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636 Tim; xxxv.“1N*rEaNAL REVENUE.——Ch. 4. 20 July. 1868. v- drawn off, and the tub and worm cleansed by the distiller, or his work- {3,2 S- Sb "· 15- P- men, accordingly; and the water shall be kept and continued out of such " worm-tub for the period of two hours, or until the officer has finished his examination thereof. For any refussgl lp? npglectt to comply wgth any rovision of this section, the distiller s a or eit the sum of one t ousan dollars; and it shall be lawful for the officer to draw off such water, or any portion of it, and to keep the same drawn off for so long a time as he shall think neccssarv. Drawing Gffi Sec. 3287. All distilled spirits shall be drawn from the receivingg°°g"]g’ &°" F"? cisterns into casks, each of not less capacity than twenty gallons winei§n;;,:i,§f,S2?lnm measure, and shall thereupon be gauged, proved, and marked by an ~· J - -·~§ internal—revenue gauger, by cutting on the cask containing such spirits, 18g0S in n manner tc bg P1-gsm-ibqd by thocommissioner of Internal Revenue, 135:’ ’the quantity in wine—gallons and in proof-gallons of the contents of such casiks, and shall lbe immediately remczyed into lfhe distiglegy warepouse, an the gauger s all, in presence 0 e store- eeper o the ware ouse place upon the head of the cask an engiaved stamp, which shall bé siglnedx The colleitéor 05h the disgict an bghe Ftorekeepgr and gapgecili an s a iave wr1 en ereon e num r o proo - ons con in therein, the name of the distiller, the date of the receipt gil the tyvarehouse, and the serial number of each cask in progressive order as esame are received from the distillery. Such serial number for every distillery shall pe in regtilar sequeircehoféhe serial? gumber gheaeof, beginniggyvith numer one 'o. 1) witi the rst cas e osite therein after u y twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and) no two or more oasks warehoused at the sz11n1e distillery shall be marked with the same number. The said stamp s all be as follows: Distillery-warehouse stamp N0. ——. Issued by ——;-, collector, ·———· district, State of ——;—, distillery warehouse of ————— ——-—. 18—-. Cask No. -—; contents —— gallons proof spirits. United States Store-keeper. Attest: United States Gauger. Tax-paid spirits Sec. 3288. No distilled s irits on which the tax has been id shall be . _ P _ Pu 39*,:;* 'f‘m¤"{ 0** stored or allowed to remain on any distillery premises, under the penalty _ lsu °° p’°'T‘ `of a forfeiture of all spirits so found. 13 July, 1866, c. 184, s. 43, v. 14, p. 162. FoFf¤it¤¤‘¤ ¤f¤¤- Sec. 3289. All distilled spirits found in any cask or package contain- ““mP°dP“k“g°“· ing five llons or more without havin thereon each mark and stam ___ _ H9- 1 g P 20 Jn1V, 1868, c_ requ1red therefor by law, shall be forfeited to the United States. 186, s. 52, v. 15, p. 150. (S June, 1872, c. 315, s. 12, v. 17, p. 243.-14 Int. Rev. Rec., 6. _ (faqsé? emplvy- Sec. 3290. Whenever any gauger employs any owner agent, or super- };gug(_;“Q;;11s‘%;_ inteudent of any distillery or distillery warehouse, or airy person in the Inform 1,,,,,;,,1,,,,,; service of such owner, agent, or superintendent, or any rectifier or penalty. wholesale liquor~dealer, or any person in the service of such rectifier or "`lé 1,u,v ,866 wholesale liquor-dealer, to use is brands, or to discharge any of the ·,g’ , ’duties imposed u on him by law, he shall, for each offense socommitted "”""""”""ps afie t P tr ui dau · th tr r fu! 160. y n no excee mg one 1 thousand dollars, in e iscre 1on o e court. (iauger’sretums._ Sec. 3291. Every gau er shall under such regulations as ma * be pre-

  • 241 July, 1868, c. scribed by the Commissibner of internal Revenue, make a daily return

186: S- 5:% V- 1°» P- to the co lector of his district 'vin a true account in detail of all In t'cles g ed a d proved r `, gl tgd b h` d f i h a d the _ar1 aug_ n · oins ce yiman orwom n 1;;; £$,?f1}2Z€hi._ number and kind of stamps used by him. ’ _ ’ Fraudulent m- S121c. 3292. Every gauger who makes any false or fraudulent inspection, ¤P°°*i°¤» 1€°“B'“‘8· u ing or proof shall y a penalty of one thousand dollars and be ·’*°-¢P€¤**Y· fiii tlc ui ti·hadddll· -1. s th d 20 July 1868, ct ne no ss an ve un re dollars nor moie t an ve ousan 186, s_ 53,’v_ 15, p_ dollars, and imprisoned not less than three months nor more than three 147. years.