The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-25
MORE ANENT ALCOHOL,
Rules Formulated for Regulation of its
Manufacture and Sale

As
Rules Formulated for Regulation of its
Manufacture and Sale.
Minnesota, with it's big harvest of
cereals, is an ideal locatien5fer fuel
alcohol distilleries, and many in
qulrles as to the terms under which
they may be set up have been received
by internal revenue officers. The reg
ulatlons, which are given in outline,
are complete answer to this ques-
tlon: They will become effective Jan
uary l.
All packages used to contain com
pletely denatured alcohol must be of
capacity of not less than five gal
Ions Or not more than l35 gallons.
They must be painted a light green,
and in no case is package of any
other color to be used. Upon each
head of the package shall be stenciled
in red letters, of not less than "
inches in length by l inch in width,
the words "Denatured Alcohol
Upon the stamp head of the package
there shall be stenciled the serial
number.of the package, the name of
the distiller denaturing the spirits, the
number of the denaturing bonded
warehouse at which the spirits were
denatured, and the district and state
in which it is located, the date upon
which the contents of the package were
denatured, and the serial number of
the denatured alcohol stamp.
Each package must bear a stamp
manufactured of white paper.
The lettering on the stamps must be
in red.
The stamp must also show the wine
gallons, proof and proof gallons of
the package to which the stamp is at
tached. It must also bear the name
OF the officer who inspected the con-
tents Of. the package.
Denatured alcohol shall not be kept
on the premises of dealers in wines,
fermented liquors or distilled spirits,
rectifers of spirits, manufacturers of
and dealers in beverages of any kind,
manufacturers of liquid medicinal
preparations, or distillers. Druggists,
however, are exempt from the above
provisions. ~''- ,''- -
Under the language of the law it is
held that denatured alcohol cannot be
used in the preparation of any article
to be used as component part in the
preparation of any beverage or liquid
medicinal preparation, nor can it be
used in the manufacture of such arti-
Giles as perfumery.
Denaturing alcohol withdrawn from
bond for denaturing purposes shall
consist of methyl alcohol and benzine
To every one hundred parts by vol
ume of methyl alcohol of the desired
proof, not less than $50 degrees, there
shall be added ten parts by volume
of methyl alcohol and one-half of one
part by volume of benzine; for ex-
ample, to every 100 gallons of methyl
alcohol, of not less than $50 degrees
proof, there shall be added ten gallons
of approved methyl alcohol and one
half gallon of approved benzine.
Alcohol thus denatured shall be
classed as completely denatured al
cohol.
Methyl alcohol and benzine in
tended for use as denaturants must be
submitted for chemical test and must
conform to the specifications.
Distillers, wholesalers and store
houses must keep a sign in legible
and durable letters posted in a con-
spicuous place on the outside of their
building.
They must keep a record of the
goods manufactured, received, in
stock and disposed of. This record
shall at all times be open to the in
spection of internal revenue officers.
Persons who wish to deal in de-
natured alcohol must secure permits
from the collector of internal revenue.
These permits can be Cancelled at any
Llme IN case OF Wll1ul violation OF the
law.
Distilleries and warehouses must be
constructed under government super
vision.
Suitable Office accommodation for
the internal revenue officer on duty
must be provided ....-
If it becomes necessary for an officer
to leave the denaturing bonded ware
house during the process of denatur-
ing, he must close and lock all open
ings to the tanks and must retain the
key in his possession, and all other
persons must leave the building.
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