail b.
amended so that said section shall read as fol-
lows: When judgment of forfeiture in any
case of seizure is recovered against any distillery
used. or fit for use, in the production OF dis
TILED spirits because no bond has been given or
against any distilery used, or fit for use in the
production of spirits, having a registered ca
pacity of less than $50 gallons day, every still
doubier, worm, worm tub, mash tub and
fermenting tub therein shall be sold, as in the
case of other forfeited property without being
mutilated or destroyed; and in case of the
seizure of a still doubler worm, worm tub fer
menUing tub, mash tub other dstiing APP
paratus of any kind whatsoever for any offense
involving forfeiture of the same. il shall be the
duty of the Selling officer to remove the same
from the place where seized to place of safe
keeping, and said property so seized shall be
sold as provided by law, but without being mutt
lated or destroyed.
SEC. II. That section 1885 of the Revised
Statutes of the United Stetes be amended by
striking out all after said number and substi-
tuting therefor the following: The Secretary
or the Treasury may exempt all diSteries
which mash less than twenty-five bushels of
grain per day from the operations of the
provisions of this title relating 10 the manufac.
ttiC Vi othA u.s. tAtcpl ds 10 Int payment OF Jne
tax which said tax shall then be
levied and collected on the capacity of
said distilleries. and said distilleries shall
then be run and operated without storekeeDers
and gaugers, and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, with the approval of said Secretary
shall establish special warehouses in which he
may authorize to be deposited the product of
any number of said distilleres, to be designated
by him and In which any distiller operating any
such distillery may deposit his product, which,
wnen so deposited, shall be sub
1aPf n n fhn law
tions as to bonds, tax removals
missioner of Internal Revenue with the an.
proval of the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and directed to make such
rules and regulations as may he necessary TO
carry out the provisions of this section provided
that such regulations shall be adopted as will
require that all spirits manufactured shall be
subject to the payment of u tax according to
law"
SEC. Is. That whenever 1t shall be made to
appear to the United States Court or Judge hav-
ing jurisdiction that the health or life of any
person imprisoned for any offense in a county
Jail or elsewhere for a period of one year or
less is endangered by close confinement said
court or judge is hereby authorized to make
? such order and provision for the comfort and
WE'LL being of the person so imprisoned as shall
be deemed reasonable and proper
SEC. 16. That all clauses of section 1924 of the
Revised Statutes and all laws amendatory
thereof, and all laws which impose any special
taxes upon manufacturers of stills, retail deal
ers in liquors and malt liquors are hereby re-
pealed.
and after July |, 1888 and all laws and parts of
har aNyfh h.apNl ,Kr.