New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-05
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 ls Chased az An Intoxicating
Drink-What to Do II You Buy Il
Sweet and It Ferments Beyond the
volstead Limit.

Sweet and 1t Ferments Beyond the
volstead Limit
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY.
WashingtOn.-"Watch your cider" Is
a caution put out by the internal rev.
enue bureau, the branch Of the fed
eral government responsible for the
enforcement of the prohibition legisla-
ton. For the benefit of all con-
cerned," the bureau has issued the fol
lowing instructions:
Section l of Title ii. of the nation
al prohibition act defines Intoxicating
liquor and the definition is held to in
clude hard OF fermented cider contain
Ing half of l per cent or more of al
fOhol by volume. Any person desiring
to manufacture such hard or 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 fermented cider may be sold
only In quantities of five wine gallons
or more by n 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 8 of
regulations 60.
1T Is illegal to possess, except in
the home, cider containing one-half Of
/ per cent or more alcohol by volume
without a permit. II a person pur-
chases cider for commercial use con-
tanning less than one-half of / 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 a permit to dispose Of
the same to another permittee. Ms
above provided.
Alcohol Mustn't Increase.
"Where the alcoholic content of
sweet cider is kept at ell times below
One-half 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 sterilized 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 / per cent
of alcohol by volume put up in closed
containers by the manufacturer for
sale rs a soft drink is subject to a tax
Of 10 per cen Of the sales price under
section 82S of the revenue act of 1918"
Manufacturers who sell sweet cider
In bulk containers such as barrels for
use as a soft drink must pay the tax
thereon and are held responsible for
preserving and marketing II in such
manner as will insure the alcoholic
content remaining less than one-half
Of l per cent by volume until on
sumed. II the cider is found upon the
market containing one-half Of ! per
cent or more OF alcohol by volume.
the burden of proof is upon the manu-
facturer to show that such liquid con
tanned less than onc-half of I per cent
Of alcohol by volume at the time II 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
ter, without payment of tax thereon.
but the vendee must furnish n written
order showing the kind and quantity
10 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 and ven
dor, respectively. These orders must
be permanently filed by the vendor IN
alphabetical order and be open to in
by internal revenue and pro-
hlbitlon officers. A label showing the
same data as the order must be af-
to each container. The entries
covering such sales on the records re-
CURED TO be kept and the returns to
be made, If any. by regulations 80 and
50, respectively. pertaining to soft
should be in red ink"
Sweet cider direct from the press
may be sold to customers by the glass
In other open containers without
payment of sales tax. provided it is not
mixed or compounded with any other
Ingredient and is sold for consumptjon
at the place of business of seller or in
proximity TO such place Of business.
and other persons. without
obtaining permit or giving bond, may
take fresh apples or other fresh fruit
% a commercial mill for the purpose
,f having the juice expressed there
from, and such fresh juice of the fruit
less than one-half of I per
,ent Of alcohol by volume may be re-
moved for use in the home exclusively.
Dried fruits, such as raisins. NAY
rot legally be used in the manufacture
If such mountaineering fruit juices ex-
.lusively for rse in the home.
Miss Boardmsn's Important Job.
Men who are in touch with the
rend of the times say it is evident
hat women will not be slow about
an imporfant mart in govorn-