The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-27
NEW BorrLINo REGULATIONS.
Warehouse and Bonding Rules Under the
Recent Law. RFs

WASHINGTON, May e6.-George W. VII.
son, acting Commissioner OF Internal
revenue, with the approval Of the Score
ulations and instructions concerning the
bottling Of distilled spirits In bond under
the act Of March 3, 1897,
Under these regulations any distiller
authorized 10 bottle distilled spirits Of his
own production is required to set ap art a
portion OF his existing warehouse for this
purpose and shall separate II from the no.
malnder of the warehouse by solid, secure
and unbroken partitions with no interior
communication whatever between the diff
ferent portions Of the warehouse. The
construction OF additions to warehouse
to be used for this purpose will be allowed
on application.
The distiller ID then required to give
notice to the Collector of bis district OF
his intention to bottle spirits, which must
contain a full and accurate description Of
the warehouse to be used, the apparatus
and Its per hour capacity, etc. The Col
lector In person or by deputy will make
an examination of the premises and no.
port to the commissioner.
The bottling portion of the warehouse
Will be under the control Of the Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the district and In
joint custody of the storekeeper, or distiller,
The entire operation Of bottiing the spirits,
casing, stamping, ETC., must be conducted
under the supervision of the storekeeper
Nospirits can be withdrawn for bottling
until the period during which request
Tor reguage can DO made has expired. The
entry for withdrawal, therefore, must bear
date not less than four years after the date
OF the deposit of the spirits in bond.
No material or substance of any kind
other than pure water can be added to the
spirits during the process of bottling, nor
can any substance or material be subtract.
ed from the spirits. except that charcoal,
sediment or other like substances may be
removed by straining them through cloth,
felt or other like material nor can any
method or process be applied to alter or
change In any way the original condition
or character OF the product except as au-
thorized by the statutes.
The blank spaces in bottle stamps
which much cover the mouth of the
bottle must contain the registered distil-
lery number, the real name of the bona
hde distilier, the State and district, the
proof of the spirits, the year and distillery
season, whether Spring or Fall, and the
dates Of the original inspection or entry
into bond and of bottling And eyery
bottle shall cohtain the full quantity
which its size imports.
A cautionary note against the reuse Of
a bottle without destroying the stamp is
required to be affixed to each bottle, the
penalty for the violation of which is not
less than 500. and imprisonment for not
more than two years.
Bottles Of four sizes only are permitted
to be used l-5 gallon, quart, pint and
n pint.
The regulations also provide for the
necessary accounts to be kept and reports
to be made and also prescribe rules to
govern proceedings in the expectation of
bottled spirits subsequent to their removal
from the bottling warehouse.
Cases Of spirits intended for export are
required to be wired and sealed, and as a
further preventive against fraud they are
required to be opened and contents OK.
amined by customs officers at the port of
expectation