Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-09
EAST OF THR ROCKIES.
The application for a Census Recount
in Oregon Denied.
A DESPERATE OUTLAW KILLED.
Racine Captures a Race at Morris
Park-Annusl Session of For
eign Missions.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE RKcoRD-UNIoN.
FoRrrFtoATIoN OF WINES.
Regulations for the Enforcement of the
Provisions of the Bill.

Regulations Tor tne enforcement 81 tHe
Provisions of the Bill.
WASHINGTON, October Sth.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has pre-
pared a series of regulations for the en-
forcement of the provisions of the present
tariff Law relating to the fortifcation OF
sweet wines. The law provides that a
wine.maker, who is also distiller, may re-
move grape brandy from his distillery d.
rect to his winery for use in the fortifca-
ton of sweet wines; also, that the maker
of sweet wines may withdraw grape brandy
from any special bonded warehouse for the
fertilization of such wines.
1t provides further that all Notifications
of sweet wines shall be done on the prem
Uses of the wine-maker where grape juice
is expressed within period from August
to April, inclusive.
The first section of the regulations pro-
vides for bond 10 be given by the wine
maker under conditions prescribed by law,
and applicable both to transfers from the
distillery and from the special bonded
warehouse also, blank forms containing
first, notSss Of the wine-maker; second,
the order of the Collector of Gauges; third,
the report of the Gauger; fourth, entry for
Withdrawal, and fifth, permit from the
Collector for the withdrawal OF grape
brandy for the fertilization of wines.
Special and supplemental notices are
prescribed for the Wine-maker, the former
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 the rounds to gauge
up the brandy. the Collector Is to provide
him with blank notes to record each gauge.
A Gauger is required to gauge brandy
and to superintend the fertilization 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 special
stamp will be affixed to the head of every
package of sweet wine. A wax seal OF
about the size of 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 contents without breaking
the seal.
The second section of the regulations
provides for the transfer from the special
bond warehouse to wineries in the same
district, and the third section for transfers
from special bonded warehouses to wine
ries in other districts. The forms in
both instances are to be similar 10 those
heretofore used in other transfers provided
by law. .
The fourth section provides for the forti-
feation of wines for export and includes a
transportation bond to secure the transfer
of brandy to point where it is to be used
in foItifying wines, and also to secure the
expectation of wine.
A provision is made for nine different
parts of one form, including notices, orders
to collectors, gaugers, and store eepers,
and their reports, and also the entries of
winemakers' regulations; it also gives gen.
eral instructions in regard to the reimpor-
tations, and in regard to the recovery of
alcohol contained therein at grape brandy
distillery.
Instructions are also given as to the
method of determining the saccharine and
alcoholic strength of wines, and as 10 the
use of Ballings saecharometer.