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308 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 85. 1919. mented liquor, liquids, and compounds, whether medicated, proprietarympatented, or not, and by whatever name called, containmg _ one- of 1 per centum or more of alcohol by volume which are fit §m;{;’,;°,,,_d wm, for use for beverage purposes: Provided, That the foregoing definigeg dbwr. ·¢¤·» ·¤· tion shall not extend to dealcoholized wine nor to any beverage or P ° ‘ hquid produced by the process by which beer, ale, porter or wine is ‘,%?,‘j,‘l‘§°g’f,;_ produced, 1f it contams ess than one-half of 1 per centum of alcohol _ y ylnlume, and is madqiasilpmscnged 3 section 37 of nits title, ang iso erwise enommate t anas er e or orter an iscontain and sold in, or from, such sealed and lalieledpbottles, casks, or com N H tainers as the commissioner msy by regulation prescribe. P°"°”- (2)_ The word "person" sh mean and include natural persons, associations, co artnerships, and co rations.

 m(3gl'£he world "comm1ssioner" sihiill mean Commissioner of Inrn evenue.

“·*¥’¥’“°°“°"·" (4) The term "apglication" shall mean a formal written request supported by a ver; tid statement of facts showing that the com- ‘ mnssioner may gran e uest. ' P (5) The terrn_"perrnit§Bsl1all mean a formal written authorization by thetflzornxnassioner setting forth specifically therein the things that are au orrze . “B°“‘*·" (6) The term "bond’f shall mean an obligation authorized or required bfy or imder this Act or any regulation, executed in such icgrm annouqgn znchrpsc zum as may be requued by a court, the I ,_ mrmss r _ regula on. R°g“"’“°'* (7) The term_ Bregulatiorfy shall mean any regulation prescribed by the commissioner with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury fnln0c ons; the paovisionsof this Act, and the commissioner Delegation Ofisau ri ni esuc regulations. _ _ ,,,,,,,,,,,,_ Any act authorized to be one by the commiwoner may be performed by any assistant or agent designated by him for that purpose. Records required to fled with the commissioner may be filed with an assistan/3 comnnssionlzir or nlther person designated by the com., missioner receive suc recor s. p£isiSu“ui€°stm$'i Hin; Sec. 2. éfhe Commiseiiolner of Internal Revenue, his assistants, · agents an ms ectorss a investi ate and re t lat' f th' Act to, the United States attorney? for the dgotiiictlrlin iviliiizho oonii mitted, who is hereby charged with the duty of prosecuting the km, 0, umm to offenders, subject to the direction of the Attome General, as in the mmmssmesns. cas; (go other offense? ltgainst the laws of the lilnited States; and suc mmissioner o ternal Revenue, hi tants ts d inspectors may swear out warrants beforeslllrlilzd Statzgglsloriinlinissioners or other officers or courts authorized to issue the same for the apprehension of such offenders, and may, subject to the control of thetnaid Unéltep Sttgtes attorney, conduct the Bprosecution at the cornmi ting tri or e purpose of the o endersh ld f th g{*gjf§“{,¤_&·gg·;gg; aption of a grand jury. Section 1014 of the Revised Statiiztes gf- th; Il{n;tedO§g:g€tes is hvirebyd1nade_(nippl1cable1 in the enforcement of this W c , rs men IOHB 111 Sill. section 014 are uth d to ‘ €-0,_§’},"'£,‘{';,§{‘·‘· ses;-ch warrants under the limitations rovided is ’l‘i(lliaz(3§I ofszhg ict sp)proved June 15, 1917 (Fortieth Statutes at Large, page 217, e seq. . wry ¤ S ¤>*¤**“>“**€{ Sec. 3. No person shall on afte th d te h ‘ sift}:. Z§”iZ`é°J. me amendment to the Constitutionoiif therUni:ited&StaiVtesiBxgdi¢ils,6ilggiltnfggeill i""l‘ “’*p‘ ML yse§;ub}g:t;ni¤g·a£isport, impqsrt, expqlrt, deliver, furnisli · uor except ' ' ami) all the provisions of this got shall ble libeii·llllw?1o1<4isigtiheil1l?o1§?e end that the use of intoxicating liquor as a. beveragevmav be prevented u§¤;=a¤cg;:h§¤ml¤g‘}!?g Liquor for nonbeverage (purposes and wine for sacramental pur; same um., poems. poses may be manufacture , purchased, sold, bartered trans ned imported, exported, delivered, furnished and powssed; but ciiily as