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 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 186. 1868. 131 collector of tho district, and in charge of an internal revenue storekecpcr assigned thereto by the commissioner of internal revenue; and the tax on Ta; on spirits the spirits stored in such warehouse shall be paid before removal from th€Q°g’e:?° b° such warehouse. gnaovak om W SEO. 16. And be it further enacted, That, the owner, agent, or super- Receiving cs;. intcmdent of any distillery, established as hereinboforc provided, shall erect, *°*'¤¤ V0 l>° °*'°°*‘ in a. room or building to be provided and used for that purpose, and for §?c}°gf°££€Q;{._ no other, and to be constructed in the manner to be prescribed by the com- ies; missioner of internal revenue, two or more rccoiving cistcrns, each to be at lcast of sufficient capacity to hold all the spirits distilled during the clay of twcmy—i'our hours, into which shall be conveyed all the spirits produced in said distillery; and each of such cistcrns shall be so constructed howto be couas to lcavo an open space of at least tl1reo fact between the top thereof S““;*°dg“‘¥. and the floor or roof above, and of not loss than eighteen inches between gviui Zgpuggty; the bottom thereof and the floor below, and shall be so situated that tho oflicor can pass around the same, and shall be connected with the outlet of tho worm or condenser by suitable pipes or other apparatus so constructed as always to be exposed to the view of the officer, and so connected and constructed as to prevent the abstraction of spirits while passing from the outlet of tho worm or condenser back to the still or doubler, or forward to tho receiving cistcrn ; such cisterns and the room in which they to be under are contained shall be in charge of and under the lock and seal of tho in- Wh°*° °h“'!°· tcmal revenue gaugcr designated for that duty; and on tho third day When spirits after the spirits are conveyed into such cisterns the same shall be drawn mg? b° ‘h`°·w¤ off into casks under the supervision of such gaugcr in tho presence of ° ` the stomkeoper, and be removed directly to the distillery warehouse; and on special application to the assessor or assistant assessor by the owner, agent, or superintendent of any distillery, the spirits may be drawn off from tho said cistorns under the supervision of the gaugor at any time previous to the third day. All locks and seals required by law shall &°1sl<¤»¤°¤l¤» be provided by the commissioner of internal revenue at the expense of an °yS' the owner of tho distillery or warehouse; and the keys shall be in charge of the collector or such gaugcr as he may designate. Src. 17. And be it further enacted, That the door of the furnace of Provisionsmevery still or boiler used in any distillery shall be so constructed that it £:g;‘;§S%}‘Qg]g€ may be securely fastened and locked. The fermcmting tubs shall be so ,~mm,m;,,g ’ placed as to be easily accessible to any revenue officcr, and each tub shall ¢¤b¤; have distinctly painted thereon in oil colors its cubic contents in gallons, and the number of tho tub. There shall be a clear space of not less than one foot around every wood still, and not loss than two feet around every doubler and worm tank. The doubler and worm tanks shall be elevated d<>¤bl¢¤‘S Md not less than one foot from the floor; and every Hxed pipe to be used by w%Q°u§°;}1;; the distiller, except for conveyance of water, or of spent mash or boar only, shall be so fixed and placed as to be capable of bcing examined by the officer for the whole of its length or course, and shall be painted, and kept painted, as follows; that is to say: Every pipe for the conveyance of mash or beer shall be painted of a red color; every pipe for the conveyance of low wines back into the still or doubler shall be painted blue; every pipe for the conveyance of spirits shall be painted black ; and every pipe For tho conveyance of water shall be painted white. If any fixed P¢¤¤l*.Y· pipe shall be used by any distiller which shall not be painted or kept. painted as herein directed, or which shall be painted otherwise than as   heroin directed, he shall forfeit the sum of one thousand dollars. No h?;>£d gf€éS;¤l: assessor shall approve the bond of any distiller until all the rcquxrcmoms proved umm of the law and all regulations made by the commissioner of internal revenue in relation to disthlcries, in pursuance thorooi shall have been complied winln. Any assessor- who shall violate the provisions of tl1is scc- Pcxnuity on tion shull forfeit and pay two thousand dollars, and shall be dnsnusscd ““°“°" from ofHcc.