Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-09-25
H0, HUM! IT'S GOING
TO Be A LONG DRY
WINTER IN OTTAWA
OTTAWA REVENUE OFFICER
GETS WORD HOME BREWING
OF WINE AND BEERS is "AGIN
THE LAW"--HEAVY PENALTY
ATTACHED.

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It's going to be dry winter, folks
OF Ottawa.
Another blow to those who banker
for the spurious liquors sufficiently to
undertake the brewing OF wine and
beer in the home has been dealt III
regulations received at the Ottawa
revenue office by General Director
Adam Keim. The home manufacture
of vine or beer in any amount pro-
yiding the beer contains one-half OF !
iatiOn of law. and the makers tnereol
are subject TO prosecution.
The Law governing beer reads;
Making of mash, wort or wash con
tanning half Of | per cent of alcohol
or more by volume in production OF
beer for home consumption renders
the party liable to prosecution as
Illicit distiller.
"A person producing such beer in
his own home violates the provisions
of section 32S2, revised statutes, in
that so doing he produces mash
wort or wash fit for distillation and
becomes liable to all the penalties de
nounced against illicit distillation. Adj
vertiSing and the sale of such an eN
| tract for the purpose named wouIt
render the party liable as an acces
/ sory before the fact as an Illicit dis
! tiller.'
Severe Penalty Attached.
The provisions further read tha'
all stills set up. whether intended f0l
use or nor, must be registered WIFI
the collector Of the district on form
26 in duplicate This applies TO all
stills or whatever size or for whatever
purpose intended. whether for distil
lation of spirits or for pharmaceutical
or other purposes, except as to sma'
glass laboratory stills. Penalty IL,
failure to register still is forfeiture
of the still or distillng apparatus
which is not so registered. together
with all personal property in the pos
session or custody or under cOntrH
| of such offender and found in the
! building or in any yard or inclOSurt
| connected with the building in which
| the same may be set UP. The persO,
| whose duty il is TO register such still
| for failure to do 50, is subject to {
penalty OF $500. and fine of not less
| than Sl0u nor more than $1,000, an,
! imprisonment for not less than on,
month nor more than two years.
A person who makes a mash iii fn
/ distllation il held 10 be a distIler
even though he does not yapOriZe o
! COndenSe the spirit. A mash fiji 10
. diStillati0n is a fermented beer II
which alcohol is generated and IRON
which such alcohol may be removed
or separated by use Of still or other
/ wise. obviously them making Of Sucl
a mash is not permissible in the hom
brpNing of beer or the home produC
tion uf spirits, since ii renders tn
manufacturer liable a. am Illicit dis
tiler Penalty for Illicit distillatio
is forfeiture of the di-tillery and di>
'illine apparatus and all distlle
! spirits and raw materials for the Pre-
= duction Of distilled spirits found o
the disfillery premises, and a fine q
no' less than $500 or more than $500,
t,t.. - 10. l,,,,
| months, nor more than three years
Others Affected
In addition to these penalie!
, every person carrying on the husines
, Of brewer, distiller, wholesale liqlc
. dealer, wholesale dealer in ma
p liouor retail dealer in malt liquor ,
, manufacturer Of stills in any stat'
. territory or district Of the Unite
. States. contrary TO the laws of sue
} state, territory or district, or IN an
/, place therein in which carrying o
/, such business is prohibited by local
!. municipal law, shall pay, in additio
q to all other taxes, special or oIhc
, wise. imposed by existing Law or !
4 this act, $1,000
The manufacture Of homemade Wh
in amounts less than 20 gallons Is
. violation of law subject to prosoc
+, ton by the department Of Justice, al
). in amounts IN excess of 2eO gallon
q renders the brewer liable to prosec
3, ,ion by the revenue department