Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-09
GENERAL TOPICS.
The New Tariff Law and
Fortified Wines.
The Largest Tree in the World
Just Discovered.
ALarge New Steamship for the Cana
dian Pacific Line.
Severe Gales at Victoria, B. C.-The Lake
Mohonk Indian Conference in
Session.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-The commits
sioner of internal revenue has prepared
q series of regulations for the enforce
ment of the provisions of the present
tariff law relating to the fortification OF
sweet wines. The law provides that
wine-maker, who is also distiller, may
remove grape brandy from his distillery
direct to his winery for use in the forti-
fcation Of ssweet wines; also that a
maker of sweet wines may withdraw
grape brandy from any special bonded
warehouse for the fortifcation of such
wines. 1t provides further, that all for
tification of sweet wines shall be done
on the premises of the wine-maker
where the grape juice is expressed,
within the period from August to April,
inclusive.
The first section of the regulations pro-
vides for bond to be given by the
winemakers. under the conditions pre-
scribed by law, and applicable both to
transfers from distillery and from special
bonded warehouse; also blank forms
containing: First, the notice of wine
maker; second, the order of the collector
or gauger; third. the report of the
gauger; fourth, the entry for with
drawal, and fifth, a permit from the
collector for the withdrawal of grape
brandy for the fortifcation of wines.
Special and supplementary rules are
prescribed for the wine-maker, the for
mer to the collector, and the latter to
the gauger after his arrival at the
winery and distillery. In order to
facilitate the work of the gauger in
making his rounds to gauge up the
brandy, the collector is to provide him
with blank notices to record each gauge.
The gauger is required to gauge, brand
and to superintend the fortifca-
tion of wines, also to do the
necessary marking, stamping and
branding, both of brandy and
wines. A stamp called transfer stamp,
will be affixed to brandy packages, and
a special stamp will be affixed to the
head of every package OF sweet wine. A
seal of about the size of a silver dollar
will also be placed on the bung stave OF
the latter class of packages, so as to
prevent the removal of any of the con-
tents without breaking the seal.
The second section of the regulations
provides for the transfer from special
OOuucU Warehouses; u Wlueflcs III the
same district, and the third section
for transfers from special bonded ware
houses to wineries in other districts.
The forms in both instances are similar
to those heretofore used in other trans
fers provided by law.
The fourth section provides for the
fortifcation of wines for export, and in
cludes transportation bonds toisecure the
transfer of brandy to the point at which
it is to be used in fortifying wine; also
to secure the expectation of wine
Provision is made for nine different
parts of one form, including notices,
orders to collectors. gaugers and store
keepers and their reports, and also the
entries of wine-makers.
The regulations also give gene raj
instruction in regard to reimportation
of unfortifed wines, which are
under the law to be treated
as original importations. and in regard
to the recovery of the alcohol contained
therein at the grape brandy distillery.
Instructions are also given as to the
method of determining the sacharine and
alcoholic strength of wines, and as to
the use of Balling's caharometer.