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THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 184. 1866. 167 in another collection district, he may, without aiiixing the stamps on the' When and how casks at the brewery, as herein provided for, remove or transport, or cause g?;?,:;;?:;`;':; to be removed or transported, said ale or porter, in quantities not less than d,,,,.,,,; when one hundred barrels at a time, under a permit from the collector of the manufaeturedto district wherein said ale or porter is manufactured, to said depot or ware- ::;a?;,°3?Sg},c,, house, but to no other place, under such rules and regulations as the com- without having missioner of internal revenue may prescribe, and thereafter the manufacy ¤*¤¤¤P¤ ¤mX°d· turer of the ale or porter so removed shall stamp the same when it leaves such depot or warehouse, in the same manner and under the same penalties and liabilities as when stamped at the brewery as herein provided; and the collector of the district in which such depot or warehouse is situated shall furnish the manufacturer with the stamps for stamping the same, as if the said ale or porter had been manufhctured in his district: And provided further, That where fermented liquor has become sour or Fermented damaged, so as to be incapable of use as such, brewers may sell the same ll·ig;>g¤·¤<¤¤‘ ¤¤¤ for manufacturing purposes, and may remove the same to places where it :,2,,, b°;rSgi§’,·0,. may be used for such purposes, in casks, or other vessels, unlike those manufacturing ordinarily used for fermented liquors, containing respectively not less than Qvgggaisgtfgbs one barrel each, and having the nature of their contents marked upon gmx9d_ them, without aiiixing thereon the stamp or stamps required. Sec. 55. And be it further enacted, That every brewer shall mark or Evervbari-e1, cause to be marked, in such manner as shall be prescribed by the commis- g”°&:ffg';°““d sioner of internal revenue, upon every hogshead, barrel, keg, or other uymykgd berm, vessel containing the fermented liquor made by him, before it is sold or his Sold 0** removed from the brewery, or brewery warehouse, or other place of man- {;;`;5g,;':°m ufacture, the name of the person, firm or corporation by whom such liquor was manufactured, and the place where the same shall have been made; and any poison other than the owner thereof, or his agent, who shall in- Penalty for tentionally remove or deface such mark therefrom, shall be liable to a §’n‘Q£':,if°z,*,,°;`f&°_ penalty of fifty dollars for each cask from which the mark is so removed ing sudh marks. or defaced. Sue. 56. And be tt further enacted, That every person other than the Penalty, if purchaser or owner of any fermented liquor, or person acting on his be- *;*5* P°"·°¤ °*h°*‘ halt; or as his agent, who shall intentionally remove or deface the stamp i,;;,,- aflixed upon the hogshead, barrel, keg, or other vessel, in which the same tionally removes may be contained, shall be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for each such 3;‘;‘f“°§;;“5mP vessel from which the stamp is so removed or defaced, and to render com- gw_ y ’ pensation to such purchaser or owner for all damages sustained by him therefrom. Sec. 57. And be it further enacted, That the ownership or possession PDS5ml0g10F by any person of any fermented liquor after its sale or removal from $°,;°;°;%;3°" brewery or warehouse, or other place where it was made, upon which the from warehouse, tax required shall not have been paid, shall render the same liable to °“"’l‘l_°h *“i’ seizure wherever found, and to forfeiture; and that the want of the ggghalgftgggib proper stamp or stamps upon any hogshead, barrel, keg, or other vessel in urewhich fermented liquor may be contained after its sale or removal from St;§’S‘“:)‘;l°,;’:r the brewery where the same was made, or warehouse as aforesaid, shall rel, Si);. to be - be notice to all persons that the tax has not been paid thereon, and shall {*°¤i¤<= **1}****** be prima facie evidence of the non-payment thereof *8 "°t P°“d‘ Sec. 58. And be ftfurther enacted, That every person who shall with- Witudrawing draw any fermented liquor from any hogshead, barrel, keg, or other vessel ;°"’;'°“{?d ";l“°' upon which the proper, stamp or stamps shall not have been affixed, for xy $2,;2f',,;:m the purpose of bottling the same, or who shall carry on, or attempt to S¢§=mi>¢d.01‘ b¤¤· carry on, the business of bottling fermented liquor in any brewery or ¥":,€£;":z:°°d other place in which fermented liquor is made, or upon any premises pllace wuere it is having communication with such brewery 01* any Warehouse, shall be m“‘l°· &°· h°W liable to a fine of five hundred dollars, and the property used in such bot· Pumshm tling or business shall be liable to forfeiture. Src. 59. And be it jiurizer enacted, That any inspector or revenue Penalty ¤p4>¤