Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-07-17

Wholesale or retail liquor deal
ers who are not licensed druggists
or pharmacists will not be permit
j ted to qualify, after their present
stocks are exhausted, to deal in
either beverage or non-beverage
spirits.
Wholesale pharmacists may con-
tinue to qualify for the sale of Ii
quors or wines for non-beverage
purposes, in conformity with all
provisions.
Non-beverage alcohol, tax paid
at the rate of 1920 per gallon, may
be used in filling prescriptions for
spirits or alcohol so medicated or
denatured in accordance with ex-
listing regulations as to be unfit for
beverage use. In filing prescr1p-
tions for spirits or alcohol not so
medicated or denatured SO as to
render it unfit for beverage use,
liquor tax paid at the rate of $40
per COLON only must be used
Tax paid wine must be used in
all cases.
Sacramento Wines.
The procedure outlined for the
production of wines in quantities
not exceeding 1000 gallons should
be followed where wines are pro-
duced for sacramento purposes by
churches or religious orders, and
the production and distribution are
entirely under clerical supervision.
Such wines may be removed from
the premises where produced in &C
cordsnce with the provisions. The
labels required by that treasury de-
cision may be omitted. The details
Of the procedure outlined in the two
treasury decisions mentioned will
be furnished to any interested per-
son by the collector Of internal
revenue for the district in which the
wines are produced. If objections
are made to collectors that the
provisions OF the treasury decisions
are inapplicable to the established
procedure of any recognized re-
ligious body, and that they impede
or interfere with historic rites or
customs, the collector will careful
~ investigate the facts and make
full report to the commissioner in
order that it may be determined
whether the regulations should be
modified to meet the needs of the
particular case. Wine used for sac
ramentaI purposes is subject to
tax.
All Inquiries relating to the meth
DDS of shipping wines or spirits in
filing non-beverage orders should
be made to the local representative
of. the United States Railroad ad
ministration.
The department of justice has
exclusive Jurisdiction to enforce the
prohibition provisions of the act
Of November 81, 1918 (war prohibit
ton law Accordingly 1t is sug-
gested to all persons making in
quiry as to the prohibition provis-
ions of the act that they address
either the attorney general or the
local United States attorney.
Similarly, when internal revenue
officers become aware of apparent
violations of the prohibition provis-
ions of the act, they should report
such facts as come to their atten-
ton to the local officers of the de-
partment of justice. They will CO.
operate with the department Of JUS
tice II such cooperation Is request
ed.
The regulations and instructions
regarding the use of non-beverage
spirits and alcohol for purposes
other than those specifically dealt
with herein will continue in effect.
When there is evidence that
wine or liquor obtained actually or
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icinal, or non-beverage purposes
poses 1t shall be reported to the
commissioner for assertion of addi-
tionaI tax liability, and to the Unit
ed States attorney for prosecution
under the internal revenue laws.
So long as the taxes on alcoholic
liquor and on occupations connect
ed with the production and sale of
alcoholic beverages remain in force
they must be enforced. The attor-
ney general has advised this de-
partment that the fact that an oc-
cupation or the production or sale
Of q beverage Is prohibited does not
relieve those engaged in such oc-
cupation or producing or selling
the beverage from tax liability. It
must, however. be. clearly under
stood that payment Of tax in no way
conveys any right to act contrary to
or to be exempt from liabilities i'm
posed by the prohibition legislation.
The result OF the statutes imposing
the taxes and prohibiting the traffic
is that the same person may incur
liability to tax ana at the same time
be liable 10 prosecution under the
prohibition laws.