The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-23
Prohibition Director of
New Hampshire Lays
Down Regulations
COMPLETE RECORDS
MUST BE KEPT
Can't Sell Cider to Vinegar Makers
Without $4,000 Bond-owner of Ap-
pies Can Make Cider and Use 1t I'm
til 1t Is Intoxicating.

CONCORD, n. H, Sept. 23.-Federal
Prohibition Director Whitcher has is
sued a circular relating to cider and
vinegar making, that embodies hefed-
etal regulations governing such, and
calls the attention of all concerned to
the requirements that must be com
nlied with before anyone can engage
in it's manufacture within the borders
of the state.
Director Whitcher declares:
''Cider makers must file a bond If
the sum of $4,000 and must have a fed
eral permit.
persons who desire to sell apple
inice (cider) containing one half of one
percent or more of alcohol to vinegar
fnakers-(the said vinegar makers be
ing properly bonded and presenting per.
mits to purchase executed on fedora
blanks, form 1410)-must file bono
in the sum of $4,000 with the fedora
prohibition director; fnust mako ap-
plication to the federal prohibition di-
rector for a permit, this application
being on form 1904, setting forth
definitely the privileges asked for an'
must hold a permit granted by the
federal prohibition commissioner, this
permit being on form 1405.
+ Any person desiring to qualify a.
above must apply to the federal pro
hibition director, Concord, for forms
l40S and 1404, must execute the bond
in duplicate with some accredited
surety company and send both copies
to Concord. He must also set forth or
three copies of Form 1404 the exact
privileges desired, must sign all thre,
of the blanks, make oath to one and
send all three to Concord.
When these papers are approved
by the federal commissioner and tn
permit returned, the applicant will have
authority to carry out the acts permit
ted under such regulations as fedora
and state authority prescribe.
AN cider makers win be required
to keep complete records showing tbs
amount manufactured with the date
of manufacture. These records must
also show the way in which all of thc
cider manufactured is disposed of.
Vinegar makers must file a bond
in the sum of $4,000 and must hold a
federal permit.
ANY person desiring to qualify a.
a vinegar maker must file a bond If
the sum of $4,000, with the federal pro
hibition director, this bond to be exc
cuted in duplicate on Form 1408, boil
copies being forwarded to Concord. H,
must also make application for a per
nit setting forth in definite terms thu
privileges he desires under the permit
This application must be in triplicate
all three copies being signed, using thu
full name, one copy being made oath
TO and all three forwarded to the fed
eral director at Concord.
eff the application is approved a
permit on form 1405 will be issued by
the federal commissioner authorizing
the acts stipulated.
ANY person owning apples may
make the same into sweet cider or may
have them made up at a custom cider
mill for home use exclusively.
1.-The owner of the apples may use
this cider as a beverage until it is in
toxicating. Under ordinary conditions
the formation of alcohol has com
menced when cider runs from the press.
therefore, it is dangerous to assume
that sweet cider will remain non -intox-
icating even "a hours after pressing.
Persons having cider made as above
from their own apples may allow a
reasonable quantity to become vinegar
for home use exclusively. but such per
sons if proposing to sell this vinegar
when made must take out bond and
permit as a vinegar maker
Persons desiring to buy sweet cider
for beverage must remember that it is
illegal to fuse or possess the same ar
ter it contains more than one-half of
one per cent of alcohol" In practice.
this means, during the warm fall
weather, that possession of cider q
hours or even less, after it is made
Is likely to constitute a violation of
both federal and state prohibition laws.