The San Francisco call., 1897-08-14
DISTILLED SfLRI7S IN BOND.
Rules and Regulations Issued by the
Treasury Department Concern
ina BottHng.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Aug. 13.-The
following rules and regulations amenda-
tory of and in addition to the regulations
distilled spirits in bond have been issued
by the Treasury Department.:
In bottling distilled spirits in bond. when
The process OF stralnlng, settling or reducing
spirits which the distiller or owner desires TO
follow requires much time that the whole
process, including the bottling and casing of
the spirits cannot be performed within the
working hours of one day, such additional
time as is actually necessary for the purpose
will be allowed, but not 10 exceed six days in
all, reckoned from and l1cludlng the day that
the packages are removed TO the bottling
ware house.
When period of more than one day and
not to exceed six is required and actually
employed single cisteru will be allowed of
the size and construction already provided by
regulat lions for receiving. mingling and re-
duclug spirits when Withdrawn from the
original packages; but there may be used if
terms equal to the number of days required by
the stiller for the mpleton OF his process
OF preparing spirits for bottling and casing the
same.
BoJting tanks must be OF the shape hereto
fore provided. They must be connected with
the mixing or reducing cistern by close and
securely connected pipes end of such di-
mensions as viii enable each of them to re-
ceiVe the entire contents of the mixing or re-
ducing cistern, and to contain the iuli guam
tity of spirits 10 be bottled during one day.
They must be mum bered serially and supplied
with glass gauge tubes, with fastenIngs ar
ranged for locks. and the c. cks in the pipes
leading to the bottling tanks and faucets
through which spirits are drawn must be so
arranged as to be locked.
When the process includes the straining of
spirits stra1niDg apparatus may be located,
II so desire d, between the mingling and re-
ducing cistern and bottling tanks and to be
connected with suitable closed pipes. In no
case must spirits removed to a bottling ware
house on one day be intermingled with spirits
removed thereto on any previous day. On or
before the last day OF the period employed the
process OF bottling and curing spirits must be
competed and cases removed from distillery
premises.
When the spirits remaining in the bottling
tank are less than the quantity necessary to
constitute full case the spirits so remaining
should at once be drawn off and bottled.
When the process OF mingling and reducing
the spirits has been completed in the cistern
at or before the close of the day on which the
spirits were withdrawn from original pack
tanks or cisterns and may stand in such until
bottled, but not to exceed the number OF days
employed by the distiller in his process and
III no case more than six days.
Alter draining spirits from the receiving
cistern TO the tank he tank must be securely
locked with all faucets connected Herewith,
and SO remain until drawn off for bottling.
All data required by law must appear on the
bottle stamp, and stamps will be printed or
engraved thereon before being issued by this
flee. The data of bottling is so modified as
to allow the date OF bottllng to be branded
among the cases or 10 be express ed by giving
the season in which the bottling is done