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Of America in Congress assembled. tha,
(a) there shall be levied and collected
on all beer, lager beer, ale, porter ano
other similar fermented liquor, contain
ing one-haf Of per centum or more by
volume and not more than 3.2 per cen
tum of alcohol by weight. breWed OF
manufactured. and after the effective
date of this act, sold. or removed fol-
consumption or SALE within the United
States, by whatever name such liquors
may be called, in lieu OF the internal
revenue tax imposed thereon by section
608 Of the revenue act OF 1918 ~. S. C.,
Title 26, sec. 5O6) tax OF IS for ever
barrel containing not more than 81 gal
Ions and at a like rate for any other
quantity or for the fractional part OF
barrel authorized and defined by law, To
be collected under the provisions OF ex-
isting law. Nothing in this section shall
in any manner affect the internal rev.
enue tax on beer. lager beer, ale, porter
or other similar fermented liquor. con-
tanning more than-32 per centum OF al.
cohol by weight, or less than one-half
of l per centum of alcohol by volume.
(b) Paragraph first" Of section 3244 OF
the Revised Statutes (U. S. c., Title 25,
sec. 202) is amended to read as follows:
First. Brewers shall pay $1,000.
Every person who manufactures fer
mented liquors of any name or descrlp-
ton for sale from malt. wholly or In
part. or from any substitute therefore,
shall be deemed a brewer"
Provisions OF Section 2.
Section 2 Whenever used in the Ma
tional Prohibition act, as amended and
supplemented. the following terms shall.
so far as relating to beer, ale. porter or
similar fermented liquor, have the fol-
lowing meaning: % The term "one-
half Of l per centum or more OF alco-
hol by volume" shall mean more than
80 per centum of alcohol by weight"
% The term ''less than one-half OF
| per centum of alcohol by volume" shall
mean mot more than 80 per centum of
alcohol by weight"
90 The term more than One-half
Of per centum of alcohol by volume"
shall mean more than 80 per centum
Of alcohol by weight"
(4) The term below such one-half
of 1 per centum' and the term" below
.uch one-half of / per centum Of alco-
hol" shall mean Ito 80 per centum or
less of alcohol by weight"
y
ton of Title II Ct the National Pro-
hibition act, as amended and supple
mented relating to the definition OF
liquor and intoxicating liquor (U. S.
Title 81. Sec. ~ is amended by striking
out and is otherwise denominated than
as beer, ale or porter" and by striking
cut the period ct the end thereof and
inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the
following: Provided further, That the
terms liquor intoxicating liquor, beer,
ale and porter, as used in this act
shall not include beer. ale. porter or
similar fermented liquor. containing 80
per centum or less Of alcohol by weight,
and such beer. ale, porter or similar fer
mented liquor may be sold in or from
bottles, casks, barrels, kegs or other
containers, but such bottles, casks, BAR
rels, kegs or other containers shall be
labeled and sealed as the Commissioner
may by regulation prescribe"
(b) The term Intoxicating liquor"
as used in the act entitled An Act to
Prohibit the Sale. Manufacture and I'm
portation of Intoxicating Liquors in
the Territory of Hawaii during the
Period of the War. Except as Herein
after Provided" approved May %, 1918
(U. S. c.. title 48, section 500, and
the term Intoxicating drink" as used
in section of the act entitled An
Act to Provide Civil Government for
Porto Rico and for Other Purposes"
approved March 2. 1917, shall not be
construed to include beer, ale, porter or
similar fermented liquor, containing 80
per centum or less of alcohol BY weight:
and the provisions of the act entitled
An Act to Prohibit the Manufacture
Col nf Alcoholic
Territory of Alaska, and for Other
Purposes" approved February IA, 1917
CU S. c.. title 48, sections 26l to 291.
both inclusive1, shall not be construed
to apply to beer, ale. porter or similar
centum or less of alcohol by weight.
Manufacturer q Brewer.
Section 4. The manufacturer Of any
beer, ale. porter, or similar fermented
liquor containing one-half of l per
centum or more of alcohol by volume,
shall for the purpose of the internal
revenue laws be considered a brewer.
Before engaging in business he shall,
besides qualifying as brewer under
the internal revenue laws. also secure
a permit under the national prohibition
act, as amended and supplemented Gin
cluding the amendments made by this
acO, authorizing him to engage in such
which permit shall be OBJ
tanned in the same manner as permit
to manufacture intoxicating liquor, and
be subject to all the provisions of law
relating to such a permit. No permit
shall be issued for the manufacture of
such fermented liquor in any State,
Territory or the District of Columbia, or
political subdivision Of any State or
Territory, if such manufacture is pro-
hibited by the law thereof. Whoever
engages in such manufacture without
Such permit, or in violation Of such
permit, shall be subject to the penalties
provided by law in the case of similar
violations of the national prohibition
act, as amended and supplemented.
section b. Nothing in sections / or 4
OF this act shall be construed as in any
manner authorizing or making lawful
the manufacture of any beer, ale porter
or similar fermented liquor, which at
tne time OF sale or removal for con-
sumption or sale contains more than
S.Z per centum of alcohol by weight.
section 6. In order that beer, ale,
porter and similar fermented liquor,
containing 80 per centum or less of
alcohol by weight, may be divested OF
their interstate character in certain
cases. the shipment or transportation
tnereof In any manner or by any means
whatsoever, from one State, Territory or
District OF the United States, or place
non contiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, or from any for
eign country, into any State. Territory
or District of the United States. or place
non-contiguous to but subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, which fermented
liquor is intended. by any person in
terested therein, to be received, pos
sessed, sold or in any manner used,
either in original package or other
wise, In violation Of any law Of any
State. Territory or District Of the
United States. place contiguous to
but subject to the Jurisdiction thereof.
is hereby prohibited. Nothing in this
section shall be construed as making
lawful the shipment or transportation