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154 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 186. 1868. f¤i1¤¤f¤¤tg;¤¤ is to be manufactured, or wwhom it is to be delivered; and shall give a gogvgclfggd :;,,1 bond in conformity with the provisions of this RCE, to be approved by the iu what sums for collector of the district, in the sum of two thousand dollars, with an addi. g;g:;:fr’§;s_ tion to said sum of three thousand dollars for each cutting machine kept as 8,,,, for use, of one thousand dollars for each screw-press kept for use in mak- , ’ ing plug or pressed tobacco, of five thousand dollars for each hydraulic press kept for use, of one thousand dollars for each snuH' mill kept for use, _ _ and of one thousand dollars for each hand mill, or other mill or machine, °°¤d**¤<>¤S Of ke 1; for the rindinv, euttinv, or crushinv of tobacco; that he will not gnbond P g D 5 O ` gage in any attempt, by himself or by COHUSIOII with others, to defraud the government of any tax on his manufactures; that he will render truly and correctly all the returns, statements, and inventories prescribed by law lei- regulations; th? whpnelverdhe shall addtéo theqnumber ofhcutting mac mes, presses, snu m1 s, an nn s, or c er m1 s or mac ines as aforesaid, he will immediately give notice thereof to the collector of the district; that he will stamp, in accordance with law, all tobacco and snuff manufactured by him before he removes any part thereof from the place of manufacture; that he will not knowinvly sell, purchase expose, or receive for sale any manufactured tobeccocor snuff whbh has not been stamped as required by law; and that he will comply with all the require- Penal Sum of ments of law relating to the manufacture of tobacco 01* snuff And the sum

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ditignalsurctios required by the collector, under the instructions of the commissioner of required. mternal_revenue. And every manufacturer shall obtain a certificate from w;:\‘;”;f;ff“§°" the collector of the district, who is hereby authorized and directed to issue bw, givin, to bg the same, setting forth the kind and number of machines, presses, snuff p<>¤¤¤d, M- mills, hand mills, or other mills and machines, as aforesaid, for which the Pcmmy for bond has been given, rwlhich certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous not Obtaining place within the manuiactory. And any tobacco manufacturer who shall imd_pima.ig such neglect or refuse to obtain such certificate, or to keep the same posted as <=<>¤'¤¤¤¤¤¤s hereinbefore provided, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than one tufylinmxmgtg hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. And any ‘pcrs0n m.stg'{vméb0nd_ ma¤1ufl1cturing‘t0bacco or snuff of any description without first giving bond us herein required, shall, on conviction, be iined not less than one thousand dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars, and imprisoned for dcgxlglfxeuml not less than one year nor more than five years. And the working or mmm,g_ prepztrntnon of l any lenftobacco, or tobacco stems, scraps, clippings, or Zlvasuhdby sifgmg, twisting, screening, or any other process, shall be eeme manu aczurmg. m?f’g:_¤;£*{)i:;0 Sec. GQ. find be it further enacted, That within thirty days after the and sm,H·m passage of this acs every manufacturer of tobacco and snuff shall place giiregisignéin nnd·kecp on the side or end of the building within which his business is “' ”8v °· camed on, so that it can be distinctly seen, a sign, with letters thereon hmm, ppt ile? than three inches in length, painted in oil colors or gilded, giving ° ns u name an business. Any person nevlectinv to comply with the peqnyrenngnts of this section shall, on convictiozh, be Hrhed not less than one un ree dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. m*::i:;¤;;8;¤· Sec. (i5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of mccrd Mmmm_ every assistant assessor to keep a record, in a book or books to be progacturers ofrg- vided for the purpose, to be open to the inspection of any person, of the i;;';; gl'v‘;;':m’ name and residence of every persorwengaged in the manufacture of gw_ tobacco or snuff in his division, the place where such manufacture is carried pn, and the number of the manufactory; and the assistant assessor sia enter in said record, under the name of each manufacturer, a copy of every inventory required by this act to be made by such manukengienggrsetg ;ucture1·,_and an abstract of his mpnthly returns; and each assessor shall om for their Gep a snmlur record for the district, and shall cause the several manufacd;sm°;,&c_ |Z0l'l€S of tobacco or snuff 111 his dtstmct to be numbered consecutively, which numbers shall not thereafter be changed.