The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-04
RULES OF UNCLE
SAM ON CIDER
THEY TELL WHAT MAY AND
WHAT MAY NOT BE DONE
WITH Apple JUICE.
IF HARD, PERMIT IS NEEDED
Then II Is Chased as An intoxicating
Drink-What ts Do II You Buy II
Sweet ard Il Ferments Beyond the
Volstead Limit
BY JAMES P. HoRNApAY.


BY JAMES P. HORNADAY.
Washington.-"Watch your cider" is
caution put out by the internal rev
enue bureau, the branch of the fed
erai government responsible for the
enforcement of the prohibition leglsla-
| ton. For the benefit of all con-
cerned,' the bureau has issued the fol-
lowing Instructions:
Section ! of Title II. of the nation
al prohibition act defines Intoxicating
liquor, and the definition is held to in
clude hard or fernented cider contain
Ing half of l per cent or more of al
cohol by volume. Any person desiring
to manufacture such hard o. ferment-
ed cider for conversion into vinegar
or for any other legal nonbeverage
purpose is required to qualify by Civ
ing bond and procuring a permit Such
hard or ternented cider may be sold
only In quantities of five wine gallons
or more by one qualified permittee to
another permittee pursuant to permit
to purchase. Full instructions for the
procurement and shipment of such
intoxicating liquor under permit TO
purchase will be found in article s of
regulations 80.
1T is illegal to possess, except in
the home, cider containing one-half OF
/ per cent or more alcohol by volume
without a permit If a person pur-
chaseS cider for commercial use con-
tanning less than One-half of l per cent
of alcohol by volume, and such cider
later develops a greater alcoholic con-
ten than permitted by law, the person
so possessing such cider in good faith
may apply for Il permit to dispose OF
the same to another permittee, as
above provided
Alcohol Mustn't Increase.
"Where the alcoholic content Of
sweet cider is kept at ell times below
| One-haIf of l per cent by volume, the
manufacturer or vender is not required
to give bond or secure a permit either
to ship or sell. Such sweet cider, how
ever, should be sterlized or preserved
and be put up in steriliZed glass bot
ties or other similar closed containers
to insure the alcoholic content remain
ing less than one-half of | per cent by
volume until consumption. Cider CON
tanning less than one-half Of l per cent
Of alcohol by volume put up in closed
containers by the manufacturer for
sale as a soft drink Is subject to tax
Of 10 per cent of the sales price under
section 62S of the revenue act of 1918
Manufacturers who sell sweet cider
I'm hulk containers such as barrels for
use as a soft drink must pay the tax
thereon and are held responsible for
preserving and marketing it in such
manner as will insure the alcoholic
content remaining less than one-half
Of l per cent by volume until on
sumed. If the cider is found upon the
market containing One-half of | per
cent or more of alcohol by volume,
lie burden of proof is upon the manu-
facturer to show that such liquid con-
aimed less than onc-half of / per cent
IF alcohol by volume at the time 1t was
manufactured or sold by him, or with
drawn from the place manufactured.
Rules for Sweet Cider.
AS to sweet cider, the bureau says
Sweet apple cider containing less
than one-half of | per cent of alcohol
by volume may be sold In bulk con-
tainers, such as barrels, for use IN the
manufacture of vinegar or apple but
ter, without payment Of tax thereon,
but the yendee must furnish written
order showing the kind and quantity
to be furnished and that the alcoholic
content is to be less than one-half of
/ per cent by volume, and the names
and addresses of the vendee ana ven
dor, respectively. These orders must
be permanently filed by the vendor in
alphabetical order and be open to in
spection by internal revenue and pro-
hlbitlOn officers, A label showing the
same data as the order must be af-
fixed to each contalner, The entries
covering such sales ON the records re-
quired to be kept and the returns to
be made, If any, by regulations ~ and
3d. respectively pertaining to soft
drinks should be in red ink"
Sweet cider direct from the press
| may be sold to customers by the glass
or in other open containers without
payment of sales tax, provided It is not
mixed Or compounded with any other
ingredient and is sold for consumption
at the place of business of seller or in
proximity TO such place of business
Farmers and other persons, without
obtaining permit or giving bond, may
| take fresh apples or other fresh fruit
| to n commercial mill for the purpose
Of having the juice expressed there
from, and such fresh juice of the fruit
containing less than one.half of pei
cent of alcohol by volume may be re
moved for use in the home exclusively
Dried fruits, such as raisins, may
not legally be used In the manufacture
of such Misunderstanding fruit juices ex
| clusivply for use In the home.
Miss Boardman's Important Job,
Men who are IN touch with tn,
trend of the times say II Is eviden
thnt women will not be slow abou
taking an important part In govern
| ,,,.rt cndaruI stnte and municipal